Bush and a one-time adviser to President Donald Trump, Ailes also created a TV network that changed the face of 24-hour news. That October, Ailes flipped the switch on Fox News Channel, which within a few years became the audience leader in cable news. Despite Ailes' staunch denials, 21st Century Fox corporate head Rupert Murdoch and his sons, James and Lachlan, determined that Ailes had to go. Rumors of sexual improprieties at Fox News and by Ailes in particular weren't new. When he founded Fox News Network, Ailes' stated mission was to correct for the sins of a media universe that was overwhelmingly liberal.

Source: The China Post May 18, 2017 13:52 UTC