{"id":320474,"date":"2017-05-18T14:56:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T14:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=320474"},"modified":"2017-05-18T14:56:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T14:56:21","slug":"fox-news-founder-roger-ailes-dies-at-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=320474","title":{"rendered":"Fox News founder, Roger Ailes dies at 77"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">The ex-chairman and founder of Fox News Roger Ailes has died aged 77, his family says.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from his wife Elizabeth said she was &#8220;profoundly sad and heartbroken&#8221;, calling him a &#8220;patriot&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ailes ran Fox News for two decades and is credited with transforming it into arguably the most powerful voice in conservative media.<\/p>\n<p>But he stepped down last year after a number of female employees accused him of sexual harassment.<\/p>\n<p>At the time he said he was resigning because he had become a &#8220;distraction&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Ailes&#8217; statement said: &#8220;During a career that stretched over more than five decades, his work in entertainment, in politics, and in news affected the lives of many millions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And so even as we mourn his death, we celebrate his life.&#8221; The cause of his death is not yet clear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body__crosshead\"><strong>Dominant figure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before joining Fox, he served as an adviser to several US presidents, from Richard Nixon to George Bush Senior.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ailes became the founding boss of Fox News in 1996, owned by Rupert Murdoch&#8217;s 21st Century Fox, turning it into a profits and ratings powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p>It soon became a favourite of right-wing viewers, outpacing liberal-leaning rivals like CNN.<\/p>\n<p>The channel used the slogan &#8220;fair and balanced&#8221;, but its critics saw it as anything but, accusing it of bias and of favouring the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>Such was his influence, his biographer Gabriel Sherman quoted him as saying &#8220;I want to elect the next president&#8221; to a group of Fox executives at a 2010 meeting.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving the company he reportedly helped Donald Trump prepare for the debates during his presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body__crosshead\">There have been warm tributes from conservative media<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/14A50\/production\/_96106548_hannitytweet.png\" alt=\"A tweet from Sean Hannity reads: \" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/5B40\/production\/_96106332_dobbstweet.png\" alt=\"A tweet from Lou Dobbs reads: \" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/1DEC\/production\/_96106670_ingraham.png\" alt=\"A tweet from Laura Ingraham reads: \" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body__crosshead\">But Mr Ailes&#8217; work has made him a polarising figure<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/17160\/production\/_96106549_sexton.png\" alt=\"A tweet from Jared Yates Sexton reads: \" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/F780\/production\/_96106336_barro.png\" alt=\"A tweet from Josh Barro reads: Roger Ailes behaved egregiously toward women in his organization and changed our culture for the worse, making people dumber and angrier.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ex-chairman and founder of Fox News Roger Ailes has died aged 77, his family says. A statement from his wife Elizabeth said she was &#8220;profoundly sad and heartbroken&#8221;, calling him a &#8220;patriot&#8221;. 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