james murdoch, the son of media mogul rupert murdoch has resigned from the board of news corp.wide range of media outlets, including the times and the new york post. in his letter of resignation, james murdoch cited disagreements over certain editorial content as well as other strategic decisions. our north america correspondent david willisjoins us. do we have any sense beyond what was in that statement of what was in that statement of what is behind james' decision to stand down? james murdoch's resignation letter is brief, to the point of being terse. it says simply that he is resigning because of disagreements over editorial content, and certain other strategic decisions. but this had been a long time coming, because james murdoch has found himself at odds repeatedly with the views of his father, political views of his father rupert murdoch. it was rupert murdoch of course who supported donald trump four or so years ago, and indeed they have clashed over such things as climate change as well. murdoch senior is a climate sceptic, james murdoch was critical of the coverage by

in his letter of resignation, james murdoch cited disagreements over certain editorial content, as wellsions. david folkenflik is media correspondent for national public radio in the us and also the author of a book, murdoch's world: the last of the old media empires. this is his take on what the letter revealed. a terse note, indeed, that didn't spell out what those disagreements occurred on, but it's not hard to discern. there are two broad categories i think you can look at. one is the question of the family's support on the editorial pages and, in some cases, the news pages of the new york post for president trump, and also for the corporate sibling — not part of news corp but nonetheless important for this story — over on fox news, where the vast effort of their opinion hosts is to hold the president aloft, but also a lot of the news stories are picked in order to help the president's narrative. then there is the second question of specific storylines — the ways in which the murdoch press in australia tried to minimise or, in effect, smother scientific studies and questions about t

james murdoch, the son of media mogul rupert murdoch, has resigned from the board of newscorp, the companyf media outlets including the times in london, the wall streetjournal and the new york post. in his letter of resignation, james murdoch cited disagreements over certain editorial content, as well as other strategic decisions. joining me now from new york is david folkenflik. he is media correspondent for national public radio in the us and also the author of a book, murdoch's world: the last of the old media empires. ‘s thanks for your time. let's start with those certain editorial disagreements that were alluded to in that rather brief letter or that rather brief letter or that rather brief notice that we got of james murdoch's resignation. what do we think that could be about? a terse note indeed, that didn't spell out what those disagreements occurred on, but it is not hard to discern. there are two broad categories i think you can look at. one is the question of the family's support on the editorial pages, and in some cases the news pages, of the new york post, for president trump

james murdoch's letter to the board of newscorp was terse.t the conservative editorial stance of newscorp assets such as the wall street journal and, most particularly, fox news. we're seeing a moment of real tumult and a rupture play out in public. and i thinkjames's resignation is a real manifestation of that. and it's an indication that he doesn't expect to have any real influence over the direction of fox news or its other properties in the immediate years ahead. back in the days of 21st century fox, the two potential heirs to the murdoch media empire shared power between them. but the sale of much of the fox entertainment business to the walt disney company two years ago led to james's departure as ceo. lachlan took over the remainder of that business whilst continuing to run newscorp, and it was there that differences between the two brothers seemed to grow. james publicly taking issue with newscorp's coverage of the australian wildfires, which he thought should focus more on climate change, a subject close to his heart. only for the bl

in his letter of resignation, james murdoch cited disagreements over certain editorial content as welldecisions. a federal appeals court has overturned the death sentence of the boston marathon bomber, dzhokhar tsarnaev. at issue is whether the trial judge had done enough to ensure the jurors weren't biased. but the court upheld his conviction for helping to carry out the attack in 2013, which killed three people and injured more than 260 others. the united states has condemned the decision by the hong kong government to put back territorial elections for one year. hong kong's chief executive, carrie lam, said the poll could not take place as originally scheduled in september because of rising coronavirus infections. a high—speed train has derailed in the portuguese district of coimbra, killing two and injuring at least 30 others. the train collided with a railway maintenance machine. emails between the british socialite ghislaine maxwell and the late us sex offender jeffrey epstein have been revealed in a trove of unsealed court documents. epstein tells ms maxwell she has done nothing

