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News Corp

News Corp, whose assets include a stake in Britain’s BSkyB, The Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Sun and other newspapers across the globe, was restructured in 2013, when Rupert Murdoch spun off the more profitable entertainment business.

Chairman / President

Rupert Murdoch

CEO / Managing Director

Rupert Murdoch

CFO / Finance Director

Susan Panuccio

Industry

Media, Publishing

Website

newscorp.com

Headquarters address

1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, United States

Stock Code

NASDAQ:NWSA
ASX:NWS

Year founded

1980

Rupert Murdoch, centre, arrives for the banquet during US President Donald Trump’s state visit, at Windsor Castle, Britain on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

TikTok

Fox News’ Rupert Murdoch and Dell CEO could take part in TikTok deal, says Trump

With a December 16 deadline looming, the news is the latest twist in a fast-moving potential deal to keep TikTok operating in the US.

22 Sep 2025 - 1:27PMvideocam

United States

Murdoch family settles succession dispute as Lachlan gets media empire

9 Sep 2025 - 1:33PM

Donald Trump

US Democrats release alleged Trump birthday note to Epstein

9 Sep 2025 - 3:57PM

Donald Trump

Trump asks for swift deposition of Rupert Murdoch in Epstein defamation case

Trump is suing The Wall Street Journal and owners, including Murdoch, over a report that Trump’s name was in a birthday card for Epstein.

29 Jul 2025 - 3:55AM

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch at the White House in Washington on February 3. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump

Trump sues Rupert Murdoch, WSJ for US$10 billion over Epstein report

The US government has also asked a court to unseal grand jury transcripts in the criminal case against the disgraced financier.

19 Jul 2025 - 3:11PM

Donald Trump

Trump seeks release of Epstein grand jury documents, blasts birthday letter story

US president asks for release of documents, and threatens to sue over story about an alleged 2003 birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein.

18 Jul 2025 - 2:57PM

United States

Washington Post investigating cyberattack on journalists’ email accounts: source

Emails of reporters, including some who write about China, were reportedly targeted.

16 Jun 2025 - 10:33AM

The Washington Post headquarters in Washington. It was reported on Sunday that the newspaper’s reporters are the target of a cyberattack. Photo: AFP

Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch loses ‘Succession’ battle for son’s control of media empire: report

Media mogul’s attempt to put control of his news empire in eldest son Lachlan’s hands is rejected by Nevada court.

10 Dec 2024 - 10:58AMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

PwC to become OpenAI’s largest customer in genAI push in office

The company will provide the enterprise version of ChatGPT to its 75,000 US employees and 26,000 UK employees.

30 May 2024 - 11:30AM

Millionaires and billionaires

5 of New York’s richest billionaires – net worths, ranked: from media to tech

Ever wondered how the Big Apple’s billionaires made their money? Here’s exactly how they did it – and what some have planned for it once they’re gone

3 May 2024 - 5:00AM

Michael Bloomberg, Julia Koch and Rupert Murdoch are three of the richest people in New York. Photos: @mikebloomberg, @julia_margaret_flesher_koch/Instagram; AFP

Millionaires and billionaires

Real-life Succession as Murdoch exits Fox, hands empire to son Lachlan

Magnate Rupert Murdoch’s surprise announcement 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.

22 Sep 2023 - 2:06PMvideocam

Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch in 2017. File photo: AFP

United States

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch steps down from Fox, News Corp

His son, Lachlan Murdoch, will become the sole chairman of News Corp and continue as the chair and CEO of Fox, the companies said.

22 Sep 2023 - 12:38AM

Ukraine war

Opinion | How the Western media is delaying a resolution to the war in Ukraine

The West is keeping the fervour of war alive with a one-sided narrative that seals any window of opportunity for peace talks.

25 Feb 2023 - 5:06AMvideocam

US midterm elections 2022

Powerful Murdoch media dumps on ‘loser’ Trump

Rupert Murdoch media appeared to turn its back on Donald Trump, labelling the former US president a ‘loser’ who shows ‘increasingly poor judgment’ after the midterm elections.

23 Nov 2022 - 2:37AMvideocam

Former US president Donald Trump. Photo: AP

US midterm elections 2022

As US midterm count drags on, focus shifts to 2024 White House race

Biden says he intends to run and will make a final decision ‘next year’; Trump, meanwhile, may have been abandoned by Murdoch’s media empire for Republican darling Ron DeSantis.

11 Nov 2022 - 8:37AMvideocam

A US flag is waved outside the White House in September 2017. Photo: AP

US presidential election 2020

After assailing Fox News, which way now for the MAGA movement?

The race is on to determine which media outlet will embrace Trumpism the tightest.

14 Nov 2020 - 11:39PMvideocam

US presidential election 2020

As political winds change in US, is Rupert Murdoch ditching Trump?

Fox News infuriated Trump and his supporters by calling Arizona for Biden and the president’s son-in-law called Murdoch in vain to try to get that call retracted.

7 Nov 2020 - 9:26PMvideocam

Rupert Murdoch

Who will inherit Rupert Murdoch’s US$17 billion media empire?

The man who built the mighty News Corp media empire is now 89 – and had 6 children and 4 wives along the way – so who will get the keys to all that power when he’s gone?

16 Aug 2020 - 4:00PM

Rupert Murdoch

James Murdoch resigns from news publisher News Corp’s board

James has previously criticised News Corp’s editorial decisions and said he disagreed with Fox News coverage.

1 Aug 2020 - 6:55PM

Social media

Facebook, Google told they must pay Australia media for news

Regulators in other jurisdictions – as well as investors – are watching closely to see how the code works in practice. Should watchdogs in other markets follow Australia, it would chip away at two of the most wildly successful business models of the 21st century, built largely on content free-for-alls.

31 Jul 2020 - 4:10PM

China economy

Exclusive | Ex-Australian prime minister lashes out at treatment by Chinese media

In a wide-ranging interview, Malcolm Turnbull also discusses Rupert Murdoch’s role in ousting him from office and the use of Twitter by US President Donald Trump.

30 Mar 2019 - 11:29PM

Rupert Murdoch

Murdoch begins Hollywood goodbye, by dismantling his media empire

Murdoch family will create new entity known as Fox after the breaking up of 21st Century Fox.

18 Mar 2019 - 1:28PM

Rupert Murdoch is dismantling his life’s work: a kingdom worth more than US$100 billion. Photo: TNS

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19 Oct 2013 - 5:32PM

News Corp Australian chief quits amid review

News Corp's Australia chief, Kim Williams, resigned from the company as New York Post editor-in-chief Col Allan reviews its newspapers in the country amid pre-election clashes with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

10 Aug 2013 - 4:31AM

21st Century Fox

News Corp gets tepid response from investors after split

2 Jul 2013 - 11:44AM

News Crop assets include the Wall Street Journal and its sister companies, as well as The Times, The Sun and newspapers in Australia and the US. Photo: AP

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