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@#$%!g dope” and “Fredo.”
Ailes was not notified of the management change in advance. Apparently, Murdoch has been convinced that Fox News will continue do well without Ailes at the helm. Last year Ailes took a leave of absence due to an illness, and the network’s ratings didn’t slide.
Now that control of Fox News has been given to Murdoch’s sons Ailes’ fair and balanced reporting and conservative punditry will soon fall by the wayside.
“I think the boys are back ... yoked together in a sort of competitive collaboration,” said David Folkenflik, author of Murdoch’s World: The Last of the Old Media Empires.
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I don't need another liberal network.
---who allegedly has called James a “f@#$%!g dope” and “Fredo.” ---
Now that's funny.
...”Where is O’Reilly this week? Was he scheduled to be off?”...
I think O’Reilly’s absence is strange considering that it comes at this particular time. My opinion is that, with the change at the top, putting Murdock’s leftist sons in charge, O’Reilly sees the hand writing on the wall and may decide to quit. In spite of the differences we might have with him, he hits the nail on the head more times than not. Look at how he is fighting for Kate’s Law. Look at the books he has co-written, etc. etc. My guess is that he is not looking the other way in all this. I hope he is well and just on vacation, but I find his absence very odd.
Hear! Hear!
If there was any lingering doubt regarding Faux News tacking left, it was confirmed with that deplorable debate debacle.
I assumed when Wallace appeared the day after the debate in BOR’s place that he had been sent to re-education camp. Something fishy about BOR’s absence immediately after the debate since he is a self confessed fan of Trump.
Quickly and massively they will lose viewers. Time for Ailes to look for a new network
Interesting. Maybe the Megyn Kelly attack on Trump was a way of signaling to the Right, “don’t automatically trust this network anymore.”
I googled this question and came up with O’Reilly going through a very nasty custody battle with his ex. Included with all this is some really awful info about his marriage and his behavior. It’s out there is you google Where Is Bill O’Reilly.
Who knows if it’s all true but it sure doesn’t look good at all - and there is info about his sexual harassment lawsuit that he settled a few years back.
So who is left - Hannity? I like Eric - the guy subbing for O’Reilly but who knows who these people really are.
This is interesting, Aria. You are exactly right. We do not know who people really are. I like Eric, too. He seems like a solid guy who does not shift in the wind. Thanks for the info.
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