Critics have argued that the channel is damaging to the integrity of news overall. įox News controversies have included biased reporting in favor of the Republican Party, its politicians, and conservative causes, while portraying the Democratic Party in a negative light. Suzanne Scott has been the CEO since 2018. Murdoch, the executive chairman since 2016, said in 2023 that he would step down and hand responsibilities to his son, Lachlan.

In 2019, it was the top-rated cable network, averaging 2.5 million viewers in prime time. households (91 percent of television subscribers) could receive Fox News. Fox News grew during the late 1990s and 2000s to become the dominant United States cable news subscription network. It launched on October 7, 1996, to 17 million cable subscribers. The channel was created by Australian-American media mogul Rupert Murdoch in 1996 to appeal to a conservative audience, hiring former Republican media consultant and CNBC executive Roger Ailes as its founding CEO. Fox News provides a service to 86 countries and territories, with international broadcasts featuring Fox Extra segments during advertising breaks. The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan. It is the most-watched cable news network in the U.S., and as of 2023 generates approximately 70% of its parent company's pre-tax profit. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is owned by the Fox Corporation. The Fox News Channel ( FNC), commonly known as Fox News, is an American multinational conservative news and political commentary television channel and website based in New York City.

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