Full Coverage: Roger Ailes | 1940-2017
Roger Ailes, the former Fox News chairman died Thursday at the age of 77. He was credited with turning the news channel into a ratings powerhouse over his 20 years at the helm. He was ousted from the network last year following sexual harassment charges.
Here’s a look at recent coverage:
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When Rupert Murdoch launched a 24-hour news channel nearly two decades ago, he turned to Roger Ailes, a brash, veteran TV producer and strategist for Republican presidential candidates who helped get Richard Nixon and George W.
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Fox News was hit with another sexual harassment claim Monday in what has become a spiraling crisis for the most-watched cable network on television.
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Whether Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox lands in hot water with federal prosecutors over payments made to resolve sexual harassment claims at Fox News could boil down to a few key issues: Were Murdoch and other high-level corporate officers aware of the payments, and did they conspire to shield the alleged misconduct within Fox News from investors?
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A part-time TV reporter in New York who claimed she was harassed by former Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes has filed a discrimination lawsuit against 21st Century Fox and its television station group.
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Megyn Kelly is revealing the details of her alleged sexual harassment by former Fox News chief Roger Ailes in her upcoming book.
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Roger Ailes is returning to television, though not in a way most may have anticipated.
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Ousted Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes and 21st Century Fox are in talks with Gretchen Carlson’s lawyers to settle the sexual harassment suit filed by the former anchor, according to people familiar with the discussions.
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Fox News made its first move in the executive suite since the departure of its longtime leader Roger Ailes.
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Roger Ailes resigned as the chairman and CEO of Fox News last week, leading observers of politics and the media to speculate what his next move would be.
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Attorneys for Fox News Chairman and Chief Executive Roger Ailes are denying allegations of decades-old incidents of sexual harassment that are surfacing in the aftermath of the lawsuit filed by former anchor Gretchen Carlson.
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Roger Ailes has stepped down as chairman of Fox News, but the fallout from his controversial tenure won’t end anytime soon.
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Many Fox News employees have rallied around their boss, chairman and chief executive Roger Ailes, who faces a sexual harassment and retaliation suit from former anchor Gretchen Carlson.
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Rupert Murdoch had long been the staunchest supporter of Fox News chief Roger Ailes.
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Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes sent a memo to the channel’s staff critical of the Obama administration in the wake of revelations that the Justice Department was probing phone and email communications by Fox News reporter James Rosen and described him as a “possible co-conspirator” in violations of the Espionage Act.
