The son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch claims that he left Fox News because the organization conceals facts. James Murdoch left the organization’s board in the summer after he reportedly became disgruntled that they were spreading misinformation about the coronavirus and climate change.
James Murdoch told the New YorkTimes that Fox News has hidden agendas. “I think at great news organizations, the mission really should be to introduce fact to disperse doubt — not to sow doubt, to obscure fact, if you will.”
Murdoch said he felt uncomfortable with his position on the board and that it was “not that hard a decision to remove myself and have a kind of a cleaner slate.”
In a 2019 interview with the New Yorker he said, “there are views I really disagree with on Fox.” He told the New York Times that his ability to influence the editorial directions of publications was limited while on the board.
James Murdoch was the top executive at News Corp’s UK wing in 2011 when the company’s phone-hacking scandal broke.
“If you’re uncomfortable with those decisions, you have to take stock of whether or not you want to be associated and can you change it or not,” he said. “I decided that I could be much more effective outside.”
