Fox News
| Fox News | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | New York |
| Type: | News Media |
| Affiliation: | 21st Century Fox |
| Founder(s): | Rupert Murdoch |
| Year founded: | 1996 |
| Website: | Official website |
Fox News (FN) is a cable news channel and website owned by 21st Century Fox. FN was first launched in 1996 as a 24-hour news network dedicated to "delivering breaking news as well as political and business news."[1]
The network operates 15 bureaus around the world, including their headquarters in New York. According to FN, the network had over 90 million subscribers as of 2012.[1]
Background
Fox News (FN) broadcasts 24-hour news, including breaking news, political and business news as well as topic specific shows. The website includes video, broad news coverage, including tech, science, health, travel, lifestyle, sports and weather news. The network launched on October 7, 1996, and is owned by 21st Century Fox, which was founded by Rupert Murdoch.[1]
FN operates 15 news bureaus in New York, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Jerusalem, London, Paris and Rome.[1]
According to the Pew Research Center, in 2014, FN's viewership was around 1.7 million viewers, whereas CNN was at 500,000 and MSNBC was at 600,000. FN's revenue growth in 2014 is projected to go up by six percent to over $2 billion dollars, outperforming its nearest competitor, CNN, by almost $1 billion. The network has shown a steady growth of revenue since 2005 and surpassed CNN in 2008, the latter remaining somewhat stagnant along with MSNBC.[2]
FN programing has included, at various times in its history, shows such as the following (the following list is not comprehensive):[3]
- America's Newsroom hosted by Martha MacCallum and Bill Hemmer
- Your World hosted by Neil Cavuto
- Fox Files hosted by Bill Hemmer and Greta Van Susteren
- Fox News Sunday hosted by Chris Wallace
- Geraldo Rivera Reports hosted by Geraldo Rivera
- Fox and Friends hosted by Brian Kilmeade, Steve Doocy, Clayton Morris, Anna Kooiman and Tucker Carlson
- On the Record with Greta Van Susteren hosted by Greta Van Susteren
- Hannity hosted by Sean Hannity
- Sunday Morning Futures hosted by Maria Bartiromo
- The Five hosted by Eric Bolling, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino and Juan Williams
- The Kelly File hosted by Megyn Kelly
- The O'Reilly Factor hosted by Bill O'Reilly
- War Stories with Oliver North hosted by Oliver North
2016 presidential election
August 6, 2015 Republican debate
Fox News hosted the first Republican presidential primary debate on August 6, 2015. The debate was moderated by Bret Baier, Chris Wallace, and Megyn Kelly.[4] During the debate, Kelly asked Donald Trump about his previous remarks regarding women. Trump interrupted Kelly in the middle of the question and noted, jokingly, that his comments were aimed at the TV personality Rosie O'Donnell. Kelly finished her question, asking whether his comments are consistent with a candidate for president. Trump responded, by stating: " I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct." After brief mentionings of China and Mexico with regard to the economy and the border, Trump said "And frankly, what I say, and oftentimes it’s fun, it’s kidding. We have a good time. What I say is what I say. And honestly Megyn, if you don’t like it, I’m sorry. I’ve been very nice to you, although I could probably maybe not be, based on the way you have treated me. But I wouldn’t do that."[5][6]
Trump continued to direct comments at Kelly the following day on CNN, by remarking on Kelly's anatomy. Politico wrote that Trump was "apparently insinuating that the moderator had been menstruating when she questioned him during Thursday’s first Republican debate."[7] Trump told CNN anchor Don Lemon that "You could see there was blood coming out of her [Kelly's] eyes, blood coming out of her — wherever."[7] This solicited a response from other Republican presidential candidates who saw Trump's remarks as inappropriate. Trump was also uninvited to join RedState.com's Erick Erickson at a conference on August 8, where he was supposed to speak. Trump clarified his remarks on Twitter by writing, "“Re Megyn Kelly quote: ‘you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever’ (NOSE). Just got on w/thought.”[7][6] Trump's campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, noted that Trump, having taken on Kelly, "makes him the kind of equal-opportunity brawler Republicans will need next fall."[7]
January 28, 2016 Republican debate
