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Fox News Chief Executive Suzanne Scott keeps her focus on winning

In the politically charged environment powered by the Trump White House, Fox News Channel's role in public discourse is more polarizing than ever. Even an error in an on-screen graphic can spark critics to charge the network with misinforming, propagandizing or serving as state TV.

But after 23 years at the network, Fox News Chief Executive Suzanne Scott has learned how to shut out the noise surrounding her - no easy feat when the channel's No. 1 fan, President Trump, is watching for policy advice and emotional sustenance.

"Of course people are going to pay attention to what we're doing," she said during a recent conversation in her office at Fox News headquarters in midtown Manhattan. "People always want to shoot at the leader.... But I care about growing our business and keeping us profitable."

The importance of that task has only increased for Scott. The news network is the centerpiece of Fox Corp.,

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