Roger Ailes Resigns as Chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, and Chairman F

[ErikJ]

Source: Fox News

Rupert Murdoch to Assume Role of Chairman and Acting CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network
New York, NY – July 21, 2016 – 21st Century Fox today announced that Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, and Chairman of Fox Television Stations, has resigned from his role effective immediately.

Rupert Murdoch will assume the role of Chairman and acting CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network.

Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman, 21st Century Fox, said:

“Roger Ailes has made a remarkable contribution to our company and our country. Roger shared my vision of a great and independent television organization and executed it brilliantly over 20 great years.

Fox News has given voice to those who were ignored by the traditional networks and has been one of the great commercial success stories of modern media.

It is always difficult to create a channel or a publication from the ground up and against seemingly entrenched monopolies. To lead a flourishing news channel, and to build Fox Business, Roger has defied the odds.

His grasp of policy and his ability to make profoundly important issues accessible to a broader audience stand in stark contrast to the self-serving elitism that characterizes far too much of the media.

I am personally committed to ensuring that Fox News remains a distinctive, powerful voice. Our nation needs a robust Fox News to resonate from every corner of the country.

To ensure continuity of all that is best about Fox News and what it stands for, I will take over as Chairman and acting CEO, with the support of our existing management team under Bill Shine, Jay Wallace and Mark Kranz.”

Lachlan Murdoch and James Murdoch, 21st Century Fox’s Executive Chairman, and CEO, respectively, said:

“We join our father in recognizing Roger’s remarkable contributions to our company. Our talented Fox News and Fox Business colleagues, up and down the organization and on both sides of the camera, have built something that continues to redefine the cable news experience for millions of viewers. We are enormously proud of their accomplishments. For them, as well as for our colleagues across our entire organization, we continue our commitment to maintaining a work environment based on trust and respect. We take seriously our responsibility to uphold these traditional, long-standing values of our company.”

Read more: https://www.21cf.com/news/21st-century-fox/2016/roger-ailes-resigns-chairman-and-ceo-fox-news-channel

[Paladin]

1. Adios, motherfucker. (nt)

[rurallib]

3. what he said goes for me too

[gopiscrap]

5. well said

[cstanleytech]

6. Sorry but I just cant join in that.

Its not that he didnt deserve this or that I feel sorry for him, no its because I am sure Murdoch will just appoint some lackey that will be a Roger Ailes 2.0 and the network will continue to be the PR firm for the GOP rather than become a respectable place for news.

[hrmjustin]

16. Well said!

[Iliyah]

2. Ya know they will replace him with anoher asshole

[Spitfire of ATJ]

11. O'Reilly?

[Feeling the Bern]

28. Civil War between Orally and Hannity fighting for his job. Watch!

[Wednesdays]

4. I just hope his golden parachute lands him far, far away.

nt

[ChairmanAgnostic]

7. Billo, Sean, and Gretchen all promised to leave if he left

That will radically change Fox. It cannot be worse, it can only get better. When you add that to the GOP convention platform, the nomination of Trump, and that ridiculous convention, am Ailes-less fox will be a shocker. Changes we cannot even imagine.

[Ptah]

8. When did they promise that?

link?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

9. Dunno the source, never heard of them. But here is the linkie thingie

http://americannews.com/bill-oreilly-sean-hannity-greta-van-susteren-threaten-to-quit-fox-because-of-this/

[Ptah]

12. Cool story, Bro.

This development, which has been confirmed to Breitbart News by multiple network sources, effectively boxes in those who want to remove Ailes.

[Ptah]

19. Fake/Hoax News Websites

Fake/Hoax News sites are satire sites that are not funny. They are an attempt to play on gullible people who do not check sources and will just pass the news on as if it were really true. Below is the list of know Fake/Hoax News Websites:

AmericanNews.com
BigAmericanNews.com
Cap News (twitter.com/capnews)
ChristWire.org
CivicTribune.com
ClickHole.com
CreamBMP.com

http://fakenewswatch.com/fakehoax-news-websites

[ChairmanAgnostic]

20. Thank you. I did not know. Appreciate the info.

[lapfog_1]

13. It is in their contracts

that they now have the choice to leave before the contract is up for renewal.

reported by various news sources (MSNBC for one).

