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2022
News Corp discloses cyberattack affecting employee accounts and documents
News Corp disclosed that digital intruders broke into email accounts and compromised data belonging to a limited number of employees, including journalists. The company said the breach was discovered in late January, and Mandiant said it had contained the breach. Mandiant assessed that those behind the activity had a China nexus; the source reports that this was an assessment, not a determination of responsibility.
2022
News Corp reports cyberattack affecting employee emails and documents
News Corp was targeted in a cyberattack affecting emails and documents of some employees, including journalists. The attack was discovered on January 20; the company said the threat was contained and that systems housing financial and customer data were not affected.
2022
Former New York Post editor sues News Corp. over alleged discrimination and retaliation
Former New York Post digital-edition managing editor Michelle Gotthelf filed a federal lawsuit against News Corp., NYP Holdings, Col Allan and Keith Poole, alleging discrimination and retaliation after she complained about sexual advances by Allan. The allegations are claims in the lawsuit, not a reported court finding. A spokesperson for the New York Post and News Corp. said suggestions of wrongdoing related to management changes were meritless.
2021
Australian media firms fined for breaching Pell trial suppression order
An Australian court ordered a dozen media firms to pay a total of A$1.1 million in fines for breaching a suppression order on reporting George Pell's conviction. News Corp and Nine Entertainment group were among the companies whose outlets received most of the fines.
2021
News Corp launches My News Feed and My Local
News Corp rolled out My News Feed and My Local as new hyperlocal technology initiatives, updating how Australians can personalize their local news services.
2021
OCM agrees to sell its ownership in IBD to News Corp.
O'Neil Capital Management announced an agreement to sell its ownership in Investors' Business Daily to News Corp. The transaction was awaiting regulatory approval at the time of the announcement.
2021
News Corp and Google sign three-year news partnership
News Corp said it had signed a three-year partnership with Google's Google News Showcase to sell its news products on the platform. The companies will develop a subscription platform and share advertising revenue; the deal also includes audio journalism and investments in video journalism by YouTube.
2021
News Corp and Google reach multi-year news partnership
News Corp said it reached a multi-year partnership with Google to provide journalism from its news sites around the world in return for significant payments. The deal includes premium content for Google News Showcase and additional work on subscriptions, advertising revenue, audio journalism and video journalism.
2020
News Corp restructures regional and community publishing
News Corp announced a major publishing restructure, moving almost all its community and regional newspaper titles to digital-only publication. The announcement also included job losses, but the exact number was unclear.
2020
News Corp launches Knewz
News Corp launched Knewz, a curated news aggregation service that combines proprietary AI with editors to select headlines from news sources.
2020
Tremor International acquisition of Unruly
Information Age reported that Tremor International was acquiring News Corp's Unruly, with News Corp expected to receive a 6.91% stake in Tremor International, subject to conditions.