james murdoch, the son of the media mogul rupert murdoch, has resigned from the board of newscorp, thes in london, the wall streetjournal, and the new york post. in his letter of resignation, james murdoch cited disagreements over certain editorial content as well as other strategic decisions. david willis reports. they've been called the most powerful media family in the world. father rupert, seen here with sons james on the right, lachlan on the left. now, the family dynasty has imploded, leaving a trail of questions and intrigue. james murdoch's letter to the board of news corp was terse. "my resignation is due to disagreements over certain editorial content published by the company's news outlets," he wrote. "and certain other strategic decisions." central to those qualms over content, it's thought the conservative editorial stance of news corp assets such as the wall street journal and, most particularly, fox news. we are seeing a moment of real tumult and a rupture play out in public. i thinkjames's resignation is a real manifestation of that. and it is an indication that he does

james murdoch, the younger son of media mogul rupert murdoch, has resigned effective immediately fromhe board of news corporation, which owns fox news, the wall streetjournal, the times and the sun, citing disagreements over editorial content. james murdoch and his wife have previously criticised news corp for its climate change coverage and denial. a 17—year—old has been arrested in florida accused of masterminding a massive twitter hack injuly. two others including a british teenager are also facing charges. the attackers took control of the accounts of people such as bill gates and barack 0bama, and tricked people into sending more than $100,000 worth of bitcoin. in a few minutes, it'll be time for the film review. but first, click. hey, welcome to click. hope you are doing 0k. this week, we have something special for you. you see, every so often we start investigating a subject, thinking it will make a nice, interesting five—minute film, but then we tug on a particular thread and it turns out there is something way bigger and way weirder going on than we thought. talking of way we

james murdoch and his wife have previously criticised news corp for its climate change coverage. a 17—year—old has been arrested in florida, —— those are your headlines. the teenage driver of a getaway car involved in dragging to his death pc andrew harper in berkshire last summer, has beenjailed for 16 years for manslaughter. two passengers in the car, who are both 18, were jailed for 13 years. the teenagers were attempting to steal a quad bike when pc harper responded to the 999 call. helena wilkinson was in court and her report contains some flashing images. andrew and lissie harper were married for less than a month when he was killed. today, she was in court with family to see those responsible jailed for their crimes — jessie cole, henry long and albert bowers. this is cole and bowers laughing after their first court appearance. i've got four masked men outside my house and they've got weapons. they're stealing my quad bike. this is the 999 call about the theft of a quad bike that pc harper had been responding to with a colleague. the officers soon came across the teenagers

james murdoch, the younger son of media mogul rupert murdoch, has resigned from the board of news corporationp says he will ban video—sharing app tiktok in the us. security officials there have expressed concern that the app, which is chinese—owned, could be used to collect the personal data of americans.

rupert murdoch s youngest son, james murdoch, has resigned from the board of news corporation which runsire including fox news, the sun and the times. he said he'd decided to quit following disagreements over editorial content, as well as other strategic decisions. in the united states, president trump has announced he is banning the chinese—owned video—sharing app tiktok. us security officials have expressed concern that the app could be used to collect the personal data of americans. tiktok has denied accusations that it is controlled by, or shares data with, the chinese government. it's fa cup final day, so with the build—up to that and the rest of the sports news, here'sjohn watson at the bbc sport centre... good afternoon. yes, all eyes on wembley ahead of this afternoon's fa cup final in what is a london derby between arsenal and chelsea. natalie pirks is at wembley. and, natalie, not the occasion we're used to for football's showpiece, which will be played in front of an empty stadium. well, we are well used to seeing games played behind closed doors without fans by now, but this

james murdoch resigned from board of news corp. publication and has left fox news and whose ceo is his brother lockland murdoch. murdoch said in a statement my resignation is due to disagreements of over editorial content published by the company's news outlets and certain other strategic decisions. that stance came little surprise to industry insiders as james murdoch has made climate change major cause and he and his wife donated $1 million to joe biden committee. coming up hogan gidley. howie: media have been watching from coronavirus to election. welcome, i've got to start with the president's tweet which did have 3 question marks about whether we should delay the election until people can properly and safely vote. he now says he was trying to broad the dishonest main street media and as you know this was widely condemned including conservative national review and editorial page. was that tweet a mistake? hogan: no absolutely not. the president was trying to point out that the democrats are trying to absolutely and totally chan

