Fox News as we know it may be screwed:
Jun 18, 2015 01:23:16 #
Wednesday, Jun 17, 2015 02:29 PM PDT
Fox News as we know it may be screwed: Roger Ailes stunning rebuke could spell the end
With Rupert Murdoch stepping aside, Roger Ailes will now report to Murdoch's Fox-hating sons
Topics: Rupert Murdoch, Fox News Channel, 21st Century Fox, Roger Ailes, Gabriel Sherman, conservative media, James Murdoch, lachlan murdoch, Media News, News, Politics News
After reports surfaced that Rupert Murdoch planned to step down as head of media giant 21st Century Fox, many were left to wonder where the shakeup would leave Fox News Channel and its longtime head, Roger Ailes.
CNBC broke the news last week that the billionaire CEO of 21st Century Fox was to step down as head of the media conglomerate, leaving the management to his two sons, Lachlan and James. It seemed like a bad omen for the right-wing network: Murdochs sons reportedly detest it.
But Ailes, the evil genius behind Fox News, was said to be left unaffected by the change, somehow managing to continue to report to Murdoch directly despite his impending departure.
Well, who said that? Fox News, of course:
Rupert Murdoch would continue to serve as executive chairman, according to Stuart Varney, host of Fox Business Networks Varney & Co. Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes will continue to run the news network, reporting directly to Rupert Murdoch, according to Fox News Channel.
Nope. Not true. Not happening. Just more Fox fiction.
Roger will report to Lachlan and James but will continue his unique and long-standing relationship with Rupert, 21st Century Fox spokesperson Nathaniel Brown said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter
Ailes will not actually get any special arrangement to continue reporting directly to Rupert. Instead, Ailes new boss will be an environmentalist.
Ailes biographer and veteran Fox News watcher Gabriel Sherman describes a scene at Fox last Thursday that reminds me of the infamous on-air Karl Rove meltdown after getting word from Megyn Kelly that Mitt Romney had lost Ohio and the 2012 e******n:
According to a well-placed source, Ailes directed Fox Business executive Bill Shine to tell anchor Stuart Varney to read the statement on air. Ailes told Shine to write the announcement of the move for Varney to say, the source said. In it, Ailes inserted language that he would report to Rupert.
Thats the Roger Ailes way, just make stuff up to feed to your anchors who enthusiastically repeat the baseless claims on-air. News.
Well, it finally appears to be blowing back in Ailes face now. Sherman writes of the impact of Ailes demotion:
For much of the past 15 years, Roger Ailes has operated with virtual impunity inside Rupert Murdochs media empire. Nothing, it seemed, could induce Murdoch to rebuke Ailes publicly, even if Ailes forced Murdoch to choose between him and his sons. Such was Ailess power that he has been able to run a right-wing political operation under the auspices of a news channel.
This week, for the first time, there are signs that this remarkable era may be entering its twilight. Yesterday, 21st Century Fox announced that Ailes would be reporting to Lachlan and James Murdoch. For Ailes, it was a stinging smack-down and effectively a demotion.
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No one I spoke to in the hours after the news broke could remember a time when Ailes has been so publicly diminished. History was made, a longtime Ailes associate told me. It is terrible for Roger, said another. It is a public contradiction. Roger takes these things personally. Worse, it shows that Rupert did not give him a heads-up of the management change in advance. That alone was a slight to his ego.
Ailes is set to begin reporting to 42 year-old James and 43 year-old Lachlan Murdoch on July 1.
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Fox News as we know it may be screwed: Roger Ailes stunning rebuke could spell the end
With Rupert Murdoch stepping aside, Roger Ailes will now report to Murdoch's Fox-hating sons
Topics: Rupert Murdoch, Fox News Channel, 21st Century Fox, Roger Ailes, Gabriel Sherman, conservative media, James Murdoch, lachlan murdoch, Media News, News, Politics News
After reports surfaced that Rupert Murdoch planned to step down as head of media giant 21st Century Fox, many were left to wonder where the shakeup would leave Fox News Channel and its longtime head, Roger Ailes.
CNBC broke the news last week that the billionaire CEO of 21st Century Fox was to step down as head of the media conglomerate, leaving the management to his two sons, Lachlan and James. It seemed like a bad omen for the right-wing network: Murdochs sons reportedly detest it.
