Why is Rupert Murdoch stepping aside now and what does it mean for the company?
- Written by Andrew Dodd, Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
At age 92, media mogul Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of Fox Corporation and News Corp but will stay on in the role of chairman emeritus, presumably to help guide his eldest son Lachlan as the new head of the firm.
In many ways, the news was inevitable. The company is clearly planning its succession and how it manages Rupert’s...
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