Fox President Bill Shine Out? Then Hannity May Follow Him
The soap opera otherwise known as Fox News continues this week, at least in the rumor mill. As the Murdoch sons work to overhaul Fox for the 21st Century (no pun intended), there are rumors that co-president Bill Shine may be on the way out, that the family may look for a woman to head Fox News, that Sean Hannity won’t be long for the network and that he, along with some others who feel the network is moving too far to the left, may form an alternative network.
Last week, The New York Times reported that Lachlan and James Murdoch, who run Fox News’ parent company, along with their father, Rupert Murdoch, “seem determined to rid the company of its roguish, old-guard internal culture and tilt operations toward the digital future. They are working to make the family empire their own, not the one the elder Murdoch created to suit his sensibilities.”
Furthermore, the Times reported, James Murdoch has “long been embarrassed by certain elements of Fox News.”
And now the sons seem ready to strike.
Gabriel Sherman reported yesterday that Shine asked for but was refused a statement of support from the Murdoch sons. Clearly, Shine is part of Fox's old guard. Sherman explains: