About Rupert Murdoch & family
- Rupert Murdoch built a media empire that includes cable channel Fox News, The Times of London and The Wall Street Journal. He stepped down as chairman in September 2023.
- Murdoch sold most of Fox's movie studio, FX, and National Geographic Networks and its stake in Star India to Disney for $71.3 billion in March 2019.
- Murdoch's son, Lachlan, runs the new Fox, which consists of its broadcast, cable news, business and sports networks.
- Though several of his companies are known for their conservative tilt, he initially urged Mike Bloomberg to run for president against Donald Trump.
- A native of Australia, Murdoch inherited a newspaper at age 22 after his father, a former war correspondent, passed away.
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Did you know
Murdoch bought The New York Post, his first major U.S. purchase, in 1976; he still owns the tabloid.
Murdoch has been married five times, including to Jerry Hall, who is a former model and Mick Jagger's ex-wife. He wed retired biologist Elena Zhukova in June 2024.
Murdoch has been married five times, including to Jerry Hall, who is a former model and Mick Jagger's ex-wife. He married retired biologist Elena Zhukova in June 2024.
In Their Own Words
My outlook, energy, self-assurance and sense of social purpose were fashioned in the slightly mad meritocracy that is the newsroom, where you start each day with a blank canvas and relentlessly strive to capture as much original news as possible.
Rupert Murdoch & family
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