Gretchen Carlson Says It Took an Advertiser Exodus to Change the Workplace Culture at Fox News

Brands fled The O'Reilly Factor amid a slew of scandals

At an Advertising Week panel on Tuesday, former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson complimented the advertising community for its ability to influence workplace culture at her former employer but said she hopes one day a hit to the pocketbook won’t be the only reason companies decide to make changes.

“Not to be pessimistic about it, but it can be upsetting that it takes a movement by advertisers to actually evoke change,” Carlson said. “When it comes to company culture, we should be at the point that if things are known, then the company decides to take the action before they’re feeling pressure by the outside world to do something.”

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