>> james murdoch is a very smart guy. he is very intelligence. i have met him several times and it's not so much that he is very liberal and that he has a problem with fox, just purely politically. it's that he believes that sudden core issues like global warming, that he cares a great deal about, what fox is doing and denying reality, denying the facts, denying the truth. it's not one's analysis of the attacks or the other. but when you are in a position denying something that 99% of scientists say, that really imperils the future prospects of the planet, that's -- that goes beyond the political disagreement. i think what he is saying is that these places are not functioning in a way that the media, particularly large media organizations are meant to, to adhere to facts to care about reality. >> yeah, and you know, denying that the pandemic and wearing masks and promoting white supremacy and on and on and on, and this is -- those things are not about politics, really. that is about caring about human rights and decency and dignity and facts and

james murdoch, the younger son of media mogul rupert murdoch, has resigned from the board of news corporation which owns fox news, the wall streetjournal, the times and the sun — citing disagreements over editorial content. president trump says he will ban video—sharing app tiktok in the us. security officials there have expressed concern that the app, which is chinese—owned, could be used to collect the personal data of americans. now on bbc news, in the wake of the black lives matter movement, tara welsh investigates why black men are more likely to die in police custody than any other ethnic group in england. she meets the families who have lost loved ones and who say the criminaljustice system is racially biased. and a warning, there are some images in this programme which you may find disturbing. the death of george floyd under the knee of a white policeman has started a flood of protest around the world. outrage over an american tragedy. and tens of thousands of people in the uk have marched in unison. but what now? is it time for us to face our own ugly truth? get off my neck! in the u

james murdoch, the younger son of media mogul rupert murdoch, has resigned from the board of news corporation, which owns fox news, the wall streetjournal, the times and the sun, citing "disagreements over editorial content". six months after declaring the coronavirus pandemic a global public health emergency, the head of the world health organization has said the impact of the coronavirus outbreak will be felt "for decades to come". a 17—year—old has been arrested in florida, accused of masterminding a massive twitter hack in july. two others, including a british teenager, are also facing charges after the attackers took control of high profile accounts to scam people. the teenage driver of a getaway car involved in dragging to his death pc andrew harper in berkshire last summer, has beenjailed for 16 years for manslaughter. two passengers in the car, who are both 18, were jailed for 13 years. the teenagers were attempting to steal a quad bike when pc harper responded to the 999 call. helena wilkinson was in court and her report contains some flashing images. andrew and lissie harper were ma

>> james murdoch resigning from the news corp.'d of directors with a letter to the board saying that his resignation is due to disagreements of content by the companies news outlets and other strategic decisions. that's in his letter that is submitted to the board that's included in the s.e.c. filing. a pretty notable mov and speaks to the split within that murdoch family over some of the political content of news corp. >> we know, julia, already there's a family rift of james and his wife and his brother lockland over climate change denialism by fox news and the other outlets and so this was not a surprise with the division >> perhaps not surprisingly james donated to the vice president biden's fund and a number of startups around the world. and backing some climate change initiatives as you mentioned >> thank you, julia. mike, comment on news corp.? >> yeah. so, you know, one of the things that news corp. is contending with isn't just the news department but obviously they have some challenges in other areas of their business, in

james murdoch, the younger son of media mogul rupert murdoch, has resigned from the board of news corporation, which owns fox news, the times, the sun and the sunday times — citing "disagreements over editorial content". three youths including a 22—year—old in florida, a 19—year—old in the uk, and a juvenile have been charged, suspected of being behind a major hacking attack targeting twitter. many leading users, including barack obama, bill gates, elon musk and kanye west, had their accounts compromised. now on bbc news it's time for click. this week: influencers, influencing. but can you tell which one is the real thing? hello, welcome to click, hope you are doing 0k. hello, welcome to click, hope you are doing ok. this week we have something special for you. every so often waste start investigating a subject —— we start investigating a subject thinking it will make an interesting five minute film and then we tug on a particular threat and it that is something way bigger and way weirdo going on than we thought. i am talking of way weirdo cinema —— talking of way weirdo cinema —— talking of

