Nov 16 Watch 6:03 Brian Stelter discusses ‘Network of Lies’ and how Fox maintains its brand By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold After decades at the helm of News Corp, Rupert Murdoch officially stepped aside this week. What does this leadership change mean for the future of a network so deeply tied to and influential within the Republican party? Amna Nawaz discussed… Continue watching
Sep 23 Who is Lachlan Murdoch, heir apparent of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire? By David Hamilton, Associated Press Rupert Murdoch announced that in November he’ll step down as the head of his two media companies: News Corp. and Fox Corp. His son Lachlan Murdoch will become the chair of News Corp. while remaining chief executive and chair at… Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 5:06 What Rupert Murdoch’s succession means for the future of right-wing media By John Yang, Dorothy Hastings Over seven decades, Rupert Murdoch assembled a global media empire that includes Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post. Now, the 92-year-old mogul is stepping down, with his eldest son set to take over in November. Continue watching
Sep 21 Rupert Murdoch is stepping down at Fox and News Corp By David Bauder, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 12 New disclosure of Rupert Murdoch’s role at Fox News frustrates judge in Dominion case By Randall Chase, Associated Press Attorneys defending Fox in a defamation case related to false claims about the 2020 election withheld critical information about the role company founder Rupert Murdoch played at Fox News, a revelation that angered the judge when it came up at… Continue reading
Mar 09 Lawsuit against Fox reveals push to influence elections for top Republicans By Nicholas Riccardi, David Bauder, Associated Press Thousands of pages of documents in a recent lawsuit show that Fox News' top executives sometimes were actively involved in politics rather than simply reporting or offering opinions on it. Continue reading
Mar 07 Fox Chairman Rupert Murdoch said under oath 2020 election was ‘not stolen,’ according to court filings By David Bauder, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The transcript and other material released Tuesday expand on earlier disclosures that paint a portrait of behind-the-scenes doubt — or outright dismissals — of Trump's voting fraud claims, even as the network gave them airtime. Continue reading
Feb 28 Murdoch acknowledges some Fox hosts ‘endorsed’ false election claims By Randall Chase, Associated Press Rupert Murdoch acknowledged that some Fox News commentators endorsed the false allegations that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and that he didn't step in to stop them from promoting the claims, according to excerpts of a deposition unsealed Monday. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 5:27 How would a Disney-Fox merger affect what we watch? By PBS News Hour Disney is buying a sizeable chunk of Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox for $52 billion. It comes on the same day that the FCC voted to end net neutrality. Hari Sreenivasan talks to David Folkenflik of NPR about what Disney… Continue watching
May 18 Roger Ailes, former Fox News CEO, dies at age 77 By Laura Santhanam Hosts of the morning show “Fox & Friends” appeared visibly upset when they announced Ailes’ death and read his family’s statement on-air early Thursday. Ailes had led Fox News for two decades. Continue reading