His son Lachlan Murdoch will take over as chairman. This may lead to changes on what they cover and how they push back against competitors like Newsmax, One America News Network and The Daily Wire. Rupert won’t be totally out of the picture, so his fingerprints will still be seen in what is reported and shown on their channels. I’m including it in P&E because of the outsize influence the Corp and channel have had on American politics. Rupert Murdoch to step down as chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp.
He’s 92 years old, so presumably this is early retirement.
I’m not sure we should assume a human lifespan. Has he ever been seen in daylight, or eating garlic bread?
Presumably, this will give him more time to focus on his autobiography, reportedly to be titled “Despicableness, Desiccation, and Decrepitude: My Constant Companions.”
Too wordy. It’s no “The Art of the Deal”, I’ll tell you!
I wonder if he notified them with the same effusive prose that he used when telling Jerry Hall that their marriage was over.
How far is he stepping down? I hope many flights of stairs.
I guess we figured out who will get the kiss from daddy.
Man, and here I thought breaking up via email was a pretty shitty thing to do to someone.
He used the word “sadly”. What more do you people want?! He’s a very busy man.
(On preview: breaking up via email is a pretty shitty thing to do to someone. Divorcing via email is exponentially worse)
I’ll take “Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Still Alive, And Were Dismayed To Find Out” for $1,000, Alex.
Well, the answer is definitely not Alex 
I propose: Humanity: I Hate All Of It!
71st richest person in the world uses farewell letter to take parting shot at the “elites”:
I one of this will have an effect on the daily Bud Light stories.
Clearly, he’s been taking notes from Elmo on criticizing the cabal of rich elites and their corrosive effect on civilization.
Q: How can you tell when the elites have comprehensively taken over the world?
A: When the 71st-richest dude of the 8.1 Billion people on Earth is on the outside looking in.
Those damned 0.000000000087 percenters are ruining Everything!!!1!!!11111!!!11!
Is that the same Jerry Hall that was married to Mick Jagger? (Sorry, didn’t actually read the linked article.)
Yep.
Her alimony payments keep her pretty comfortable, I’m guessing.
When I heard tha Murdoch was leaving his son in charge I thought “Oh, son. Young fella.”
Then I heard that Murdoch was 92 and I wondered how old sonny boy was. 70?