Fox executives are said to be fearful a shake-up is on the cards as Rupert Murdoch heads back to the US thanks to the COVID-19 vaccine, courtesy of the UK’s NHS. The media mogul, who will turn 90 in March, got the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine in recent days, sources told The Daily Beast. … Read more
Furious Donald Trump called Rupert Murdoch to scream at him after Fox called Arizona for Joe Biden – but the media mogul refused to back down Fox News called Arizona for Joe Biden before AP, CNN or NBC AP has since called Arizona, but CNN and NBC believe it is too close to call Donald … Read more
James Murdoch has said he quit his father’s media empire because it was ‘legitimizing disinformation’ and slammed ‘crazy’ Trump for ‘infecting the US with cruelty’ and downplaying COVID-19. The youngest son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his second wife Anna told the New York Times about his decision to break free from the family business, … Read more
Murdoch Jr ploughs into green farming company AppHarvest The start-up is building the world’s largest greenhouse It hopes to open the huge indoor farm in Kentucky in the autumn By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 8 August 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 8 August 2020 He quit his father’s … Read more
Did Rupert Murdoch’s son quit his media empire because it isn’t woke enough? ‘Liberal of the family’ James steps down after he and his environmentalist wife grew disillusioned with company’s coverage The 47-year-old cited editorial disagreements in his bombshell resignation letter He was once seen as the favourite to take over the News Corporation empire … Read more
James Murdoch’s resignation from the family firm represents a victory for his older brother in the epic power struggle between the two siblings and their Succession-style battle to succeed their father. His decision to ditch News Corp – citing ‘disagreements over certain editorial content published by the company’s news outlets’ – sent shockwaves through the … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: James Murdoch resigns from board of News Corp citing ‘disagreements over certain editorial content published by the company’s news outlets’ James Murdoch sent his letter of resignation from the News Corp board Friday He cited disagreements over ‘certain editorial content’ published by the company’s news outlets as his reason for departure News Corp … Read more
The stepfather of British backpacker Joanne Lees says he now believes Australian killer Bradley John Murdoch is innocent of murdering her boyfriend Peter Falconio in 2001 – after watching a controversial documentary on TV. Mechanic Bradley John Murdoch, from Broome in north-west Australia, was convicted of murdering Mr Falconio, 28, and assaulting his partner Joanne … Read more
Media tycoon James Murdoch in line for £50m from Tesla share boom Tesla last week overtook Toyota to hit a staggering £180billion James Murdoch –joined Tesla as a non-executive director in 2017 By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 4 July 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 4 July 2020 Media tycoon … Read more
Forensic scientists say evidence used to convict notorious Australian killer who killed British packer in 2005 is ‘riddled with doubt’ Evidence to convict Murdoch ‘riddled with doubt’, according to investigation He was sentenced to life behind bars in 2005 for the murder of Peter Falconio Mr Falconio was never seen again after travelling on the … Read more