Today’s two major revelations from Fox News, clearly related to each other, have shaken the cable news universe. They also reveal so much about the fraudulent nature of cable news television and why it is so journalistically dysfunctional.

First came the reports that Fox News paid former news personality Gretchen Carlson an incredible $20 million to settle her claim against them for sexual harassment that she now obviously suffered from former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes. Then it was revealed that evening host Greta Van Susteren is leaving Fox News, apparently because of a clause in her contract which lets her leave if Ailes did.

The Carlson settlement arguably “proves” that Ailes was guilty of at least some, if not most, of the despicable allegations of sexual harassment made against him. Personally, given the nature of the allegations (verbal as opposed to physical), the dollar amount, and that fact that Carlson’s career will likely be revived by what she endured, it sure seems like things worked out rather well for her here. It also seems very likely that she won’t be alone in that regard as the floodgates of big settlement money from Fox News may just be opening.