Who are Rupert Murdoch's children? What to know about the media magnate's successor and family
1 year, 3 months ago

Who are Rupert Murdoch's children? What to know about the media magnate's successor and family

The Hindu  

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch on Monday announced that he would be stepping down as the leader of both Fox News' parent company and his News Corp media holdings — with his son, Lachlan, set to take his place. According to CNN, Lachlan temporarily left over a battle with former top executive Roger Ailes about the network's direction in 2005 — before returning as 21st Century Fox executive chairman about a decade later. In his 2020 resignation, James — known as the more liberal Murdoch brother — said he stepped down “due to disagreements over certain editorial content published by the Company’s news outlets and certain other strategic decisions.” James had previously criticized News Corp’s editorial decisions and said he disagreed with Fox News coverage. Times Newspapers is a subsidiary of News UK, which is owned by News Corp. Grace and Chloe Murdoch are Rupert Murdoch’s youngest children, whom he shares with his third wife, Wendi Deng.

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Bankers anxious over Murdoch's next move amid 'family feud': report
1 week, 4 days ago

Bankers anxious over Murdoch's next move amid 'family feud': report

Raw Story  

Rupert Murdoch has been battling his children for the past several weeks after seeing an episode of "Succession" on HBO, and now bankers are worrying about the Fox Corp. founder's next move, the Financial Times reported. "Despite a chilling in relations between James Murdoch and his father in recent years, he and his sisters had expected that upon Rupert’s death, …

How an episode of Succession sparked Rupert Murdoch’s bitter family feud over control of his media empire
Trending News
1 week, 6 days ago

How an episode of Succession sparked Rupert Murdoch’s bitter family feud over control of his media empire

The Independent  

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Murdoch loses 'Succession' battle for son's control of media empire: report
1 week, 6 days ago

Murdoch loses 'Succession' battle for son's control of media empire: report

Raw Story  

by Huw GRIFFITH Rupert Murdoch's audacious bid to cement his eldest son's control over one of the world's most influential media empires has failed, a U.S. report said Monday. Rupert Murdoch had argued that giving control to Lachlan -- who is understood to share his father's worldview -- was in the financial interests of the whole brood. The plan to …

Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to change his family’s trust over Fox News media empire control rejected
1 week, 6 days ago

Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to change his family’s trust over Fox News media empire control rejected

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — A probate commissioner has ruled against Rupert Murdoch’s effort to change his family’s trust to give one of his sons control of his media empire and ensure Fox News maintains its conservative editorial slant, according to a sealed document obtained by The New York Times. The elder Murdoch has argued that to preserve his businesses’ commercial value …

Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to change his family’s trust over Fox News media empire control rejected
Top News
1 week, 6 days ago

Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to change his family’s trust over Fox News media empire control rejected

The Independent  

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Rupert Murdoch loses ‘carefully crafted charade’ for elder son’s control of media empire: ’Acting in bad faith’
2 weeks ago

Rupert Murdoch loses ‘carefully crafted charade’ for elder son’s control of media empire: ’Acting in bad faith’

Live Mint  

Rupert Murdoch's bold attempt to secure his eldest son's control over one of the world's most powerful media empires has failed, stated a US media report on Monday. Nevada Commissioner Edmund Gorman concluded that Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch had acted in 'bad faith' in their efforts to alter the terms of an irrevocable trust that divides control of the company …

Rupert Murdoch loses bid to change his family trust
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2 weeks ago

Rupert Murdoch loses bid to change his family trust

Salon  

A Nevada probate commissioner has ruled against Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to alter his inviolable family trust to give his oldest son Lachlan Murdoch control of his media empire, in an effort to preserve Fox News’ conservative slant. According to a sealed document obtained by The New York Times, Murdoch’s family trust gives each of his four children equal control over …

Rupert Murdoch's plea to change family's trust over Fox News control rejected
2 weeks ago

Rupert Murdoch's plea to change family's trust over Fox News control rejected

India Today  

A probate commissioner has ruled against Rupert Murdoch’s effort to change his family’s trust to give one of his sons control of his media empire and ensure Fox News maintains its conservative editorial slant, according to a sealed document obtained by The New York Times. The elder Murdoch has argued that to preserve his businesses’ commercial value for all his …