james murdoch, the younger son of media mogul rupert murdoch, has resigned from the board of news corporation which owns fox news, the wall streetjournal, the times, and the sun — citing disagreements over editorial content. president trump says he will ban video—sharing app tiktok in the us. security officials there have expressed concern that the app, which is chinese—owned, could be used to collect the personal data of americans. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week — influencers, influencing. but can you tell which one is the real thing? hey, welcome to click, hope you're doing 0k. this week, we have something special for you. you see, every so often, we start investigating a subject, thinking it will make a nice, interesting five—minute film, but then we tug on a particular thread and it turns out there is something way bigger and way weirder going on than we thought. talking of way weirder, here's omar mehtab. hey, mate. hey, how's it going? good, thanks. so, do you want to start off by telling us what you were originally set out to look at? we wanted to find out how online i

james murdoch, the younger son of media mogul rupert murdoch, has resigned from the board of news corporationwhich owns fox news, the times, the sun and the sunday times, citing disagreements over editorial content. now on bbc news, a review of how parliament has tackled the coronavirus crisis, presented by david cornock. hello and welcome to westminster in review, look at parliament's role westminster in review, look at pa rliament‘s role in westminster in review, look at parliament's role in the corona crisis. borisjohnson parliament's role in the corona crisis. boris johnson finally got thejob he had always wanted, but the job description had changed. i must level with you, level with the british public. more families, many more families, are going to lose loved ones before their time. the prime minister was almost one of them, as the global pandemic landed too close to home. it left him with questions to answer. 65,000 people have lost their lives because of covid—i9. the prime ministershould welcome challenge that can save lives rather than complaining about it. it was a crisis that over

murdoch has resigned from the border of news corp citing disagreements over editorial content james murdoch had previously criticised climate change coverage by some news corp outlets accusing them of downplaying the crisis besides the conservative fox news network the group also owns several newspapers including the wall street journal and the sun newspaper in the u k. i said ahead on the program accused of spreading lies and coronavirus why a south korean leader is being blamed for a spike in case it's. a call for justice for a black actor killed in what portuguese protesters say was a racially motivated attack. plenty of nice warm sun sunshine really throughout much of europe yes this embrace me as a cloud we have seen the missiles already it is about the heat 1st of all look at this in the southwest of france some inches in the high thirty's celsius but of course it does mean it's very hot when you're out and about the people doing what they can to cool down obviously using the water and also in many cases having a nice cool drink or a nice ice cream then into northern spain time which

rupert murdoch has resigned from the board of news corp citing disagreements over editorial content james murdochpreviously criticized climate change coverage by some news corps outlets accusing them of done playing in the crisis besides the conservative fox news network the group owns a stable of newspapers including the wall street journal and the sun newspaper in the u.k. mean a prominent all firm and an opposition spokeswoman iran dozens are arrested in zimbabwe after police put a stop to anti-government protests president emmerson money god was says the rallies are an insurrection by the opposition and he's banned them man they reports . protests have been planned across the board but these scenes were not what opposition groups had hoped for in the capital had out a lot shots in abandoned streets after the government declared the protests illegal a few people tried to defy the ban but were quickly stopped by police and soldiers we have seen in the past 2 days the army the police being deployed into made bones and even today these areas get brain matter for these seeds eventually create diff

rupert murdoch has resigned from the board of news corp citing disagreements over editorial content james murdoch said he disagreed with some strategic decisions made by the company he's previously criticized climate change coverage by some of their outlets accusing them of downplaying the impact of the climate crisis now besides the conservative fox news the group owns a stable of newspapers which includes the wall street journal and the sun newspaper in the u.k. 3 people including an alleged teen mastermind have been charged over a huge twister hacked that targeted high profile accounts just a couple of weeks ago they took over accounts belonging to former u.s. president barack obama and tesla basilan musk before tweeting out a fake bitcoin deal that crypto currency scam raised more than $100000.00 in one day and you got to has the details from miami florida where 2 of the 3 suspects are from. in terms of cyber crimes this one was pretty or day they hiked into about 34 accounts including as he said people like jeff bezos people like kim carr daschle and the former president barack obama joe bid

