Rupert Murdoch

Politics & Government

Rupert Murdoch says Fox stars 'endorsed' lies about 2020. He chose not to stop them

11:43am February 28, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation case, Murdoch says he wishes Fox News had been "stronger in denouncing" false claims of election fraud. Fox says the lawsuit threatens journalists' free speech.

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Former Fox News staffer Laura Luhn sued the network yesterday alleging years of sexual abuse by its former chairman, the late Roger Ailes. Ailes is shown above in July 2016 outside Fox's New York City headquarters shortly before his ouster.

Politics & Government

Ex-staffer sues Fox News and former Trump aide over sexual abuse claims

9:27pm January 26, 2023

by David Folkenflik

In a lawsuit, an ex-staffer alleges the late Fox News chief Roger Ailes, shown above, sexually abused her for years. She is also suing former top Fox executive Bill Shine, alleging he enabled Ailes.

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.

Fox Corp. Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman of News Corp Lachlan Murdoch and his wife, Sarah, arrive at the White House to attend a state dinner honoring Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 20, 2019. Murdoch and h

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Fox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch Heads To Australia As Fox News Faces Headwinds

4:13pm March 30, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Lachlan Murdoch, the CEO and co-executive chairman of Fox Corp, has left Los Angeles for Sydney at a time when Fox News is reckoning with major lawsuits and questions over its direction.

Fox News Channel and radio talk show host Sean Hannity interviews President Trump in Las Vegas in 2018. Hannity, like Trump, has cast doubt on the 2020 election results without providing evidence.

Politics & Government

As Trump's Chances Fade, Murdoch's Fox News Faces Wrath And Tough Choices

6:00am November 07, 2020

by David Folkenflik

Rupert Murdoch struck an alliance with President Trump early on and Fox News has bolstered his presidency. As Joe Biden nears victory, Fox is stepping warily to avoid alienating Trump supporters.

Joseph Azam says he left his senior post at News Corp. in late 2017 over the coverage of Muslims, immigrants and race by Fox News and other Murdoch news outlets.

Former Murdoch Executive Says He Quit Over Fox's Anti-Muslim Rhetoric

8:33pm March 21, 2019

by David Folkenflik

A former top executive for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. tells NPR he left his job because of relentlessly harsh depictions of Muslims and immigrants in Murdoch's media properties, especially Fox News.

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Sky's independent directors have withdrawn their support for a deal for 21st Century Fox to buy the British company, setting the scene for a possible bidding war.

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Comcast's $31 Billion Bid For U.K.-Based Sky Complicates Murdoch Plans

4:45pm April 25, 2018

by David Folkenflik

Rupert Murdoch had decided to take over the British media giant and flip it with other 21st Century Fox properties in a sale to Disney. But Sky directors have pulled support from his bid.

Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman of News Corp and chairman of Fox News, arrives at a conference in July in Sun Valley, Idaho.

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European Antitrust Investigators Raid 21st Century Fox Offices In London

8:24am April 11, 2018

by Scott Neuman

European Commission investigators said Fox had come under scrutiny over its dominant position in broadcasting sports events and concerns that it may have violated EU antitrust rules.

Rupert Murdoch is selling off TV and entertainment assets at 21st Century Fox as he faces deep-pocketed competitors and tensions between his sons.

This Mouse Swallows Part Of A Fox: Disney Buys Most Of Murdoch Empire

2:55pm December 14, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Rupert Murdoch would keep Fox News and Fox TV but sell off other entertainment assets in the face of digital competitors and dynastic tensions.

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Fox News ceased broadcasting in the UK on Tuesday. Its parent company, 21st Century Fox, is trying to get government approval for its takeover bid of European media giant Sky. Above, headlines scroll across the Fox News studios in New York earlier this mo

Fox News Goes Off The Air In Britain As U.K. Scrutinizes Company's Bid To Buy Sky

5:42pm August 30, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

21st Century Fox said it was a matter of poor ratings. But the move coincides with the company's efforts to get government approval for its $15 billion takeover bid of European media giant Sky.