章節 157: Hit Piece

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

1211 Avenue of the Americas, Sixth Avenue, Manhattan (News Corp. Building)

An aging man in his early 70s was reviewing sales numbers for Fox News' many different outlets such as tv, magazines, radio, and print.

Roger Ailes had served as the CEO of Fox News for almost twenty years and was savvy enough in modern politics to eventually join Donald Trump's campaign staff.

Among all the news stories today, China's vast and momentous announcement of its involvement with SpaceX's Lunar Mission was the most impressive. The trending topic garnered millions of shares on Weibo and other social media platforms.

All things considered, it was a good day for him and Fox News, as many people consumed its regurgitated content, thereby increasing advertising value and profits.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Roger's happy grin turned sour after reading the latest text message he received on a corporate-issued mobile phone.