Rupert Murdoch steps down from Fox and News Corp. with a screed against “elites”
Posted on AllSides September 21st, 2023
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With a net worth of $17 billion, Rupert Murdoch is one of the world’s richest men. And somehow, that figure undersells his influence. Murdoch, who stepped down today from the boards of Fox Corp. and News Corp., has used his media empire to wield more influence over the right-wing politics of the Western world than just about any other person. He’s done this, in large part, by railing against liberal “elites,” claiming that his media properties, which include the Fox News channel in the US, are the sole truth-tellers in...
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