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The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

Rupert Murdoch announces he’ll step down from Fox and News corporation brands

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

MS NOW, Stephanie Ruhle

Politics, Versant, Ms Now, Versant Media, Washington, News, President, Policy, Government, Senate, Congress, Msnbc

4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Rupert Murdoch announced he will step down in November as chair of Fox and News Corp and tapped his son Lachlan to replace him. Plus, President Zelenskyy met with some members of House leadership after Speaker McCarthy denied his request to address a joint session of Congress. Peter Baker, Dylan Byers, Tim Miller, Jonathan, Capehart, William Taylor, Julia Ainsley, Melissa Russo, and Lucas Shaw join.

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0:00.0

Tonight, the major announcement of Fox, Rupert Murdoch stepping down, a look at his impact

0:06.7

on our politics, and will there be any changes with his son taken over?

0:11.4

And President Zelensky's return to Washington, meeting with President Biden and members

0:15.8

of Congress, the cleave for more aid as some Republicans are pushing back.

0:21.2

Then a second day of negotiations between Hollywood writers and studio executives is a

0:26.5

deal to end this strike in sight, as the 11th hour gets underway on this Thursday night.

0:39.1

Good evening once again. I'm Stephanie Rool, live from MSNBC headquarters here in New York.

0:44.6

And we begin, you know the story, with a seismic shift taking place in media and politics.

0:50.8

Rupert Murdoch himself, who built the right wing's most powerful media ally,

0:55.4

today announced he will be stepping down in November from the Fox and news corporation boards.

1:01.1

He tapped his son, Lockeland, to replace him as the head of the companies,

1:04.8

but this is more than just a media business story. But because Rupert Murdoch's media influence

1:10.6

and influence on our political landscape has been absolutely massive. NBC's Chloe Melis has more.

1:19.0

With a media legacy spanning 70 years, tonight, billionaire media Titan Rupert Murdoch says he's

1:24.9

stepping down from Fox and news core. In a note to employees, Murdoch said the time is right for me

1:30.2

to take on different roles. Rupert Murdoch created all of this in so much more across America and the globe.

1:39.4

Keeping a title of Chairman Emeritus, he now passes the torch to his oldest son, Lockeland,

1:44.3

who will become sole chairman. At 92 years old, the decision was expected, but Murdoch noted it was not

1:50.6

due to his health, saying our companies are in robust health as am I.

1:54.7

Rupert Murdoch passing the torch to his son, Lockeland, do you think that things will change and how

2:00.4

Fox news is run? I don't. For the foreseeable future, I think Lockeland's going to run the company

2:05.4

the same way his father did. The mogul's resignation marks the end to one of the most

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