News Corp

Summary

News Corp is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,839 views/month, #219 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• News Corp was a member of Copyright Alliance^[3].
• News Corp is in the country of United States^[4].
• News Corp is in the country of US^[5].
• News Corp's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• News Corp's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[7].
• News Corp's instance of is recorded as public company^[8].
• News Corp's founder is recorded as Rupert Murdoch^[9].
• News Corp followed News Corporation^[10].
• News Corp's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[11].
• News Corp's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert James Thomson^[12].
• News Corp's child organization or unit is recorded as HarperCollins^[13].
• News Corp's child organization or unit is recorded as News Corp Australia^[14].
• News Corp's child organization or unit is recorded as News UK^[15].
• News Corp's child organization or unit is recorded as Dow Jones & Company^[16].
• News Corp's child organization or unit is recorded as News Corporation Ltd.^[17].
• News Corp's child organization or unit is recorded as Storyful^[18].
• News Corp's child organization or unit is recorded as HarperCollins Publishers India^[19].
• News Corp is part of S&P 500^[20].
• News Corp's Commons category is recorded as News Corporation^[21].
• News Corp's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[22].
• News Corp's stock exchange is recorded as Australian Securities Exchange^[23].
• News Corp's industry is recorded as journalism^[24].
• News Corp's industry is recorded as mass media^[25].
• News Corp's chairperson is recorded as Rupert Murdoch^[26].
• News Corp's chairperson is recorded as Lachlan Murdoch^[27].

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Founding

News Corp's founder is recorded as Rupert Murdoch^[9]. Recorded inception include January 1, 2013^[28], June 28, 2013^[29], and 2012-12-11^[30]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City^[31].

Identity

News Corp is part of S&P 500^[20]. It followed News Corporation^[10]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[32].

Leadership

News Corp's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert James Thomson^[12]. Chairpersons include Rupert Murdoch^[26], a publisher^[33], b. 1931^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great^[36] and Lachlan Murdoch^[27], a businessperson^[37], b. 1971^[38], of Canada^[39]. Its director / manager is recorded as Rupert Murdoch^[40].

Operations

News Corp's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[11]. Subsidiaries include HarperCollins^[13], a book publisher^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1817^[43], headquartered in 195 Broadway^[44]; News Corp Australia^[14], a media company^[45], in Australia^[46], founded in 1923^[47], headquartered in Surry Hills^[48]; News UK^[15], a business^[49], in United Kingdom^[50], founded in 1981^[51], headquartered in The News Building^[52]; Dow Jones & Company^[16], a business^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1882^[55], headquartered in New York City^[56]; News Corporation Ltd.^[17], a business^[57]; and Storyful^[18], a news agency^[58], in Ireland^[59], founded in 2010^[60], headquartered in Dublin^[61].

Industry

Industries include journalism^[24] and mass media^[25].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Nasdaq^[22] and Australian Securities Exchange^[23]. News Corp's product or material produced is recorded as newspaper^[62].

Why It Matters

News Corp ranks in the top 0.74% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,839 views/month, #219 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]