A.J. Bauer, Guest Columnist

Rupert Murdoch’s Arrogant Farewell Says It All

If you thought the network would suddenly become a bastion of journalistic integrity, don’t get your hopes up.

September 22, 2023 at 2:48 PM UTC

A.J. Bauer is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Alabama. He is the author of "Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press," forthcoming from Columbia University Press.

Handing over the disinformation reins. — Handing over the disinformation reins.
Photographer: Bloomberg/Bloomberg

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The retirement of Rupert Murdoch, the global media mogul perhaps most responsible for our contemporary media dysfunction, prompted renewed speculation about the future of his far-flung media holdings. In the US, questions swirled about what this change might mean for Fox News’ dominance, not to mention its penchant for disinformation.

If you were hoping the network would suddenly become a bastion of journalistic integrity, don’t get your hopes up. And Murdoch would like you to know that he’s proud of his lifework.