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Rupert Murdoch to Step Down as Chief of Twenty-First Century Fox

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 11, 2015 The media mogul will step down as chief executive of his global film and television empire. His youngest son, James, will assume control. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Official Murdoch Denouncement Makes Waves on American Shores

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2012 The declaration by British MPs on Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch exercised "willfull blindness" about phone hacking at The News of the World and is "not a fit person" to run a major international company has prompted the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington to ask the FCC to revoke the 27 Fox broadcast licenses that News Corp. holds in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Junior Murdoch Splits for the Big Apple

Staff / Truthdig Feb 29, 2012 Londoners will get the chance to say bon voyage to James Murdoch as he flees his embattled role as chairman of the crisis-ridden News International to oversee News Corp.’s television operations from a Manhattan office. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Slapstick, Denial Highlight Murdochs’ Testimony

William Pfaff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2011 We seem to be expected to believe that the prime minister, the Murdochs, Mrs. Brooks and two of the most senior policemen in Britain, all were born yesterday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A History of Rupert Murdoch

Staff / Truthdig Jul 20, 2011 This brief history of Rupert Murdoch by Bruce Page, author of the book "The Murdoch Archipelago," originally ran in 2009 as a straightforward antidote to Michael Wolff's "sycophantic" (in Page's view) 2008 book on the international media mogul, "The Man Who Owns the News." Pictured above, Rupert's father, Sir Keith Murdoch. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Angry Brits

RJ Matson, Cagle Cartoons, The St. Louis Post Dispatch Jul 20, 2011 Dig deeper

Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Eat Humble Pie

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jul 20, 2011 "People say that Australia has given two people to the world," Julian Assange told me in London recently, "Rupert Murdoch and me." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Rupert Murdoch Dodges a Pie on ‘the Most Humble Day of My Life’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 19, 2011 While testifying before the British Parliament on what he called "the most humble day of my life," Rupert Murdoch nearly took a pie in the face. Luckily for the media tycoon, his wife, Wendi, literally leaped to the rescue with all of her athletic ability. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Murdochs Agree to Testify in U.K., FBI Launches Probe

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2011 The News Corp scandal that has already claimed one major entity in the Murdochian media empire -- that would be News of the World -- isn't showing signs of dropping from the headlines anytime soon On Thursday, mogul Rupert Murdoch and scion James agreed to face members of Britain's Parliament . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ink-Stained Wretch

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2011 Rupert Murdoch's international media group, News Corp., abandoned efforts to acquire British satellite broadcasting company BSkyB amid an outburst of official and public censure after it came to light that associated journalists spied on mobile phone conversations and bribed police officers to cover it up. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hacking Scandal Leads to British Tabloid’s Demise

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2011 There might have been a changing of the guard among the top editors at the News of the World in recent months, but the British tabloid, part of the Murdoch family media dynasty, is going off the presses for good this weekend after a hacking scandal (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )