
James Murdoch says he quit his father’s media empire because they were ‘legitimizing disinformation’ and slams ‘crazy’ Trump for ‘infecting the US with cruelty’ and downplaying COVID
- The youngest son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch told the New York Times about his decision to break free from the family business
- James Murdoch, 47, said he ‘pulled the rip cord’ from the family empire because he was ‘increasingly uncomfortable’ with News Corp and Fox
- He accused the news organization of ‘legitimizing disinformation’ suggesting it ‘hides agendas’, ‘sows doubt’ and ‘obscures fact’
- He said he also clashed with the family empire’s denial of climate change
- Murdoch also blasted Trump’s ‘craziness’ for downplaying COVID-19
- He blamed the president for ‘infecting the population’ with ‘cruelty’ saying ‘it’s no coincidence the number of hate crimes in this country are rising’
- Murdoch threw his support behind Joe Biden saying ‘hell yes’ when asked if he will be voting for the Democratic candidate in November’s election
- Conservative outlet Fox, owned by News Corp, has long been an ally to Trump
- Murdoch quit the board of News Corp in July blaming ‘disagreements over certain editorial content published by the company’s news outlets
James Murdoch has said he quit his father’s media empire because it was ‘legitimizing disinformation’ and slammed ‘crazy’ Trump for ‘infecting the US with cruelty’ and downplaying COVID-19.
MURDOCH WORLD NEWS: James Murdoch confides in @maureendowd about why he "pulled the rip cord" and left the family business, says Murdoch news properties "legitimize disinformation", ''sow doubt" & "obscure fact" in his most candid interview to date (1/3) https://t.co/QwhmjJ6u33
— jimrutenberg (@jimrutenberg) October 10, 2020
The youngest son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his second wife Anna told the New York Times about his decision to break free from the family business, saying he ‘pulled the rip cord’ because he was ‘increasingly uncomfortable’ with News Corp and Fox ‘legitimizing disinformation’ and denying climate change.
Rupert Murdoch’s younger son James says he left the family’s media empire because he didn’t want to “legitimize disinformation” https://t.co/01WiWJ3Cvh
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 10, 2020
In a major departure from his father’s Fox business which has long been an ally of the president, Murdoch also blasted Trump’s ‘craziness’ for denying the dangers of the pandemic and said ‘it’s no coincidence the number of hate crimes in this country are rising’ since he entered the White House. read more
James Murdoch says he quit his father's media empire because they were 'legitimizing disinformation' and slams 'crazy' Trump https://t.co/bku7FOmVBt
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) October 10, 2020
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This is one article, lets see if he does anything else. Dowd is an interesting choice, but not exactly the “discernment guru” of social/political commentary.
Sounds like he has a moral compass, and this was his best option to alleviate any inner turmoil. Good for him for being his own man.
If he’s going to sell it, he has to do more than this. In Public.
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