“Expanded” News Corp. Role For Ailes?

Following Lachlan Murdoch‘s resignation, there is “a possibility that Roger Ailes, who built the Fox News Channel and is a close ally of the elder Mr. Murdoch, will now have an expanded role in the” News Corporation, the New York Times says. “Mr. Ailes, now the chairman and chief executive of Fox News, has told company executives that he would be interested in assuming oversight of the 35 TV stations owned and operated by Fox that had reported to Lachlan.”

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