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News Corporation

multinational media corporation (1980–2013)
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News Corporation

Summary

News Corporation is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,028 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • News Corporation is in the country of United States[3].
  • News Corporation is in the country of US[4].
  • News Corporation is in the country of BE[5].
  • News Corporation's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • News Corporation's instance of is recorded as enterprise[7].
  • News Corporation's instance of is recorded as public company[8].
  • News Corporation's founder is recorded as Rupert Murdoch[9].
  • News Corporation followed Chris-Craft Industries[10].
  • News Corporation was followed by 21st Century Fox[11].
  • News Corporation was followed by News Corp[12].
  • News Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as 1211 Avenue of the Americas[13].
  • News Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[14].
  • News Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Adelaide[15].
  • News Corporation's chief executive officer is recorded as Rupert Murdoch[16].
  • News Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as News Corp Australia[17].
  • News Corporation's Commons category is recorded as News Corporation[18].
  • News Corporation's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[19].
  • News Corporation's industry is recorded as entertainment industry[20].
  • News Corporation's industry is recorded as mass media[21].
  • News Corporation's chairperson is recorded as Chase Carey[22].
  • 1980 marks the founding of News Corporation[23].
  • 1979 marks the founding of News Corporation[24].
  • 1994-12-09 marks the founding of News Corporation[25].
  • 2003-10-23 marks the founding of News Corporation[26].
  • 2012-12-11 marks the founding of News Corporation[27].

Body

Founding

News Corporation's founder is recorded as Rupert Murdoch[9]. Recorded inception include 1980[23], 1979[24], 1994-12-09[25], 2003-10-23[26], and 2012-12-11[27]. Its location of formation is recorded as Adelaide[28].

Identity

News Corporation followed Chris-Craft Industries[10]. Successors include 21st Century Fox[11] and News Corp[12].

Leadership

News Corporation's chief executive officer is recorded as Rupert Murdoch[16]. Its chairperson is recorded as Chase Carey[22].

Operations

Headquarters locations include 1211 Avenue of the Americas[13], a skyscraper[29], in United States[30], founded in 1973[31]; New York City[14], a global city[32], in United States[33], founded in 1624[34]; and Adelaide[15], a city[35], in Australia[36], founded in 1836[37]. News Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as News Corp Australia[17].

Industry

Industries include entertainment industry[20] and mass media[21].

Ownership

News Corporation's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[19]. Its product or material produced is recorded as cable television[38].

Dissolution

News Corporation was dissolved in June 28, 2013[39].

Why It Matters

News Corporation ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,028 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Related Entities

21st Century Fox Adelaide business Fox Entertainment Group mass media Nasdaq News Corp New York City public company Rupert Murdoch The Wall Street Journal Times Media United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
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  26. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 2C70-728A-8059-1BC3-9F5B
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  2. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → spin-off company
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: news-corporation, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289952472|news corporation (#289952472)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
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