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Rupert Murdoch, shown in London in July 2011, sought for years to acquire full control of Sky. His British newspaper arm now faces allegations its tabloids hacked into Cabinet ministers' voice mails to pressure them to allow the deal to go through.

Politics & Government

Ex-British officials say Murdoch tabloids hacked them to aid corporate agenda

8:26am December 05, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Ex-U.K. cabinet ministers allege Murdoch's tabloids hacked their voicemails for salacious scoops to try to intimidate them from blocking its takeover of a satellite TV firm.

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.

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.

News Corp. announced on Friday that it suffered a cyberattack that was discovered in January. Here, a person walks by the global media company's headquarters in New York City on Friday.

World News

Hackers tied to China are suspected of spying on News Corp. journalists

6:20pm February 04, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

News Corp. — which owns the publishers of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post — announced the discovery of a "persistent cyberattack" targeting a limited number of employees.

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Rupert Murdoch (center) and his sons Lachlan (left) and James attend the 2014 Television Academy Hall of Fame in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Beyond Sexual Harassment, Lesser Known Scandals Could Cost The Murdochs A $14B Deal

3:50pm April 24, 2017

by David Folkenflik

For the Murdochs, who control Fox News as part of a larger media empire, getting rid of Bill O'Reilly is a move to regain full control of the European broadcasting giant Sky in a $14.6 billion deal.