But Ailes, the evil genius behind Fox News, was said to be left unaffected by the change, somehow managing to continue to report to Murdoch directly despite his impending departure.
Well, who said that? Fox News, of course:
Rupert Murdoch would continue to serve as executive chairman, according to Stuart Varney, host of Fox Business Networks Varney & Co. Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes will continue to run the news network, reporting directly to Rupert Murdoch, according to Fox News Channel.
Nope. Not true. Not happening. Just more Fox fiction.
Roger will report to Lachlan and James but will continue his unique and long-standing relationship with Rupert, 21st Century Fox spokesperson Nathaniel Brown said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter
Ailes will not actually get any special arrangement to continue reporting directly to Rupert. Instead, Ailes new boss will be an environmentalist.
Ailes biographer and veteran Fox News watcher Gabriel Sherman describes a scene at Fox last Thursday that reminds me of the infamous on-air Karl Rove meltdown after getting word from Megyn Kelly that Mitt Romney had lost Ohio and the 2012 e******n:
According to a well-placed source, Ailes directed Fox Business executive Bill Shine to tell anchor Stuart Varney to read the statement on air. Ailes told Shine to write the announcement of the move for Varney to say, the source said. In it, Ailes inserted language that he would report to Rupert.
Thats the Roger Ailes way, just make stuff up to feed to your anchors who enthusiastically repeat the baseless claims on-air. News.
Well, it finally appears to be blowing back in Ailes face now. Sherman writes of the impact of Ailes demotion:
For much of the past 15 years, Roger Ailes has operated with virtual impunity inside Rupert Murdochs media empire. Nothing, it seemed, could induce Murdoch to rebuke Ailes publicly, even if Ailes forced Murdoch to choose between him and his sons. Such was Ailess power that he has been able to run a right-wing political operation under the auspices of a news channel.
This week, for the first time, there are signs that this remarkable era may be entering its twilight. Yesterday, 21st Century Fox announced that Ailes would be reporting to Lachlan and James Murdoch. For Ailes, it was a stinging smack-down and effectively a demotion.
[...]
No one I spoke to in the hours after the news broke could remember a time when Ailes has been so publicly diminished. History was made, a longtime Ailes associate told me. It is terrible for Roger, said another. It is a public contradiction. Roger takes these things personally. Worse, it shows that Rupert did not give him a heads-up of the management change in advance. That alone was a slight to his ego.
Ailes is set to begin reporting to 42 year-old James and 43 year-old Lachlan Murdoch on July 1.
More Sophia Tesfaye.
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Jun 18, 2015 07:04:18 #
Jun 18, 2015 07:17:31 #
moldyoldy wrote:
Wednesday, Jun 17, 2015 02:29 PM PDT br Fox News ... (show quote)
Ailes is the Joseph Goebbels of our time and a festering sore on our countrys media, if he is shown the door by Murdoch's kids there is a chance that with investment in news gathering and reporting rather than propaganda FOX could achieve their stated goals rather than their clandestine ones and the nation would be a better place. As it is if you measure the knowledge of people who watch FOX news you find they are actually less informed about current events and the t***h than if they never tuned in.
Jun 18, 2015 08:03:10 #
Jun 18, 2015 08:19:52 #
Kevyn wrote:
Ailes is the Joseph Goebbels of our time and a fes... (show quote)
As much as I would love to see Faux News go away, the financial reality is, it makes no sense to change its format. Fox News has found its niche. Right Wing Nut Jobs, Tea Party Loons and their ilk definitely watch their leaders for guidance and to get stroked. Every night the glow of televisions, tuned to Fox News, can be seen coming from thousands of trailers across the U.S. So I'm afraid if the Murdoch boys have any business savvy they won't change a thing.
Jun 18, 2015 09:25:34 #
MajorAhrens
Loc: Myrtle Beach
Bruce Kennedy wrote:
As much as I would love to see Faux News go away, the financial reality is, it makes no sense to change its format. Fox News has found its niche. Right Wing Nut Jobs, Tea Party Loons and their ilk definitely watch their leaders for guidance and to get stroked. Every night the glow of televisions, tuned to Fox News, can be seen coming from thousands of trailers across the U.S. So I'm afraid if the Murdoch boys have any business savvy they won't change a thing.