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inning james murdoch decided this was too much, he wasn't going to watch a radical disservice of the s and readers of the murdoch media companies be something that he was going to be in charge of. >> let's talk about one of the most important events of the week, celebration of life for john lewis which included his extraordinary funeral service in atlanta on thursday. every channel was live, all the broadcast networks and cable channels, but i saw something in the ratings that blew me away. i don't usually talk about ratings, look at this from wednesday, a typical day on cable news, typical daytime cable news, fox is on top, cnn and msnbc are a little below. thursday, during the funeral, the red line is fox. the ratings fall off a cliff. fox viewers didn't want to watch the funeral. fox went from about 2 million viewers from the funeral down to 500,000, to 600,000. right after the funeral and obama, fox viewers came back. this is stunning. i know people aren't surprised by this and say fox's programming doesn't appeal to african-americans or the minority groups, but have democrats bee

rupert murdoch has resigned from the board of news corp citing disagreements over editorial content james murdoch had previously criticized climate change coverage by some news corp outlets accusing them of downplaying the crisis besides the conservative fox news network the group owns a stable of newspapers including the wall street journal the sun and the times in the in the u.k. and more than $100.00 titles across australia. still ahead in school we look at how players could be impacted financially north america's meeting baseball competition to shut down the ticker and for. august on al-jazeera at the u.s. republican and democratic national convention stella gets officially nominate their party's presidential candidates for the 2020 elections in india witness policy young conservationist tackling the deadly human elephant conflict with an unlikely strategy coexistence 10 years after the chilean mining disaster we revisit the victims of a story that captivated the world one on one east and has the violent urbina mixed martial arts in russia and the former u.s.s.r. and the u.n. special tribunal

james murdoch, seen here on the right, said "disagreements over editorial content" were behind his decisione exact nature of the disagreements was not detailed, but murdoch has previously criticised his father's news outlets for their stance on climate change. the bafta television awards took place last night with a very different look. coronavirus meant the closed ceremony took place with no audience, and the winners accepted their prizes virtually. lizo mzimba reports. the night hosted by richard aoyode was a socially distanced... back it i was a socially distanced... back it up!... was a socially distanced... back it heavily was a socially distanced... back it up! heavily virtual event. and deep after those two chernobyl. which won two awards, best miniseries and best actor. it is a surprise. you've ruined my losing streak, i am annoyed at you! best actress went to glenda jackson for elizabeth is missing, nearly 50 yea rs elizabeth is missing, nearly 50 years after her first bafta. thank you very much indeed! i mean, it was a privilege doing the show, and even more of a privilege to be l

one of rupert murdoch's sons, james, resigns from the board of news corporation, citing editorial disagreementsnald trump has announced he will be banning the chinese video—sharing app tiktok from as early as today. arsenal will carry on, it's aubameyang. and aubameyang's body swerve gets in — he scores! and victory for arsenal at wembley against chelsea in the fa cup final. he's not done this in as much style as some of his predecessors. but the most famous trophy of all has its most—worn ribbons on again. it's a record 14th win for the gunners, and the first trophy for new manager mikel arteta. good evening, welcome to bbc news. pubs and restaurants in england could be shut again in the autumn in order to get children back to school. professor graham medley, a member of the government's scientific advisory group — sage — told the bbc that england may have to make the trade—off in the coming weeks. england's chief medical officer, chris whitty, said yesterday that the country has "probably" reached the limit of easing restrictions, and said relaxing the rules any further would "absolutely, ine

one of rupert murdoch's sons, james, resigns from the board of news corporation, citing editorial disagreementsi doing? whatam i doing? iam being what am i doing? i am being asked to do something. the match is over, the fa cup has been won by arsenal. we probably could have predicted that, with seven minutes to go, we were taking a look at those pictures and we are watching as pedro, the chelsea player, was taken off. that is the manager there, mikal arteta, huge result for him, seeing this through. a lot of people did not think they would win, did they? not everybody was quite sure arsenal would win the season, but they have indeed. the penalty apparently was a huge turning point. i am very helpfully reading chris sutton‘s commentary on the bbc sport website. it is marvellous to be helped by experts. the penalty was marvellous, according to chris sutton. we have been on air. there are the chelsea players. you can tell, can't you? very unhappy indeed. you can make a very small amount of information go along way! now on bbc news, it's time for click. hey, welcome to click. hope you are doing 0k.

