Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch did great harm to public discourse in America. Ailes is gone. Finally.
The headline from Reuters reads, "Divisive Ailes gave conservatives a TV home at Fox News". Not exactly. Ailes gave corporate power and authority -- and advertising revenue to support editorial content -- a safe home at Fox.
He built an empire based on stirring fear, and he will be remembered for sexually harassing women less powerful than him. Had Ailes been bought off early, an Ailes-free Fox would have been worth a hundred times the cost of his severance package.
Good riddance.
Roger Ailes has reached an agreement with 21st Century Fox to leave his post as chairman and chief executive of Fox News. (Fox)
Stephen Battaglio
Rupert Murdoch had long been the staunchest supporter of Fox News chief Roger Ailes. Now he is replacing him, in the wake of sexual harassment charges that led to Ailes' abrupt departure.
In a move aimed at calming the cable news powerhouse - and a tacit acknowledgment that there was no obvious successor to Ailes – Murdoch assumed the role of acting chairman and chief executive of Fox News, in addition to his role as executive chairman of 21st Century Fox.
Read more »The headline from Reuters reads, "Divisive Ailes gave conservatives a TV home at Fox News". Not exactly. Ailes gave corporate power and authority -- and advertising revenue to support editorial content -- a safe home at Fox.
He built an empire based on stirring fear, and he will be remembered for sexually harassing women less powerful than him. Had Ailes been bought off early, an Ailes-free Fox would have been worth a hundred times the cost of his severance package.
Good riddance.
Roger Ailes has reached an agreement with 21st Century Fox to leave his post as chairman and chief executive of Fox News. (Fox)
Stephen Battaglio
Rupert Murdoch had long been the staunchest supporter of Fox News chief Roger Ailes. Now he is replacing him, in the wake of sexual harassment charges that led to Ailes' abrupt departure.
In a move aimed at calming the cable news powerhouse - and a tacit acknowledgment that there was no obvious successor to Ailes – Murdoch assumed the role of acting chairman and chief executive of Fox News, in addition to his role as executive chairman of 21st Century Fox.
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