now, he says that he is retiring as the chairman of fox and newscorp which owns the times newspaper.in will be taking over and in a letter rupert murdoch said he will still take an interest in the company and the daily contest of ideas. the most powerful media mogul in the world, rupert murdoch, is rumoured to be able to change governments, making and destroying political careers. for more than half a century, his influence on britain has been profound. his professed philosophy always antiestablishment. we don't believe that people who set themselves up in positions of privilege or of public figures, or public role models and either make money from that or get power from that, we believe they should be looked at. we live in a democracy now. now at 92, he is stepping down as chairman in favour of his son lachlan. in a statement today, he said: the murdoch dynasty inspired the tv series succession with its brutal power struggles to take control of the business. in real life, of rupert murdoch's six children from three of his four wives, three have vied at different times to play signif

rupert murdoch has stepped down as the chairman of fox corp and newscorp ending a career that saw himsiness from australia to the united states. a correspondence with the latest from new york. at 92 years old, rupert murdoch has been preparing for this day. his son is chief executive for fox and his siblings have cleared the way. the elder mr murdoch has been known to joke that he intended to leave his company feet first and perhaps in that spirit rupert murdoch said he will remain close at hand, keenly watching his media outlet�*s offerings and reaching out with thoughts, ideas and advice. he will become a emeritus chairman of both companies in mid—november. it is hard to overstate mr murdoch's influence on the media and political landscape domestically and around the world. his news platform capitalised on waves of right—wing populism in the united states and elsewhere that sometimes repelled conservatives to power and shape public opinion in their favour, sometimes landing in legal trouble. fox news, the crown jewel in his portfolio, recently settled a defamation lawsuit from the a

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our correspondentjohn sudworth sent this update from newscorp headquarters in new york.aordinary global empire and although at the age of 92 there has long been speculation about this moment, now that it is here there is still a sense of shock, notjust from his employees like those here at fox news but around the world because of the huge political, cultural and social influence he was able to wield for so many decades across so many publications. in a statement sent to staff he described his son, lachlan, as a passionate and principled leader who will take the company into the future. his brand of right wing populist content as well as his revolutionising approach to the media industry made him a hero to some and the opposite to others. reinforced in recent years as a result of those scandals. the phone hacking scandal in the uk as well as those claims of a rigged election here in america for which fox news eventually had to settle for 800, almost 800 million us dollars. although mr murdoch steps down formally from the post of chairman he stays on in an advisory role an

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rupert murdoch revealed today he is stepping down as chairman of fox's parent company and newscorp.man that changed both american television and politics. >> reporter: 92-year-old media magnate rupert murdoch announcing he'll leave his role as chair of fox and news corp in mid november, becoming chair. his son lachlan will take the reins. part of a long-standing succession plan. but this won't be your typical retirement. in an internal memo to fox employees today obtained by cbs news rupert murdoch said "in my new role i will be watching our broadcasts with a critical eye, reading our newspapers. you can expect to see me in the office late on a friday afternoon." over the last 70 years he amassed a vast media empire across australia, europe, and the united states, starting fox broadcasting company in 1986. and ten years later he founded fox news channel, providing him an influential role in conservative politics. >> i've been publishing for 40 years. and a lot of fights. >> reporter: murdoch's career has also been plagued by controversy. in 2016 he ousted his long-time ally fox news

seven decades building his media empire, rupert murdoch is now stepping down as owner of fox and newscorp formally handing over the reins including "the new york post," "the wall street journal" and fox news to his son lachlan effective mid-november. the elder murdoch pointing to his staff at the time is right for me to take on different roles. this is a seismic pair with rupert murdoch, 70 years in the business. the legacy, you can't even begin to describe it. >> reporter: to move following a tumultuous year for the company. in april, fox news agreed to pay $787 million to settle a bombshell defamation lawsuit brought by dominion voting systems, accusing the network of knowingly pushing false claims about voting machines in the 2020 presidential election. over the years, the murdoch family dynasties drawing both controversy and intricate and believed to be the inspiration in part for the hbo hit series "succession." everything is done in my life, i've done for my children. >> reporter: rupert murdoch will officially assume the role of chairman emeritus in novem november. >> each day, i'm

, parent chairman of newscorp, the parent company sun. fox corporation, as well. after building one of the most influential media empires over his 70 year career, murdoch will, however, take up the role as chairman emeritus of both companies. while his lachlan companies. while his son lachlan will become sole chairman of news corp and continue as executive chairman and chief executive chairman and chief exec fox. look let's get the exec of fox. look let's get the reaction now from the former editor of the sun, a man who knows this guy better than most. it's mackenzie. it's kelvin mackenzie. kelvin, thank what thank you very, very much. what does do you think? does this mean, do you think? what what are you what are you what are you thinking when you see that rupert is going? rupert murdoch is going? >> all, i'm >> well, first of all, i'm surprised. and since he said to me you would have to carry me that you would have to carry him his boots on and he him out with his boots on and he would never quit . so i take it would never quit. so i t

it made no logical sense i mean, newscorp.ey're both essentially publishers, in a sense. that's what they both do one does it in print, the other does it on air so why separate them >> let me ask you a different question -- >> that was just a valuation issue. and it, by the way, had nothing to do with the assets that everybody talked about it had to do with the fact they owned realtor.com and there was an issue on how you value it >> what do you think of the regulatory environment today and i ask, eddie q. will be testifying in this google case you've been after google for quite some time. >> i think google -- >> there's a whole bunch of folks who think the ftc has gone too far. >> they're stupid. they haven't gone too far. but, google, which is an absolute monopoly in search, now maybe this will change because a player comes in and tech comes in, and maybe pulls it away. but by the way, with all of microsoft's great good work and being in the lead with open ai, chat, they've gone from 3% to maybe 3.2% google has 90-plus perce