James Murdoch Quits News Corp. Board Over Editorial Content
- Company’s Wall Street Journal has seen schism over editorials
- Murdoch has become more critical about family’s operations
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James Murdoch is cutting his ties to the family empire led by father Rupert Murdoch after clashing over its editorial direction.
The 47-year-old, once in a position to lead Rupert’s sprawling media operations, resigned from the board of News Corp., citing differences of opinion with the publishing company, which owns the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.