“John Moody’s column does not reflect the views or values of Fox News and has been removed,” the network said in a statement. Mr. Moody, a Time magazine alumnus who was one of the network’s earliest senior news managers, was close to Roger E. Ailes, Fox News’s former chairman. Mr. Moody’s role at Fox News has dwindled over the years; despite his lofty title, he has little formal oversight over the channel’s day-to-day coverage. The column, however, returned Mr. Moody to the spotlight. “No sport that we are aware of awards points — or medals — for skin color or sexual orientation,” Mr. Moody wrote.

Source: New York Times February 10, 2018 00:10 UTC