[Ptah]

14. It is in their contract that they promised to leave?

[lapfog_1]

15. no, of course not

But they now have the option to leave early.

They wouldn't have insisted on it if it wasn't something that they were thinking about doing.

Does that mean they will leave... no, probably means they wait until they understand who is going to be really running things.

[Ptah]

17. I agree, they have the option to leave.

They did not promise to leave.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

18. Where would that odd collection of liars and . . . . Liars

go? CNN? MSNBC? WKRP?

[colsohlibgal]

10. I Hope He Is Bitter About It

Maybe he will seek revenge by spilling some beans and takes down this propaganda network mimicking what Goebbels did for Hitler.

The people who are in that bubble, who essentially just get news from there, are so ill informed. Opinions are one thing, but as we say, nobody is entitled to their own set of facts.

I saw a letter to the editor of my local paper, the author of it was pushing creationism being taught, saying that thousands of scientists have come to believe in it. What? That's nonsense and he obviously is spending all his time in the conservative bubble.

[cureautismnow]

21. Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, hey hey hey, Goodbye....

and Good Riddance!

[Rex]

22. Good bye Pig Man! May Foxnews fall apart and crumble into dust.

Fuck the Murdoch spawn, they LOVE Pig Man.

[Kathy M]

23. Interesting day for this to break

Meaning that Murdoch will be acting CEO ......... I doubt anyone leaving .... would look for a boost in ranking of one or two that have a show though ........ What a tangle web we weave .......... ( sarcasm )

Here are couple articles worth reading

"Yet at the very least, the revelation that Trump helped Ailes in his business negotiations at Fox News -- as recently as 2014 -- demonstrates just how cozy the real estate mogul and reality television star is with New York's media elite. "

rest of article http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/04/media/donald-trump-roger-ailes-secrets/

also

" Trump and Murdoch have had several meetings and conversations in recent months, according to sources close to both men. Those discussions were brokered by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, the owner and publisher of the New York Observer, the sources said. "

" Kushner, who helped write Trump's speech at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference last month, encouraged Murdoch to have a dialogue with the Republican frontrunner.

Over the course of these discussions, Murdoch has apparently come to see Trump not only as a serious candidate with potential, but also as the GOP's inevitable nominee, the sources told CNNMoney. "

rest of article http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/15/media/rupert-murdoch-donald-trump/

Any coincidence with today and Rep at top of ticket ?? ..... I dont know , guess will have to watch to see what names appear and who takes over Son in law Kushner sure looks like one to watch to see where his fingerprints are .........

kathy

[sofa king]

25. The inside story was that it would be tomorrow.

I think it was on Sunday that The Hill reported that Ailes would be given the quit-or-be-fired option on Friday, specifically to hit the Friday afternoon news dump and to avoid tainting their Party's convention.

Looks to me like Ailes decided he wasn't going to leave so quietly, and timed his resignation so that it would be linked directly to Trump's acceptance speech.

[Wednesdays]

26. Next CEO of Fox News?

[Demonaut]

24. GTFO and take your cretins with you

[Feeling the Bern]

27. Rot in Hell, you fat slob.

I can't say his name without adding "that fat slob" in front of it.

[The Second Stone]

29. JOWLS. A man's worth is measured by his jowls, and this

guy makes orangutans blush with envy. And his display of genitalia is something to behold. Like the red ass of a greater chimpanzee.

Now I'm gonna get a cease and desist from the Primate Society of America.

[Thor_MN]

30. Their original mission statement said that they were created to counter a percieved liberal bias

in the media.

I wish I had saved a copy back then, it has been scrubbed, presumably when they went to "Fair and Balanced".

[GOLGO 13]

31. All of DU comence dancing as you fall you degenerate POS. The American people will rejoice

at your future sexual harassment lawsuit(s).