Posted on 08/11/2015 10:29:09 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
Rupert Murdoch handed over 21st Century Fox, the conglomerate behind Fox News, to sons James and Lachlan July 1, 2015. James is now CEO and Lachlan executive co-chairman. Last year Murdoch elevated his sons to prominent positions, James to co-COO and Lachlan to non-executive co-chairman, but the turnover of the conglomerate came sooner than expected.
For 15 years, Roger Ailes has enjoyed near total autonomy as head of Fox News, but Ailes’ sovereign rule ended abruptly with the move. A 21st Century Fox spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter from now on, “Roger will report to Lachlan and James.”
“For Ailes, it was a stinging smack-down and effectively a demotion.”
To say that Ailes and Murdoch’s son James have a strained relationship would be a bit of an understatement. James, whose wife once worked for the Clinton Foundation, is a rabid environmentalist who led the campaign to make News Corp a carbon-neutral company. Conversely, Ailes is a “fierce climate-change denier,” who allegedly has called James a “f@#$%!g dope” and “Fredo.”
Ailes was not notified of the management change in advance. Apparently, Murdoch has been convinced that Fox News will continue do well without Ailes at the helm. Last year Ailes took a leave of absence due to an illness, and the network’s ratings didn’t slide.
Now that control of Fox News has been given to Murdoch’s sons Ailes’ fair and balanced reporting and conservative punditry will soon fall by the wayside.
“I think the boys are back ... yoked together in a sort of competitive collaboration,” said David Folkenflik, author of Murdoch’s World: The Last of the Old Media Empires.
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You have liberal friends? Really? Have you thought about conversion therapy for them? Liberalism is a brain disfunction (of their own freewill, I hasten to add -- not a birth defect) that can be reversed.
Furthermore, I reject the phrasing that any liberal can "love this country". The essential purpose of liberalism is to destroy America. Think back no further than the 9/11 attacks, killing thousands.
Fox has leaned to the left in some ways for a long time.
At this point I can't find a reason or have I heard an explanation.
After what occurred at the debate I have stopped watching Fox.
This is such a joke. Fox News was never conservative, always liberal.
yup...the same site...
Yes they have. Funny thing; I’m not finding it as hard as I thought it might be to give them up. Now, I just watch OANN, or my local station for my news.
I don’t feel I’m missing a thing.
bump
The article you linked to simply says that after the debate debacle they scrambled to get Trump back on THEIR airwaves because he draws an audience and big ratings which Ailes knows they cannot afford to lose.
This from your linked article speaks volumes:
after Trump told Sean Hannity in a weekend phone call
that he was “never doing Fox again,” appeared on four non-Fox public-affairs shows on Sunday,
and did interviews with Today and Morning Joe on Monday,
Ailes raised the white flag and picked up the phone on Monday morning.
The sole exception was FReeper Tony Snow (RIP). His program was good.
Have you thought about minding your own business? When I said libs, I actually meant DEMS, and yes, some are coming around. I don’t need conversion therapy - I just need to choose my battles, and mose see what is happening to our country and know we need change. And, yes, they all hate obama and won’t vote for Hillary. So, I’ll work this my way without your trying to tell me what to do. I, myself, was a Democrat until Reagan, so, people do see the light and change. It takes wisdom. You are so far off base to say that libs don’t love America. Some of my DEM friends have children in the military and they happen to love this country. Stereotype much? Do you not know that the Tea Party is comprised of Rs, conservatives, Ds and Libertarians who are disenchanted with what is happening to our country? Maybe it is you who has the brain dysfunction.
Trump should start a news network
I thought Sarah Palin had one, newsmax, OCAN?
But yes there is always room for a new conservative news network
The article I cited made it sound like Ailes is firmly in control
Your sounded like he was out in the cold
The enemy, DemonRATs, are evil and seek to destroy this Republic. They must be stopped before the next 9/11 happens!
Correct! This is why they want to take Fox News leftward
Thanks FRiend! I’ve been searching for something since the start of August when the Sarah Palin Channel went off.
You have your way of converting and I have mine. I’ve turned 3 around so far. You only stated one. So, who has the better record? You talk about going to church and treating someone like the enemy who doesn’t think like you do. By their fruits ye shall know them. The fruit of the Spriit is love, joy, peace, etc. Where’s the love?
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