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== Fox News tenure ==

== Fox News tenure ==

Ailes met News Corp CEO [[Rupert Murdoch]], who hired him to create a cable news channel under Fox Entertainment Group.<ref name="DulisMay2017"/> Ailes founded Fox News in October 1996, served as its CEO until July 2016,<ref name="DulisMay2017"/> and transformed it "into the nation's long-running No. 1 cable news network."<ref name="FoxAilesDead77"/>

Ailes met News Corp CEO [[Rupert Murdoch]], who hired him to create a cable news channel under Fox Entertainment Group.<ref name="DulisMay2017"/> Ailes founded Fox News in October 1996, served as its CEO until July 2016,<ref name="DulisMay2017"/> and transformed it "into the nation's long-running No. 1 cable news network."<ref name="FoxAilesDead77"/> The creation and success of Fox News broke the monopoly over the American public held by the [[Liberal elite|liberal media elite]] and gave a voice to conservative Americans opposed by those elite.<ref name="GiveVoice"/>

{{cquote|'''Mr. Ailes is certainly making money. At a time when the broadcast networks are struggling with diminishing audiences and profits in news, he has built Fox News into the profit engine of the News Corporation. ''Fox News is believed to make more money than CNN, MSNBC and the evening newscasts of NBC, ABC and CBS combined.'' The division is on track to achieve $700 million in operating profit this year (2010), according to analyst estimates that Mr. Ailes does not dispute.''' <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/business/media/10ailes.html?_r=1&ref=roger_e_ailes New York Times; "A Fox Chief at the Pinnacle of Media and Politics"]</ref>}}

{{cquote|'''Mr. Ailes is certainly making money. At a time when the broadcast networks are struggling with diminishing audiences and profits in news, he has built Fox News into the profit engine of the News Corporation. ''Fox News is believed to make more money than CNN, MSNBC and the evening newscasts of NBC, ABC and CBS combined.'' The division is on track to achieve $700 million in operating profit this year (2010), according to analyst estimates that Mr. Ailes does not dispute.''' <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/business/media/10ailes.html?_r=1&ref=roger_e_ailes New York Times; "A Fox Chief at the Pinnacle of Media and Politics"]</ref>}}

Ailes and [[Steve Bannon]] of [[Breitbart.com|Breitbart News]] had relations with each other and were "allies" to an extent but also were rivals, competing for their differing visions for the Republican Party and for greater influence over Trump.<ref name="WarnedMegyn">[http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/04/21/steve-bannon-roger-ailes-megyn-kelly-devil/ Steve Bannon: I Warned Ailes About Megyn Kelly — ‘She’s the Devil’]. ''Breitbart News''. April 21, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref> Bannon won out on the struggle after Trump became the GOP nominee.<ref name="WarnedMegyn"/> During the campaign, Bannon warned Ailes about Megyn Kelly, with the former telling Ailes that she would betray him.<ref name="WarnedMegyn"/> That came true in July 2016.<ref>Boyle, Matthew (July 19, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/07/19/exclusive-fox-news-stands-roger-ailes-megyn-kelly-50-fox-contributors-primetime-willing-walk-ailes/ Exclusive — Fox News Stars Stand With Roger Ailes Against Megyn Kelly, More Than 50 Fox Contributors, All Primetime, Willing To Walk]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref>

Ailes and [[Steve Bannon]] of [[Breitbart.com|Breitbart News]] had relations with each other and were "allies" to an extent but also were rivals, competing for their differing visions for the Republican Party and for greater influence over Trump.<ref name="WarnedMegyn">[http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/04/21/steve-bannon-roger-ailes-megyn-kelly-devil/ Steve Bannon: I Warned Ailes About Megyn Kelly — ‘She’s the Devil’]. ''Breitbart News''. April 21, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref> Bannon won out on the struggle after Trump became the GOP nominee.<ref name="WarnedMegyn"/> During the campaign, Bannon warned Ailes about Megyn Kelly, with the former telling Ailes that she would betray him.<ref name="WarnedMegyn"/> That came true in July 2016.<ref>Boyle, Matthew (July 19, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/07/19/exclusive-fox-news-stands-roger-ailes-megyn-kelly-50-fox-contributors-primetime-willing-walk-ailes/ Exclusive — Fox News Stars Stand With Roger Ailes Against Megyn Kelly, More Than 50 Fox Contributors, All Primetime, Willing To Walk]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref>

Ailes was forced to resign from Fox News in 2016 due to a sex scandal, even though he planned to remain on 21st Century Fox until 2018.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/07/21/report-roger-ailes-no-longer-fox-news-hq-exit-deal-60-million/ Drudge Report: Ailes to Step Down from Fox News, Stay on as 21st Century Fox Consultant Until 2018]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 23, 2017.</ref>

Ailes was forced to resign from Fox News in 2016 due to a sex scandal, even though he planned to remain on 21st Century Fox until 2018.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/07/21/report-roger-ailes-no-longer-fox-news-hq-exit-deal-60-million/ Drudge Report: Ailes to Step Down from Fox News, Stay on as 21st Century Fox Consultant Until 2018]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 23, 2017.</ref><ref>Kelly, Laura (May 18, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/18/roger-ailes-fox-news-founder-remembered-as-flawed-/ Roger Ailes, Fox News founder, remembered as flawed man, TV revolutionary]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 19, 2017.</ref>

==Role in Trump's 2016 campaign==

==Role in Trump's 2016 campaign==