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jans and lock land murdoch, murdoch is running the company and is happy with the way things are, james is not. james left the family business and some think he might try to take over some day. i will have more and that in the coming days. brad says as a father when your children are adults will america still be a democracy? i'm probably a little younger than you, brad, but i know the answer is yes. i absolutely know the answer is yes. period, full stop. america will still be a democracy because we won't let it slip away. you, me, all of us will not let it slip away. most people see through the hoaxes that are fogging up america right now, most people see it for what it is, we just have to keep our eyes wide open and insist on the truth. we're kooming up on the top of the hour. if you want to order "hoax" you can buy it at buyhoax.com or check it out in stores beginning on tuesday. thank you for your interest, thank you for your time, thanks for joining us, state with the union with jake tapper is next. ♪ >>> you've got mail. with the postal director in the hot seat over mail service sl

speaks to the split within that murdoch family over some of the political content of news corp back over to you >> we know, julia, already there's a family rift of james and his wife and his brother lockland over climate change denialism that has been put forth by fox news and the other outlets and not entirely a surprise with the division >> perhaps not surprisingly james donated to vice president biden's campaign fund and investigating in a number of start-ups around the world specifically in india an backing some climate change initiatives as you mentioned. >> julia, thank you. mike, comment on news corp >> yeah. so, you know, one of the things that news corp is contending with isn't just the news department but obviously they have some challenges in other areas of their business including issues related to sports that are just a by-product of the pandemic there's business implications and not thinking that the board of directors is weighing but advertisers get a say in this and there's news about that so i'm not sure that his resignation basically puts an end to this dispute. other shareholders may also share some similar concerns as well >> let's

one of rupert murdoch's sons, james, resigns from the board of news corp, citing editorial disagreements. us president donald trump announces he plans to ban the chinese video—sharing app tiktok, from as early as today. more news from the top of the hour. now, though, on bbc news, in the wake of the black lives matter movement, tara welsh investigates why black men are more likely to die in police custody than any other ethnic group in england. she meets the families that have lost loved ones and say the criminal justice system is racially biased. just a warning, there are some images in this programme which you will find disturbing. the death of george floyd under the knee of a white policeman has started a flood of protest around the world. outrage over an american tragedy. and tens of thousands of people in the uk have marched in unison. but what now? is it time for us to face our own ugly truth? get off my neck! in the uk, black people are also struggling to breathe and dying under the knees of the police. people think it's happening in america, it's not happening here. ijust want pe

one of rupert murdoch's sons, james, resigns from the board of news corporation, citing editorial disagreementsus president donald trump has announced he will be banning the chinese video—sharing app tiktok, from as early as today. arsenal face chelsea in the fa cup final at wembley later — kick—off is at half past five. and in this week's global questions, zenaib badawi and viewers from around the world look at whether our attitude towards world leaders has changed during the coronavirus pandemic — that's in half an hour. hello, iam hello, i am shanley. welcome to bbc news. —— shaun ley. pubs and restaurants in england could be shut again in the autumn in order to get children back to school. professor graham medley, a member of the government's scientific advisory group — sage — told the bbc that england may have to make the trade—off in the coming weeks. england s chief medical officer, chris whitty, said yesterday that the country has "probably" reached the limit of easing restrictions, and said relaxing the rules any further would "absolutely, inevitably" lead to a resurgence of infections

one of rupert murdoch's sons, james, resigns from the board of news corporation, citing editorial disagreementsus president donald trump has announced he will be banning the chinese video—sharing app tiktok from as early as today. arsenal take on wembley in the fa cup final. the score is 2—1 to arsenal. pubs and restaurants in england could be shut again in the autumn in order to get children back to school. professor graham medley, a member of the government's scientific advisory group sage, told the bbc that england may have to make the trade—off in the coming weeks. england's chief medical officer, chris whitty, said yesterday that the country has "probably" reached the limit of easing restrictions and said relaxing the rules any further would "absolutely, inevitably" lead to a resurgence of infections. it comes as many businesses in england — including some beauty salons, plus bowling alleys and wedding venues which were expecting to reopen this weekend — are facing at least another fortnight of closure. and from today, more than 2 million people considered at high risk from coronavirus wil