Rupert Murdoch Announces Transition to Chairman Emeritus Role at Fox Corporation and News Corp.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 92, has announced that he is transitioning from his roles as Chair of Fox Corporation and Executive Chairman of News Corp, and will become Chairman Emeritus at both companies. Murdoch informed colleagues in a letter, stating that he will take on different roles, knowing that the companies have talented teams and a passionate, principled leader in Lachlan Murdoch, who will become sole Chairman of both companies. Murdoch’s media empire includes FOX News Channel, which launched in 1996 under News Corp and quickly established itself as a leader in 24-hour news coverage123.

Here are the key bullet points:

  • Rupert Murdoch, media mogul and founder of FOX News Channel, is transitioning from his roles as Chair of Fox Corporation and Executive Chairman of News Corp, and will become Chairman Emeritus at both companies123456.
  • Murdoch informed colleagues in a letter, stating that he will take on different roles, knowing that the companies have talented teams and a passionate, principled leader in Lachlan Murdoch, who will become sole Chairman of both companies1.
  • Murdoch’s media empire includes FOX News Channel, which launched in 1996 under News Corp and quickly established itself as a leader in 24-hour news coverage1.
  • Murdoch will officially make the transition in November, and his son Lachlan will become the sole chairman of both companies45.
  • Murdoch’s decision to step down as Chair of Fox Corporation and Executive Chairman of News Corp has raised questions about the future of the media empire he built over the last 50 years35.

Murdoch's transition to Chairman Emeritus at Fox Corporation and News Corp marks the end of an era for the media mogul and raises questions about the future of his media empire.