A couple of days ago, there was a report that Rudy Giuliani received a ban from Fox News. Politico revealed that the former Mayor of New York found out about his exclusion from the network on the eve of Sept. 11th.
“Rudy is really hurt because he did a big favor for Rupert [Murdoch],” a source close to Giuliani said. “He was instrumental in getting Fox on Time Warner so it could be watched in New York City.”
Like all news outlets, Fox News commemorated that 20th anniversary of 9/11, Giuliani didn’t feature in any programming, segments, or panels recalling the events on that day.
Despite his absences on the network, it’s not because of a ban Fox News has on Giuliani. Deadline did some further digging on the matter, even speaking with someone familiar with the situation.
The source told the online news site that there’s no ban on Giuliani from appearing on the network, adding that the ex-mayor isn’t important to have on their programming.
“The mayor has a long and distinguished career, but in terms of recent coverage, he simply isn’t relevant,” the source said.
Another insider explained to Deadline that Giuliani wasn’t booked for 9/11 remembrance coverage since the network wanted to focus on the trio of memorials and the families of the fallen.
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
