Jul 31, 2020

News Corp: Rupert Murdoch's son James quits company

James Murdoch, the younger son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, has resigned from the board of News Corporation citing "Disagreements over editorial content". Mr Murdoch has previously criticised News Corp outlets, which include the Wall Street Journal, for climate change coverage. Representatives of Mr Murdoch and his wife Kathryn have acknowledged the couple's "Frustration" with coverage of the subject by some of the company's most influential news brands, including Fox News. They have also spoken of particular disappointment about climate change denial in Murdoch-owned Australian outlets. NewsCorp owns The Times, The Sun and The Sunday Times in the UK, as well as a stable of Australian newspapers, including The Australian, The Daily Telegraph and The Herald Sun.

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