The more liberals h**e on FOX,( the number one news agency on cable), the bigger FOX NEWS will become. I tell liberals the same thing I tell a child throwing a tantrum, what have you achieved by your actions? Nothing but to show people how silly you look. Liberals, don't h**e the players,( FOXNEWS), h**e the game,(liberal bias), for over 30 years.
Jun 18, 2015 09:33:14 #
Bruce Kennedy wrote:
As much as I would love to see Faux News go away, the financial reality is, it makes no sense to change its format. Fox News has found its niche. Right Wing Nut Jobs, Tea Party Loons and their ilk definitely watch their leaders for guidance and to get stroked. Every night the glow of televisions, tuned to Fox News, can be seen coming from thousands of trailers across the U.S. So I'm afraid if the Murdoch boys have any business savvy they won't change a thing.
Why would you state: "Every night the glow of televisions, tuned to Fox News, can be seen coming from thousands of trailers across the U.S." ?!?
Living in a trailer is an ignorant way of depicting anyone's political savvy...
Use my way of describing DemLib-Socialists as an example:
"The politically deficient MSNBC followers recite the L*****t Talking Points perfectly!"
Notice... I do NOT attempt to define a L*****t-Follower's Living Arrangements in any way...
Jun 18, 2015 09:36:02 #
MajorAhrens wrote:
The more liberals h**e on FOX,( the number one news agency on cable), the bigger FOX NEWS will become. I tell liberals the same thing I tell a child throwing a tantrum, what have you achieved by your actions? Nothing but to show people how silly you look. Liberals, don't h**e the players,( FOXNEWS), h**e the game,(liberal bias), for over 30 years.
You haven't noticed that FOX is losing audience?
Jun 18, 2015 09:41:35 #
JFlorio
Loc: Seminole Florida
Kennedy comes across as just another elitist jerk. He thinks he is so much better than the average Fox viewer. Pretty shallow to judge millions of people based on the news they watch.
JimMe wrote:
Why would you state: "Every night the glow of... (show quote)
Jun 18, 2015 09:50:42 #
Liberalism is a mental disorder so when liberals and their loopy l*****ts cohorts attempt to deride conservatives, true patriots and sincerely dedicated Americans attached to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights it falls on deaf ears.
When the modern liberal mind whines about imaginary victims, rages against imaginary villains and seek to run the lives of persons competent to run their own lives,the neurosis of the liberal mind becomes painfully obvious!
A psychiatrist diagnosed liberalism's mental disorder as "Moonbattery" http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2008/02/psychiatrist_co.html
When the modern liberal mind whines about imaginary victims, rages against imaginary villains and seek to run the lives of persons competent to run their own lives,the neurosis of the liberal mind becomes painfully obvious!
A psychiatrist diagnosed liberalism's mental disorder as "Moonbattery" http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2008/02/psychiatrist_co.html
Jun 18, 2015 10:04:05 #
Bruce Kennedy wrote:
As much as I would love to see Faux News go away, the financial reality is, it makes no sense to change its format. Fox News has found its niche. Right Wing Nut Jobs, Tea Party Loons and their ilk definitely watch their leaders for guidance and to get stroked. Every night the glow of televisions, tuned to Fox News, can be seen coming from thousands of trailers across the U.S. So I'm afraid if the Murdoch boys have any business savvy they won't change a thing.
Good one!
Jun 18, 2015 10:04:32 #
petertimber wrote:
Liberalism is a mental disorder so when liberals ... (show quote)
Hey there, socky!
Jun 18, 2015 10:05:07 #
Coos Bay Tom
Loc: coos bay oregon
petertimber wrote:
That definitely ought to be a special on Fox News. Conservatives will give it Rave reviews. That's because only Conservatives have a Clear and perfectly sane way of thinking. Liberals are sadly --Goners.Liberalism is a mental disorder so when liberals ... (show quote)
Jun 18, 2015 10:05:31 #
JFlorio wrote:
Kennedy comes across as just another elitist jerk. He thinks he is so much better than the average Fox viewer. Pretty shallow to judge millions of people based on the news they watch.
Not better, smarter.
Do you really think that the study that showed FOX News viewers don't know current events is mistaken?
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