History & Society
Rupert Murdoch
Australian-born American publisher
Rupert Murdoch
Category:
History & Society
- In full:
- Keith Rupert Murdoch
- Founder:
- News Corporation
- Notable Family Members:
- son James Murdoch
- son Lachlan Murdoch
Recent News
Apr. 9, 2024, 9:31 AM ET (The Guardian)
The Sun loses £66m amid costs from phone-hacking scandal
Mar. 25, 2024, 4:45 AM ET (MSN)
Prince Harry's attorney goes after Rupert Murdoch in phone-hacking case
Mar. 21, 2024, 2:24 PM ET (AP)
Prince Harry says tabloids intercepted phone calls of mother, the late Princess Diana, and father
Mar. 20, 2024, 9:16 PM ET (AP)
Prince Harry's lawyer implicates Rupert Murdoch in cover-up of unlawful snooping by his tabloids
Rupert Murdoch (born March 11, 1931, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian-born American newspaper publisher and media entrepreneur who founded (1979) the global media holding company the News Corporation Ltd.—often called News Corp. It focused on publishing after a reorganization in which its media and television holdings were spun off (2013) as 21st Century Fox and largely sold (2019). That sale resulted in the creation of Fox Corporation, which included Fox News and other TV channels. Murdoch, the son of Sir Keith Murdoch (1886–1952), a famous Australian war correspondent and publisher, studied at Worcester College, Oxford (M.A., 1953), and briefly ...(100 of 1242 words)