FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott participates in fireside chat with University of South Carolina students

FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott participated in a fireside chat on Thursday with University of South Carolina students discussing media operations and the business of journalism by focusing on beliefs collaboration creativity and change Scott was joined by FOX Friends co-host Lawrence Jones who moderated the event that was part of the Baldwin Lecture series for students at the College of Information and Communications Students were shown a video detailing Fox News Channel s rise from a startup cable option in to the multi-platform juggernaut that exists in current times Scott explained that when Fox Corporation Chairman Emeritus Rupert Murdoch disclosed the organization s launch date shortly after she was hired they only had five months to get the system up and running While countless would have seen this as an impossible task Scott saw it as a chance to make an impact FOX NEWS DOMINATES YOUTUBE IN OCTOBER WITH MILLION VIEWS TO BEAT COMPETITION FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT MONTH I started entry-level as a offerings assistant I had a great boss who was also a mentor of mine at the time and we were short staffed so I just kept raising my hand and asking for opportunities to contribute Scott mentioned That five months it was a lot of long days seven days a week but we got the grid up and my career got launched through those years she continued I m a results-oriented person and that was why I got a lot of opportunities and promotions Jones then required Scott to explain key lessons she s learned on her journey from entry-level staffer to chief executive One thing about my style is I reliably operate as a startup I never take my position for granted Scott disclosed I embrace change I inevitably strive for excellence every day and I treat every issue with the utmost importance but I do inevitably operate in that startup mode I have four words that are in my head all the time about how to operate as a CEO and they happen to all begin with C she continued One is civilization one is creativity embracing change the word change is very pivotal to me and one is collaboration Scott reported practices collaboration creativity and change all coming together helps FOX News Media thrive as an organization I ve been through quite a journey being here for years and the No majority of crucial thing is the civilization you create within the organization for all that s stated about Fox News it s the happiest place to work and we have a great squad Scott commented I am a people-first person I try to think of our organization as a big family MELANIA TRUMP NAMED FOX NATION S PATRIOT OF THE YEAR FOR GLOBAL CHILDREN S ADVOCACY WORKThe FOX News Media chief executive disclosed it s critical to have the best people at every position throughout the company I believe in surrounding yourself with the best people Scott stated We have the best people across the business and that s really crucial Scott commented that she s constantly enjoyed working with all different types and ages of people Among her favorites was TV pioneer Chet Collier who died in after a storied career that included helping develop Fox News Channel in He was an old school TV producer executive He taught me everything I know about talent and working with talent producing shows and creating shows and how to get audiences interested and engaged Scott described the students She explained that she was really lucky to work with Collier so early in her career He brought her to meetings provided critical opportunities despite being decades more experienced than Scott was at the time I look at those years that I worked for him as a master class campaign because it was really a gift Scott disclosed I knew how lucky I was He was imparting all of his wisdom on me And you know one of the greatest lessons he taught me is a very simple philosophy is people watch people Scott explained Collier taught her that people watch people they like trust people that don't talk down to them and people that know how to connect through the screen One of my talents is spotting people who I believe have the ability to do that and develop them and expand their tool kit so they become an even greater asset to themselves and to what we're doing as a business Scott declared Scott commented there are high expectations for the Fox News family with plenty of targets and goals but she understands everyone is human and must work together to succeed I care about people and I care about their lives and what they re going through and I understand that may impact their job from time to time but that practices of having each other s back the collaboration we have altogether that s the teamwork mentality We couldn t do the job that we do if we didn t have a strong practices and really collaborate as a club she commented Scott feels that regularly coming up with new ideas and embracing the changes that come along with those new ideas has been critical to the success of Fox News Podcasts social media and other new technologies have changed the way Americans consume news and Scott sees this as a path for promising new careers You should be on the cutting edge learning and bringing that to whatever internship or opportunity you get outside of there she declared Since the early stages of Scott s career she has looked for candidates with whom love to win and hate to lose because it s critical to bring a competitive spirit to Fox News Scott explained the students they should inevitably accept probable opportunities in order to expand their skill sets She strongly advised the students to embrace artificial intelligence which she doesn t see as a job eliminator but rather another opportunity I literally believe there's too much doomerism in the storytelling of AI I certainly think AI tools are rapidly growing and anybody who's young should be getting themselves educated about different AI tools in different industries and how they're going to be using them Scott saidScott explained that she s had opportunities to meet AI heavyweights and came away impressed with the innovation and has high hopes for the future To me AI is not a job eliminator Scott declared noting that skeptics have a lot of negative things to say about the topic FOX NEWS CHANNEL OUTDRAWS CNN MSNBC DURING POLLING WEEK Again the C word change You have to embrace change It's here there are tools that are going to help you do your job more efficiently more strategically Scott mentioned Being an early adapter especially as a college participant gives you a big leg up to have the opportunity to bring that experience and knowledge into wherever you work she added The young generation should really get excited about learning about it understanding it and having more knowledge so that when you go in you re going to be way ahead of your bosses It was easy for Scott to embrace artificial intelligence who considers herself a change person I m invariably thinking about what s the next thing That s sort of my style she disclosed telling a story about when she started using the Blackberry roughly years ago I was on the train going home that night and I was getting emails and I was able to do my work This is before the iPhone and I thought This is a competition changer Scott stated the students Around that time I wrote a memo to my boss Any place anytime anywhere she mentioned I knew that we were at the thrust of changes in media consumption Two decades later people can indeed consume media anytime anyplace and Scott declared the industry will continue to evolve The championship is changing there are change agents in the newsroom And as producers as camera operators the business is changing and growing Scott noted Another example of embracing change is the drone venture that was launched by Fox News in and has grown significantly under her leadership We now have drone pilots Not just for Fox News but for Fox TV stations as well Scott revealed You have to embrace all different things and new things