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Murdoch’s Next Move: How Rupert Could Box Out His Children and Keep Control of the Fox Empire
The 93-year-old media titan is locked in a legal feud with his kids over attempts to consolidate power under eldest son Lachlan
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News Corp. Posts Higher Profits, While Wall Street Journal Subscribers Decline
The news giant lost 30,000 WSJ customers during the holiday quarter as overall Dow Jones subscriber growth was flat
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Rupert Murdoch Succession Plan Poses Risk to News Corp, Activist Investor Says
Starboard Value LP proposes ending the dual-class share structure, in which the media mogul’s family controls 41% of voting shares and a 14% stake
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News Corp. Reports 6% Boost in Q4 Revenue to $2.58 Billion, Touts OpenAI Deal
The media company turned a net loss of $32 million in 2023 into net income of $71 million driven largely by Dow Jones Segment
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New York Post Under Fire for Cropping Video of Joe Biden to Make the President Appear to ‘Meander’
“The Murdoch outlets are so desperate to distract from POTUS’ record that they just lie,” a White House spokesperson writes
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The Brits Invade US Newsrooms With a ‘Killer Instinct’ and Fleet Street Ethics
Robert Winnett, the soon-to-be executive editor of the Washington Post, is the latest British journalist to be put in charge of a U.S. news outlet.
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Vox Media, The Atlantic Ink Licensing Partnerships With OpenAI
Both companies will also be collaborating with OpenAI on product development for their respective audiences
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Litigate or License? News Publishers Struggle With Letting AI Have Their Content
Media companies are choosing sides, with some trying to protect their content in court while others make deals
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News Corp and OpenAI Strike Multi-Year Licensing Partnership to Train Chatbots
The deal includes content from The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, the New York Post and more
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News Corp. Q3 Net Income Falls 29% As News Media Advertising Revenue Declines
CEO Robert Thomson warns of rising tide of “AI-fueled falsehoods” in an “era of polarization”
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Chicago Tribune Owner Sues OpenAI, Microsoft for Training AI Without Permission
The Alden Global Capital lawsuit frames its damages claim as due compensation for lost licensing fees and subscriber revenue
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News Corp. CEO Jabs at New York Times OpenAI Lawsuit: ‘Courtship Is Preferable to Courtrooms’
“While certain other media companies prefer litigation, we prefer consultation,” Robert Thomson said on Wednesday’s earnings call
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News Corp. Reports 3% Boost in Revenue to $2.59 Billion Driven by Dow Jones, Book Publishing and Real Estate
The fiscal Q2 of 2024 marked the highest quarterly Dow Jones revenues since its acquisition in 2007
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News Corp. Names Arthur Bochner Its Next Chief Communications Officer
He’s replacing the retiring Jim Kennedy at the newspaper and book publisher
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With More AI Experiments, News Media Faces an Existential Moment
Sports Illustrated and Gannett allegedly used AI to write articles, and big companies like News Corp. are testing the waters
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