Rupert Murdoch fails to change trust to solidify power for eldest son Lachlan
2 weeks ago

Rupert Murdoch fails to change trust to solidify power for eldest son Lachlan

The Independent  

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Murdoch fails to amend family trust in court succession saga: Report
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Murdoch fails to amend family trust in court succession saga: Report

Al Jazeera  

Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal, is seeking to put his son Lachlan in control of the media empire. A United States probate commissioner has ruled against billionaire media baron Rupert Murdoch‘s bid to change his family trust to put his global television and publishing empire under the control of his eldest son Lachlan, The …

Rupert Murdoch cannot hand control of his media empire to son Lachlan, commissioner rules
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Rupert Murdoch cannot hand control of his media empire to son Lachlan, commissioner rules

LA Times  

Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., listens as President Obama, not pictured, speaks at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council annual meeting at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., in 2013. Murdoch, 93, had sought to change the terms of his irrevocable family trust to ensure his older son, Lachlan, would have sole control over his media companies News …

The billionaires who stood outside their fathers' shadows, the 30-year friendship of James Packer and Lachlan Murdoch
3 months, 1 week ago

The billionaires who stood outside their fathers' shadows, the 30-year friendship of James Packer and Lachlan Murdoch

ABC  

When billionaire James Packer agreed to do an interview about his friend Lachlan Murdoch, my producer and I dropped everything to fly to Las Vegas. James Packer persuaded Lachlan Murdoch that News Corp should invest half a billion dollars in an upstart mobile phone company called One.Tel. While the "misses" of Lachlan Murdoch's business career — especially One.Tel, Ten — …

The Murdoch family’s legal battle over a media empire: What you need to know
3 months, 1 week ago

The Murdoch family’s legal battle over a media empire: What you need to know

LA Times  

Lachlan Murdoch, left, Rupert Murdoch and James Murdoch arrive at St. Bride’s Church for the celebration ceremony of the 2016 wedding of Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall in London. The 93-year-old media titan is petitioning to change his irrevocable family trust to ensure his eldest son, Lachlan, will have sole control over his media companies News Corp. and Fox Corp. …

The perils of writing about Fox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch, successor to Rupert Murdoch's global media empire
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The perils of writing about Fox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch, successor to Rupert Murdoch's global media empire

ABC  

Lachlan Murdoch has felt under attack his whole life. President Joe Biden once described Rupert Murdoch as the "most dangerous man on earth" and some Democrats believe Lachlan Murdoch is even more dangerous. They are in front of a red wall Lachlan Murdoch has won the crown to his family's media empire. Notwithstanding Lachlan Murdoch's refusal to take part in …

Lachlan Murdoch controls his family's media empire, but for how long and at what cost?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lachlan Murdoch controls his family's media empire, but for how long and at what cost?

ABC  

Lachlan Murdoch turned 53 on Sunday, his first birthday since taking over the family's media empire from his father Rupert in November. Under the terms of the family trust set up following Rupert and Anna Murdoch's 1999 divorce, their three children — Lachlan, older sister Elisabeth and younger brother James — as well as Rupert's daughter from his first marriage, …

Rupert Murdoch locked in secret legal battle with children over future of media empire
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Rupert Murdoch locked in secret legal battle with children over future of media empire

The Independent  

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Activist Builds News Corp Stake, Plans to Seek Changes
1 year, 2 months ago

Activist Builds News Corp Stake, Plans to Seek Changes

Live Mint  

Starboard Value has built a stake in News Corp and the activist shareholder plans to push for strategic and governance changes at the Wall Street Journal parent. Starboard plans to recommend News Corp spin off its digital-real-estate division, which includes a stake in Australian online-property-site operator REA Group and Realtor.com parent Move Inc. The Murdochs last year proposed reuniting Fox …

How Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan went from reluctant heir, to outcast, to Fox Corporation and News Corp successor
1 year, 3 months ago

How Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan went from reluctant heir, to outcast, to Fox Corporation and News Corp successor

ABC  

Rupert Murdoch has finally put to rest speculation about his succession plans. "Rupert Murdoch said in the 90s that Lachlan was the first among equals of the three siblings from his second marriage to Anna Murdoch — Lachlan, Elizabeth and James — and that is how it has panned out," Paddy Manning, journalist and author of The Successor: The High-Stakes …