Fox News hosted the seventh Republican presidential primary debate on January 28, 2016. The debate was moderated, once again, by Bret Baier, Chris Wallace, and Megyn Kelly. On January 26, 2016, Trump announced that he would not be participating in the debate citing prior interactions with moderator Kelly as the reason.[8][9] On Wednesday, January 27, Trump, on Twitter, stated "I refuse to call Megyn Kelly a bimbo, because that would not be politically correct. Instead I will only call her a lightweight reporter!"[8] Trump had initially asked that Kelly be removed from the panel of moderators, however Fox News refused. The network responded derisively to Trump, stating "We learned from a secret back channel that the Ayatollah and Putin both intend to treat Donald Trump unfairly when they meet with him if he becomes president — a nefarious source tells us that Trump has his own secret plan to replace the Cabinet with his Twitter followers to see if he should even go to those meetings."[8]
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Roger Ailes
On July 6, 2016, it was reported that Gretchen Carlson, a former Fox News anchor, filed a lawsuit against Fox News CEO and chairman, Roger Ailes. The suit alleged that Ailes had sexually harassed Carlson. Other female anchors, such as Megyn Kelly, also alleged that Ailes had made unwanted advances. Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch ordered that an internal investigation be conducted, which concluded with Ailes' dismissal. As part of his exit, Ailes received about $40 million, according to The New York Times. Murdoch announced that he would serve as the interim CEO and chair of Fox News. At his departure, Ailes wrote: "Having spent 20 years building this historic business, I will not allow my presence to become a distraction from the work that must be done every day to ensure that Fox News and Fox Business continue to lead our industry."[10]
After his dismissal from Fox, Ailes joined Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign as an advisor focusing on debate preparation, according to Politico. The Trump campaign denied that Ailes was helping.[11][12]
Ailes died on May 18, 2017.[13]
Leadership
As of May 2017, the website for Fox News listed the following individuals as the organization's executive staff:[1]
- Rupert Murdoch, Executive chairman
- Jack Abernethy, Co-president
- Jay Wallace, President of news
- Suzanne Scott, President of programming and development
- Marianne Gambelli, President of advertising sales
- Amy Listerman, Chief financial officer
- Dianne Brandi, Exectuive vice president for legal and business affairs
- Sharri Berg, Senior vice president for news operations
- Irena Briganti, Executive vice president for corporate communications
- Kevin Lord, Executive vice president for human resources and head of compliance
Media
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See also
- Presidential debates (2015-2016)
- Des Moines, Iowa Fox News Republican Debate (January 28, 2016)
- Fox News Republican debate (August 6, 2015)
- Maria Bartiromo
- Rupert Murdoch
- Neil Cavuto
- Bret Baier
- Chris Wallace
- Megyn Kelly
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Fox News, "Corporate Information," accessed January 27, 2016
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "Cable News Fact Sheet," April 29, 2015
- ↑ FBN, "Shows and Schedule," accessed November 9, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "The Fox News 'Nerve Factor'," August 5, 2015
- ↑ Time, "Transcript: Read the Full Text of the Primetime Republican Debate," August 6, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 CNN, "Donald Trump's 'blood' comment about Megyn Kelly draws outrage," August 8, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Politico, "Donald Trump's war on Megyn Kelly," August 7, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Politico, "Trump's showdown with Fox News escalates," January 27, 2016
- ↑ The Washington Post, "The long, strange history of the Donald Trump-Megyn Kelly feud," January 27, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Roger Ailes Leaves Fox News, and Rupert Murdoch Steps In," July 21, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Roger Ailes Is Advising Donald Trump Ahead of Presidential Debates," August 16, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Report: Roger Ailes advising Donald Trump ahead of debates," August 16, 2016
- ↑ NPR, "Roger Ailes, Former Fox News CEO, Dies At 77," May 18, 2017
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