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Rupert Murdoch

This name should sound somewhat familiar if you have heard the news at all in the past decade. Rupert Murdoch is worth over $5 billion and received his father’s company after his death, New Corporation, which is the second largest media conglomerate.

The company owns Twentieth Century Fox, HarperCollins, and The Wall Street Journal. Owning a large media conglomerate and being an Australian American is not as easy as it seems as Murdoch has been surrounded by controversy, especially within the last six years. So just what has happened over these years?

Hacking

The companies, as well as Murdoch himself, had allegations brought up against them in 2011 for hacking phones of the public, royalty, and celebrities. This was an international scandal that included police bribery and improper use of influence to get stories. The FBI as well as the British government was looking into the allegation, during which times Murdoch stepped down from being the CEO of 21st Century Fox.

Later, in 2016, Murdoch was chosen as the CEO of Fox News when Roger Ailes resigned because of allegations of sexual harassment. It seems when Murdoch is involved, controversy is not far from him.