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Roger Ailes: Fox News is 'not programming to conservatives'

Roger Ailes says Fox News is not “programming to conservatives” — the network is “just not eliminating their point of view."

The Fox News president told Zev Chafets in “Roger Ailes: Off Camera” that while he doesn’t disagree that Fox is different from other news organizations, he does not think the network caters solely to conservatives.

“The first rule of media bias is selection,” Ailes told Chafets. “Most of the media bullshit you about who they are. We don't. We're not programming to conservatives, we're just not eliminating their point of view."

(See also: Chafets: Roger Ailes 'more conservative' than Fox News)

Chafets also details an anecdote Ailes often shares when he’s asked to talk about Fox News’ place among other news organizations. Ailes has a story about meeting a man at a party who complains about the network’s coverage.

“Ailes asks him if he is satisfied with what he sees on CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, MSNBC, and PBS,” Chafets wrote. “The man says he is very satisfied. ‘Well,’ says Ailes, ‘if they all have the same take and we have a different take, why does that bother you? The last two guys who succeeded in lining up the media on one side were Hitler and Stalin.’”

“Roger Ailes: Off Camera” hits bookshelves Tuesday.