The Silencing of Fox News Publicist- Irena Briganti. The Intelligencer:

[Stuart G]

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/07/silencing-of-foxs-publicist-irena-briganti.html

As Roger Ailes battles the Murdochs over the terms of his exit from Fox News, he’s doing so without a key weapon in his arsenal: Fox spokesperson Irena Briganti.

Briganti — who is feared both inside and outside Fox as Ailes’s public-relations enforcer — has been told by 21st Century Fox executives that she is not allowed to communicate with Ailes or the press about his status at the network. Her sidelining comes after New York reported that she has been criticizing Megyn Kelly to reporters.

Briganti’s silencing by the Murdochs is leading to speculation inside Fox News that she will be forced out along with Ailes. “When Roger leaves, she’s gone,” one executive briefed on the talks said.

Her departure would send a powerful signal of just how dramatically the Murdochs intend to change Fox News post-Ailes. Briganti leads Fox’s infamous “media relations” department that has functioned as one of Ailes’s primary tools of control. Fox anchors and producers live in fear of crossing Briganti, who is known for leaking damaging personal stories about Fox employees to journalists. Several Fox women told me that one of the reasons they did not speak up about sexual harassment in the past was that they were terrified Briganti would find out and smear them in the press.

Briganti did not respond to requests for comment.

[PearliePoo2]

1. What a disgusting person she is.

She is a disgrace to women. How can this sell-out look herself in the mirror and defend this pig of a man that's a predator? Barf.

[Hortensis]

2. Oh, extreemely interesting, Stuart G. I'd read a

biography of Ailes, but frankly I'd forgotten all about her. Actually, the whole book turned me off. Reading about the development of Ailes and Fox's power didn't overcome the distaste he and people like her gave me. Well, good riddance to toxic rubbish if so.

[Stuart G]

3. I had never heard about her..

Just look how she operates ..What a miserable excuse for a person. And I am glad the Murdoch family has shut her up.

[eppur_se_muova]

8. Q: This biography ?

I think there's at least one more, and that more recent -- I'm surprised this book has gotten so little notice.

[Hortensis]

9. No, but looks interesting.

One review said lefties would like it which could just mean it wasn't fulsomely flatting, but maybe I'd handle it better than the dispassionate view into that world of "Loudest Voice in the Room." I realize I remember surprisingly little of it and suspect it's because I was just generally repelled by it and Ailes, when I of course should have been fascinated.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

4. "The most vindictive flack in the media world"?

http://gawker.com/here-is-the-fourth-known-photo-of-fox-news-attack-flack-951612135

[niyad]

5. sounds like a perfect example of "queen bee syndrome"

(phyllis schlafly is another. )

Queen bee syndrome


Queen bee syndrome was first defined by G.L. Staines, T.E. Jayaratne, and C. Tavris in 1973.[1] It describes a woman in a position of authority who views or treats subordinates more critically if they are female. This phenomenon has been documented by several studies.[2][3] In another study, scientists from the University of Toronto speculated that the queen bee syndrome may be the reason that women find it more stressful to work for women managers; no difference was found in stress levels for male workers.[4] An alternate, though closely related, definition describes a queen bee as one who has succeeded in her career, but refuses to help other women do the same.[5]




Middle school and high school seems to be the place in which the queen bee syndrome is born. Much research has been devoted to the investigation of the interactions of adolescent girls. This is where vicious bullying of teen girls shows up, often with the operations spearheaded by one individual, who has as of late been dubbed the "queen bee." In recent years, research has shown that adolescent girls form (often small) groups called cliques, which are often created based on a shared characteristic or quality of the members such as attractiveness or popularity. Association with such a group is often wanted by those who are part of the larger, all encompassing group, such as a class or school. It is the association with these groups that brings an individual similar treatment.[6]
. . . . .

Recent research has postulated that queen bee syndrome may be a product of certain cultural influences, especially those related to the modern workplace. Although significant steps have been made towards gender equality in most modern workplaces, research shows that, on average, women are still paid less than and achieve fewer promotions than their male counterparts.[7] Based on these statistics, researchers have hypothesized that queen bee syndrome may be developed by women who have achieved high workplace positions within their respective fields as a way to defend against any gender bias found in their cultures. By opposing any attempts of subordinates of their own sex to advance in career paths, women with queen bee syndrome hope to fit in with their male counterparts by adhering to the cultural stigmas placed on gender in the workplace. Belittling female subordinates allows “queen bees” the opportunity to show more masculine qualities, which they see as more culturally valuable and professional.

By showing these supposedly important masculine qualities, queen bees seek to further legitimize their right to be in important professional positions as well as attaining job security by showing commitment to their professional roles. Under the opposite circumstances, when a given workplace implements conscious efforts (including but not limited to affirmative-action programs) to increase the role and prominence of women, a queen bee's actions may represent an attempt to capture for herself a disproportionate share of the benefits provided by those efforts: Preventing the advancement of women below her is one way for a queen bee to reduce the number of competitors for resources and positions (e.g., promotion opportunities) formally reserved or informally designated for allocation to women at and above her level, thereby easing her own progress up the "career ladder."[8]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_bee_syndrome

[Stinky The Clown]

6. Sorry for the source, but here is one of only 4 known pictures of Briganti

I'm not sure how to get the image to show. It is hosted on the Gawker site.

http://gawker.com/here-is-the-fourth-known-photo-of-fox-news-attack-flack-951612135

If you don't wish to go to Gawker, here is a link to the image.

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--wccNB7QU--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/18vduqijkivusjpg.jpg

[Stinky The Clown]

7. I wonder what kind of changes Fox will make.

Continue right wing slant?

Middle of the road?

:gasp: Go where MSNBC was before Comcast yanked them to the right?