Rupert Murdoch | Exit of the patriarch
1 year, 3 months ago

Rupert Murdoch | Exit of the patriarch

The Hindu  

The old fox of news, and one of the world’s most influential — and controversial — media barons, who mastered the art of survival in a seven-decade run, is hanging up his boots. We have every reason to be optimistic about the coming years — I certainly am, and plan to be here to participate in them.” Mr. Murdoch’s son, …

Meet Lachlan Murdoch, soon to be the new power behind Fox News and the Murdoch empire
1 year, 3 months ago

Meet Lachlan Murdoch, soon to be the new power behind Fox News and the Murdoch empire

Associated Press  

For Lachlan Murdoch, this moment has been a long time coming. On Thursday, his father Rupert Murdoch announced that in November he’ll step down as the head of his two media companies: News Corp. and Fox Corp. Lachlan will become the chair of News Corp. while remaining chief executive and chair at Fox Corp., the parent of Fox News Channel. …

What the future holds for Rupert Murdoch's heir Lachlan and Fox News as it faces pivotal 2024 US election, decline of Biden and the ever-present specter of Trump
1 year, 3 months ago

What the future holds for Rupert Murdoch's heir Lachlan and Fox News as it faces pivotal 2024 US election, decline of Biden and the ever-present specter of Trump

Daily Mail  

The resignation of Rupert Murdoch as leader of Fox News' parent company will leave his eldest son Lachlan Murdoch in control, raising questions about what the shake-up means for the cable news giant as it covers the 2024 election. Lachlan's status as heir apparent was cemented after brother James resigned from the board of sister company News Corp in July …

Who’s who in Rupert Murdoch’s family as he hands over Fox empire to son Lachlan
1 year, 3 months ago

Who’s who in Rupert Murdoch’s family as he hands over Fox empire to son Lachlan

The Independent  

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Rupert Murdoch changed America forever – what will his son Lachlan do?
1 year, 3 months ago

Rupert Murdoch changed America forever – what will his son Lachlan do?

The Independent  

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Who is Lachlan Murdoch: The heir apparent to father Rupert’s media empire who was groomed for the top job from childhood
1 year, 3 months ago

Who is Lachlan Murdoch: The heir apparent to father Rupert’s media empire who was groomed for the top job from childhood

The Independent  

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Rupert Murdoch steps down from Fox and News Corp, aged 92
1 year, 3 months ago

Rupert Murdoch steps down from Fox and News Corp, aged 92

The Independent  

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With Lachlan Murdoch in charge, Fox Corp. shakes up board of directors
1 year, 3 months ago

With Lachlan Murdoch in charge, Fox Corp. shakes up board of directors

LA Times  

Lachlan Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch, is taking over as chairman of Fox and News Corp. A day after Lachlan Murdoch stepped up to take over as sole chairman of Fox Corp., the company is nominating two new members of its board of directors, according to a regulatory filing. Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert’s oldest son, will become sole chair of News …

Rupert Murdoch's retirement won't break Fox News — yet
1 year, 3 months ago

Rupert Murdoch's retirement won't break Fox News — yet

Salon  

If you didn't know that media mogul Rupert Murdoch merely retired from the boards of Fox Corp. and News Corp., you might have assumed that he died. Also making headlines is Michael Wolff's soon-to-be-released book, "The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty," which has been described in terms that make it sound like the autopsy of …

Who are Rupert Murdoch's children? What to know about the media magnate's successor and family
1 year, 3 months ago

Who are Rupert Murdoch's children? What to know about the media magnate's successor and family

The Independent  

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Rupert Murdoch, 92, announces he will step down as chairman of Fox and NewsCorp after 70 years: His eldest son Lachlan wins the battle to succeed his father after decades of speculation
1 year, 3 months ago

Rupert Murdoch, 92, announces he will step down as chairman of Fox and NewsCorp after 70 years: His eldest son Lachlan wins the battle to succeed his father after decades of speculation

Daily Mail  

Rupert Murdoch's eldest son has emerged victorious in the battle to succeed his father, ending decades of speculation and reported infighting between the media mogul's children. Former News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch photographed with the heirs to his media empire, James, Elisabeth and Lachlan Publishing magnate Rupert Murdoch pictured at the printing presses of the New York Post …

