News Corporation

News Corporation was an international media conglomerate originating in Australia but headquartered in New York City. Incorporated by Rupert Murdoch in 1979 as a holding company for his Adelaide, Australia-based News Limited, it would become the mogul’s primary vehicle in a decades-long global campaign of media acquisitions and start-ups. While not the largest or highest earning media company of its time, News Corp. attracted sustained critical scrutiny as the epitome of broader trends toward consolidation and globalization within the media industry.

By the early 21st century, News Corp.’s news and entertainment holdings reached a larger percentage of the world’s population than those of any of its competitors. The firm’s close association with the Murdoch family—whose patriarch is renowned for his conservative politics, tabloid journalism, aggressive business ...