Published 2 months ago

Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox and News Corp.

Rupert Murdoch steps down as Chairman of Fox and News Corp, stating that "the time is right" for him to take on different roles.
Murdoch's son, Lachlan Murdoch, will become the sole Chairman of News Corp and continue as the chair and CEO of Fox.
In a turbulent year for Fox, the company faced a $787.5m settlement after being sued by Dominion, and parted ways with influential TV host Tucker Carlson.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

More
Filters

357 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Times of India

Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox, News Corp

Rupert Murdoch, the Australian-American business magnate and media mogul, has stepped down as chairman of Fox Corp and News Corp. His more than seven-decade career saw him build a media empire that spanned Australia and the United States. His son, Lachlan Murdoch, will take over as the sole chairman of News Corp and continue as chair and CEO of Fox.

2 months ago·India

Read Full Article

BBC News

Who is Lachlan Murdoch, the son of tycoon Rupert Murdoch who will be at the helm of the family's media empire

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 92, announced Thursday that he will step aside. His son Lachlan will be at the head of the two large companies controlled by the family.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

Read Full Article

News18 India

Rupert Murdoch to Step Down As Chairman of His Global Media Empire, Hands Reins to Son Lachlan

The Australian-born mogul, who built a global entertainment and news juggernaut instrumental in events from the Margaret Thatcher era to the rise of Donald Trump, will step back at the age of 92, starting mid-November, Fox Corp. and News Corp announced

2 months ago·India

Read Full Article

The Guardian

News Corp newspapers full of praise for Rupert Murdoch as he takes up ‘new role’

Murdoch-owned titles in US, UK and Australia stopped short of saying retirement, but left readers in no doubt about their boss’s immense talentRupert Murdoch’s Australian newspapers hit the streets on Friday morning without the news that the media mogul was stepping down and his son Lachlan would become sole chair of News Corp as well as Fox Corp. The news was broken – after the print deadline in Australia – by one of Murdoch’s US mastheads, the…

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

The Hindu

Rupert Murdoch, creator of Fox News, steps down as head of News Corp. and Fox Corp.

Lachlan Murdoch said that “we are grateful that he will serve as chairman emeritus and know he will continue to provide valued counsel to both companies.”

2 months ago·India

Read Full Article

CTV News

Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox, News Corp

Rupert Murdoch has stepped down as the chairman of Fox Corp and News Corp, ending a more than seven-decade career during which he created a media empire spanning from Australia to the United States.

2 months ago·Canada

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year