James Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch speaks in San Francisco in 2011. Murdoch's media empire has included News Corp, Fox News, Fox Sports, 21st Century Fox, HarperCollins, The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal.

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Politics & Government

In the Murdoch family succession battle, Fox News and democracy hang in the balance

1:12pm April 21, 2022

by Terry Gross

The new CNN+ docuseries The Murdochs looks inside the Fox media empire and the family's behind-the-scenes in-fighting. Journalist Jim Rutenberg says the real-life drama rivals HBO's Succession.

James Murdoch, the younger son of Rupert Murdoch, resigned Friday from the board of News Corp., citing 'disagreements' over editorial content and strategic decisions.

James Murdoch Quits Family Media Empire News Corp After 'Disagreements'

9:00pm July 31, 2020

by David Folkenflik

The rupture capped a period of intensifying criticism of coverage and views in the news empire created by his father Rupert Murdoch, such as in The Wall Street Journal and the Fox News Channel.

Queue Listen Now

After decades as a nonprofit, National Geographic magazine will become part of a new media company, in which 21st Century Fox owns 73 percent and the National Geographic Society owns 27 percent.

National

National Geographic Reshapes Itself In $725 Million Deal With 21st Century Fox

2:32pm September 09, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The 127-year-old National Geographic magazine will be part of a new venture called National Geographic Partners; Fox will own 73 percent.