Hope Hicks: Trump's ex-adviser joins Fox
[ad_1] Image copyright AFP / Getty Images Hope Hicks, the former communications director for the White House, is joining Rupert Murdoch's media empire. Ms Hicks, 29, will serve as chief communications officer for Fox, the parent company of Fox News and other news outlets. She left the White House in April, after rising to prominence as a close Trump adviser during the 2016 presidential campaign. Fox News is President Donald Trump's favourite cable channel. This summer he named former Fox News co-president Bill Shine as assistant and deputy chief of staff for communications. Mr Shine resigned from Fox News last year as the network's handling of sexual misconduct scandals came under scrutiny, though Mr Shine himself was not accused of any harassment. Mr Trump is also reported to have a close relationship with host Sean Hannity, a leading cable news cheerleader of the presi...