🔥 Hot Topics & Stances

Phone-Hacking Scandal

"His British newspaper, News of the World, was shut down amidst a massive scandal revealing its journalists had illegally hacked the voicemails of royals, celebrities, and a murdered schoolgirl."

Source: Leveson Inquiry

Influence on UK Politics ("The Sun Wot Won It")

"His newspapers, particularly The Sun, have famously claimed credit for swinging major UK elections, including for Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, and the Brexit vote."

Source: Academic Studies

Creation and Influence of Fox News

"Fox News revolutionized American cable news and became the primary media platform for the modern conservative movement, but is heavily criticized for blurring the lines between news and partisan opinion."

Source: Pew Research Center

Dominion Voting Systems Lawsuit

"Fox News was forced to pay a historic $787.5 million settlement to Dominion Voting Systems for repeatedly airing false claims about its machines in the 2020 election."

Source: Court Filings

Wapping Industrial Dispute

"Broke the power of the print unions in the UK by moving his newspaper operations to a new, heavily fortified plant in Wapping, a seminal and deeply controversial event in British labor history."

Source: Historical Record

Support for the Iraq War

"Virtually all of his major newspapers and television channels across the US, UK, and Australia strongly and vocally supported the invasion of Iraq."

Source: Media Analysis

Business in China

"Has made numerous attempts over decades to break into the heavily-censored Chinese media market, a pursuit for which he has been criticized."

Source: The New York Times

💼 Career Highlights

  • 1952: Inherited his first newspaper, The News, in Adelaide, Australia.
  • 1969: Acquired the British newspapers News of the World and The Sun, transforming them into populist tabloids.
  • 1981: Acquired The Times and The Sunday Times of London.
  • 1986: Launched the Fox Broadcasting Company in the United States.
  • 1996: Launched the highly influential and controversial cable channel, Fox News.
  • 2023: Stepped down as chairman of News Corp and Fox Corp, handing control to his son Lachlan Murdoch.