News Corp
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| Stock price | NWSA |
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| Number of employees | ~28,000 (2018) |
| Ceo | Robert Thomson |
| Owners | Murdoch family |
| Subsidiaries | Dow Jones & Company |
| News Corp Australia | |
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| ID | 1393058 |
About News Corp
News Corporation is an American mass media and publishing company, formed as a spin-off of the original News Corporation focusing on newspapers and publishing.
Rupert Murdoch: How magnate transformed Australia's media
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... From the 1960s, Rupert Murdoch built up News Corporation into a globe-spanning behemoth with mighty political and public influence...
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...Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of Fox and News Corp, seemingly heralding the end of a career as one of the world s most influential media tycoons...
Rupert Murdoch steps down as Fox chairman
...Media mogul Rupert Murdoch says he is stepping down as chairman of Fox and News Corp, with his son Lachlan to head both companies...
Can Fox News afford the $787. 5m Dominion settlement?
... Rupert Murdoch and his family - who control the News Corp media empire which includes Fox News, The Times of London and The Wall Street Journal - are estimated to have a fortune of $17...
Sun publisher sets aside £127m for phone hacking cases
... News Corp split from Fox Corp in 2013, and as part of the deal Fox agreed to reimburse News Group s parent, News UK, for the cost of court cases predating the split...
Rupert Murdoch ditches plan to merge Fox and News Corp
... Mr Murdoch and his eldest son Lachlan Murdoch have announced the decision not to go ahead with the plan because it " is not optimal for shareholders of News Corp and FOX at this time"...
Rupert Murdoch pays £11,000 for Boris Johnson to visit
... Mr Murdoch s News Corp owns several newspapers including the Wall Street Journal in the US, and the Sun and the Times in the UK...
Rupert Murdoch pays £11,000 for Boris Johnson to visit
By Francesca GillettBBC News
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch paid More Than £11,000 for Boris Johnson to visit him in the US last month, the latest list of MPs' financial interests shows.
Mr Johnson and two staff members were flown to Montana on 11 and 12 October - with internal US flights, accommodation and hospitality paid for by Mr Murdoch.
The pair held a private meeting, The Bbc understands.
The latest list also shows Mr Johnson was paid £276,000 for a speech five weeks after leaving Downing Street.
On 14 October - a few days after visiting Mr Murdoch - Mr Johnson spoke to The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers in Colorado Springs . He gave a 30-minute speech and a 45-minute " fireside chat" at The Event .
The former PM is understood to have worked for eight-and-a-half hours, meaning he was paid an hourly rate of More Than £32,400. Mr Johnson and two members of staff also received free transport and accommodation.
is published twice a month and shows MPs' outside income, gifts, visits and other benefits - Anything they receive which could influence their actions, speeches or votes in Parliament.
Mr Johnson's visit to Mr Murdoch - - came just over a week before Liz Truss resigned as UK Prime Minister . Her resignation sparked a leadership race which saw Mr Johnson win support to run, before dramatically withdrawing from The Contest .
It is not the First Time Mr Johnson and Mr Murdoch have met. The pair held several meetings while Mr Johnson was Prime Minister - - and also met when Mr Johnson was mayor of London.
Mr Murdoch's News Corp owns several newspapers including the Wall Street Journal in the US, and The Sun and The Times in the UK.
For decades The Billionaire was a force in politics at the highest level. But after the phone-hacking scandal and the closure of The News of The World in 2011, his political allies deserted him and his reputation was knocked.
However his influence began to rise again when political hopefuls such as Nigel Farage and former US President Donald Trump approached Mr Murdoch for help.
This Week , news outlets that are part of Mr Murdoch's empire appeared to ditch support for Mr Trump. On Tuesday night, Fox News cut away during Trump's announcement of his new White House campaign, the Wall Street Journal editorial board called Trump a " loser" and the New York Post covered The News with the headline: " Florida Man Makes Announcement".
Thursday's update to the UK MPs' financial interests list also shows:
Source of news: bbc.com
