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End of an era? Rupert Murdoch steps down as chair of News Corp, Fox Corp

Seventy years after inheriting the Australian newspaper that he used as a foundation to build a global empire, media mogul Rupert Murdoch says his son Lachlan will replace him as chair of Fox Corporation and News Corp. However, Murdoch senior has signalled he will still be very present in decision-making…

France 24

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch resigns − extending Joe Biden's ongoing good luck streak with the media

Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States of America on Jan. 20, 2021.

The Conversation

Rupert Murdoch: His Fox News legacy is one of lies, with little accountability, and political power that rose from the belief in his power − 3 essential reads

Rupert Murdoch, 92, one of the world’s most influential modern media figures, announced on Sept. 21, 2023, that he is stepping down as chair of Fox Corp. and executive chairman of News Corp. By mid-November, he will no longer be at the helm of the multibillion-dollar media empire that has…

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Real-life Succession: Who’s who in Rupert Murdoch’s family as he hands over Fox empire to his son

Rupert Murdoch has stepped down as chairman of Fox News and News Corp, naming his son Lachlan Murdoch as his successor

The Independent UK

Power and scandal: how Murdoch drove the UK, US and Australia to the right

He built a global conservative media empire, but the phone-hacking scandal and Dominion libel action almost undid the divisive mogul

The Guardian - UK

Rupert Murdoch spent 70 years building the world’s most powerful media empire. Now, it enters a new chapter

The Australian-born mogul inherited a regional newspaper from his father before a global expansion saw him became one of the most powerful media executives in history, Bevan Hurley writes

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch, Media Mogul, To Step Down As Chairman Of Fox And News Corp

92-year-old Murdoch's nearly 70-year career comes to an end as son Lachlan takes over family empire.

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What does Rupert Murdoch’s resignation mean for his UK media outlets?

Lachlan Murdoch doesn’t share his father’s interest in Britain but Rupert is still deemed ‘very much in control’

The Guardian - UK

Rupert Murdoch’s reign at Fox News is over. But the damage he did may last forever

The media tycoon wreaked untold havoc on American democracy and beyond

The Guardian - US

Rupert Murdoch jumps ship at Fox News just as it sails toward choppy waters

Murdoch leaves most-watched US rightwing network as more costly lawsuits are still pending and question of how to cover Trump remains

The Guardian - US

‘Formidable operator’ – Politicians react to Rupert Murdoch stepping down

The Australia-born businessman has announced he will retire as chairman of Fox and News Corp.

The Independent UK

Improve the world we live in, the departing Rupert Murdoch urged staff today. So why didn’t he?

This is a media and political age that he himself has shaped. It’s hardly a legacy to be proud of, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - UK

Rupert Murdoch’s Succession guide: Is Lachlan a Kendall or a Roman?

Rupert Murdoch’s resignation as chair of News Corp feels like a storyline from Jesse Armstrong’s biting HBO satire about the Roy media dynasty. As the eldest Murdoch son takes over the family business, Nick Hilton compares the minted kids of the real-life and fictional families

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch and the rise and fall of the press barons: how much power do newspapers still have?

Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has announced his retirement as chairman of Fox and News Corp, making way for his son Lachlan. He has been demonised as a puppet master who would pull the strings of politicians behind the scenes, as a man with too much power. But what influence…

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Evening Standard

Who is Lachlan Murdoch? New Fox chairman as Rupert Murdoch steps down

Lachlan Murdoch is taking over as sole chairman after Rupert Murdoch confirmed he’s stepping down from his media empire

Evening Standard

Rupert Murdoch: Piers Morgan leads tributes to ‘visionary leader’ as mogul prepares to step down from media empire

Mr Murdoch is retiring as chairman of his Fox and News Corp businesses

Salon

Murdoch resigns — but vows to keep watch

The elder Murdoch will officially hand the reins to son Lachlan in mid-November

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch retires from Fox News and News Corp and makes way for major media succession – updates

The 92-year-old said he was in ‘robust health’ and would act as chairman emeritus

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The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch praised as ‘visionary leader’ and ‘greatest media entrepreneur’

Mr Murdoch is retiring as chairman of his Fox and News Corp businesses.

The Independent UK

Fox News anchors hail Rupert Murdoch’s ‘indelible imprint’ as he resigns from News Corp

‘The point about his being in robust health and robust with ideas – we can attest to that,’ Dana Perino says about 92-year-old Murdoch

The Guardian - US

Rupert Murdoch stepping down as Fox and News Corp chair, with son Lachlan taking over – as it happened

Media mogul told staff he was leaving after seven decades and ‘take on different roles’

The Guardian - US

How Lachlan Murdoch became the new head of Fox and News Corp

Rupert Murdoch’s passing the crown to Lachlan comes as Fox News faces a difficult balancing act in the run-up to the 2024 election

WEKU

Fox founder Rupert Murdoch steps down from his media empire, handing it to his son

Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chair of his media empire, which includes Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post. He is handing the reins to his son Lachlan.

France 24

Rupert Murdoch hands control of Fox, News Corp media empire to son Lachlan

Magnate Rupert Murdoch's surprise announcement Thursday that he's stepping down as leader of his two companies leaves his son Lachlan firmly in line of succession at Fox and the rest of the media empire.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rupert Murdoch, the creator of Fox News, is stepping down as head of News Corp. and Fox Corp.

Besides Fox News, Murdoch started the Fox broadcast network, the first to successfully challenge the Big Three of ABC, CBS and NBC, with shows like “The Simpsons.”

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