Fox News announced on Sunday that it had evacuated Afghan nationals and their families who had previously worked as freelancers on the channel.
In the memo sent to employees on Sunday, Fox News Media CEO Susanna Scott said that the three former colleagues included the channel’s “consultants for reporting on the war in Afghanistan for the past 20 years. They served as local producers, translators, drivers and security guards.”
According to the memo, Fox News also assisted in the evacuation of a fourth person, an Afghan colleague from a regional media company.
The memo shows that Fox News evacuated 24 people, including the families of the Afghans.
“We are very proud to assist in this critical task and bring them to a safe zone in Doha, where the Qatari have been assisting in the evacuation and thank you Fox All the help from the company,” Scott wrote.
Gary Heshorn
The Fox News announcement comes as the US news media are scrambling to evacuate their colleagues from Afghanistan. Taliban This month.
CNN reported on Sunday that it had recently helped 10 people leave the country.
on Wednesday, this New York Times It was announced that 128 Afghan colleagues and their families had been evacuated.
“This requires a lot of people to achieve. We have a firm commitment from the highest level of this organization,” Michael Slackman, Assistant Editor-in-Chief this New York Times, Said in a statement.
“But we really want to express our deepest gratitude and respect to those on the ground who stay awake in some very scary moments,” he added.
On August 16, company executives era, this Wall Street Journal with this Washington post Wrote a letter to the president Joe Biden It is required to “provide “convenient and protected access to US-controlled airports” for their Afghan colleagues, safely pass through the entrance gates to the airport, and “provide convenient air flow for their Afghan colleagues.”
“As employers, we are seeking support for our colleagues, and as journalists, we are looking for a clear signal that the government will support press freedom,” the publications wrote.
Saturday, the Wall Street Journal According to the report, these three publications Evacuate more than 200 people I went abroad last week.