The heir who won an empire: How Lachlan Murdoch was brought up in New York high society but 'never behaved like a spoiled rich kid' as he pored through newspapers with his mogul father before growing
1 year, 3 months ago

The heir who won an empire: How Lachlan Murdoch was brought up in New York high society but 'never behaved like a spoiled rich kid' as he pored through newspapers with his mogul father before growing

Daily Mail  

As a youngster, pull-up competitions with his brother James are said to have only ended when their hands bled. Above: Lachlan Murdoch and his brother pose with their father at his 2016 wedding to Jerry Hall Lachlan was schooled in the ethos of his father's firm from an early age. Above: Lachlan was his father and mother Anna at their …

Rupert Murdoch’s Succession guide: Is Lachlan a Kendall or a Roman?
1 year, 3 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Rupert Murdoch’s surprise exit from Fox leaves son Lachlan in line of succession at media empire
1 year, 3 months ago

Rupert Murdoch’s surprise exit from Fox leaves son Lachlan in line of succession at media empire

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — 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. Fox said Murdoch would become chairman emeritus of both the news network’s parent company, Fox Corp., and the News Corp. media holdings, effective …

Rupert Murdoch Stepping Down As Chairman At Fox Corp, News Corp
1 year, 3 months ago

Rupert Murdoch Stepping Down As Chairman At Fox Corp, News Corp

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Business magnate Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of Fox Corp and News Corp, ending a decadeslong reign that will be passed onto his son, the companies announced Thursday. Rupert Murdoch, seen in 2018, will serve as chairman emeritus at Fox Corp and News Corp come mid-November. via Associated Press Media Matters for America, a left-leaning …

In the real life game of Succession, Lachlan Murdoch is winning – for now
1 year, 3 months ago

In the real life game of Succession, Lachlan Murdoch is winning – for now

The Telegraph  

Born in London as the second of Mr Murdoch’s three children by his second wife, Scottish journalist Anna Torv, Lachlan grew up in New York and studied philosophy at Princeton University. Lachlan’s promotion could also be bad news for TalkTV, the station set up by Mr Murdoch last year, which has struggled to find an audience and which Lachlan “is …

Rupert Murdoch’s son Lachlan ‘accused brother James of leaking lines to Succession writers’
1 year, 8 months ago

Rupert Murdoch’s son Lachlan ‘accused brother James of leaking lines to Succession writers’

The Independent  

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James Murdoch resigns from news publisher News Corp's board
4 years, 4 months ago

James Murdoch resigns from news publisher News Corp's board

India TV News  

News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch’s son James is resigning from the family-controlled publisher’s board over content appearing in its newspapers, which include the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post. "My resignation is due to disagreements over certain editorial content published by the Company’s news outlets and certain other strategic decisions," James Murdoch wrote Friday in a brief letter …

James Murdoch resigns from news publisher News Corp’s board
4 years, 4 months ago

James Murdoch resigns from news publisher News Corp’s board

Associated Press  

News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch’s son James is resigning from the family-controlled publisher’s board over content appearing in its newspapers, which include the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post. “My resignation is due to disagreements over certain editorial content published by the Company’s news outlets and certain other strategic decisions,” James Murdoch wrote Friday in a brief letter …

James Murdoch resigns from News Corp, citing "disagreements" over editorial content
4 years, 4 months ago

James Murdoch resigns from News Corp, citing "disagreements" over editorial content

Salon  

James Murdoch, the former CEO of 21st Century Fox and the youngest son of Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch, has resigned from the board of the family's News Corp media empire, according to a Friday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Murdoch empire is divided between News Corp and Fox Corporation, the umbrella company for Fox News, which …

James Murdoch resigns from News Corp. board, citing ‘disagreements’ over content and decisions
4 years, 4 months ago

James Murdoch resigns from News Corp. board, citing ‘disagreements’ over content and decisions

LA Times  

James Murdoch abruptly resigned from the board of his father’s publishing company Friday, signaling an acceleration in family tensions over the tenor and politics of its far-flung media empire. “My resignation is due to disagreements over certain editorial content published by the company’s news outlets and certain other strategic decisions,” Murdoch wrote in a brisk, two-sentence resignation letter to the …

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