Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch controls a media empire that includes cable channel Fox News, The Times of London and The Wall Street Journal.Murdoch, a native of Australia, inherited a newspaper at age 22 after his father, a former war correspondent, passed away.In 2019, Fox sold most of its assets, including its movie studio, two television networks and its stake in Star India, to Disney for $71.3 billion.Murdoch's son, Lachlan, will run the new Fox, which will consist of its broadcast and cable news business.Though several of his media companies are known for their conservative tilt, Murdoch urged Mike Bloomberg to run for president against Trump