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Rupert Murdoch to step down as News Corp and Fox Corp head

Updated on: 22 September,2023 09:05 AM IST  |  New York
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His son, Lachlan, will become News Corp. chairman and continue as chief executive officer of Fox Corp

Rupert Murdoch to step down as News Corp and Fox Corp head

Lachlan (left) and Rupert Murdoch. File pic/AP

Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old Australian media magnate whose creation of Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down as leader of both Fox’s parent company and his News Corp. media holdings.


Fox said Thursday that Murdoch would become chairman emeritus of both companies, effective at board meetings in November. His son, Lachlan, will become News Corp. chairman and continue as chief executive officer of Fox Corp.


Lachlan Murdoch said that “we are grateful that he will serve as chairman emeritus and know he will continue to provide valued counsel to both companies”.


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Besides Fox News, Rupert Murdoch started the Fox broadcast network, the first to successfully challenge the Big Three of ABC, CBS and NBC, with shows like ‘The Simpsons’. He is owner of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.

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