Murdochs Decide Ailes Must Go

It was pretty clear that the Murdochs and News Corporation were going to have to deal with Roger Ailes sooner rather than later. The two sons, James and Lachlan, come from a generation where Ailes’ behavior can simply not be tolerated, even if Fox News accounts for a large percentage of the corporations profits. And it appears they have made the decision that Ailes will have to go – either gracefully by resigning or more forcefully by being fired. The only question that apparently remains is whether it will be after the Republican National Convention or sometime before that. An additional factor that is also probably driving the decision is a recognition that Fox News is going to need to change in order to succeed going forward – its viewership is declining as its demographic continues to age. After they take on Fox News, perhaps the Murdoch sons can move on to cleaning up the Wall Street Journal. Well, we can dream…