{"id":569938,"date":"2023-04-12T18:32:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T15:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/shareholder-sues-murdoch-fox-board-members-over-2020-election-coverage\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T18:32:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T15:32:49","slug":"shareholder-sues-murdoch-fox-board-members-over-2020-election-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/shareholder-sues-murdoch-fox-board-members-over-2020-election-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"#Shareholder sues Murdoch, Fox board members over 2020 election coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/murdochrupert_103019_AP_MaryAltaffer-1.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Fox Corp. shareholder is suing leaders at the company and chairman Rupert Murdoch over Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>\u2019 coverage of the 2020 election, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>Shareholder Robert Schwarz\u00a0alleges in a lawsuit filed in Delaware Chancery Court that Murdoch and other board members breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to uphold the company\u2019s ethical reputation, Reuters <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/fox-shareholder-sues-rupert-murdoch-other-directors-over-2020-election-coverage-2023-04-12\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/fox-shareholder-sues-rupert-murdoch-other-directors-over-2020-election-coverage-2023-04-12\/\">reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cFOX knew \u2013 from the Board on down \u2013 that Fox News was reporting false and dangerous misinformation about the 2020 Presidential election, but FOX was more concerned about short-term ratings and market share than the long-term damages of its failure to tell the truth,\u201d Schwarz said in his lawsuit. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sailthru_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"sailthru-signup-widget sailthru-signup-display-area sailthru-signup-hill-position-main\">\n        <span class=\"sailthru-signup-widget-close\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#sailthru-signup-widget\">Close<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sailthru_form\">\n<div class=\"sailthru-signup-success-message\" hidden=\"hidden\">\n<p class=\"thanks\">Thank you for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"watch\">Subscribe to more newsletters here<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"sailthru-subscribe-grid-display\">\n<div class=\"sailthru-signup-display-message-wrapper\">\n<p>                            <span>The latest in politics and policy.<br \/>\nDirect to your inbox.<br \/>\nSign up for the Evening Report newsletter<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rupert Murdoch, his son Lachlan Murdoch and several other board members are reportedly named in the lawsuit. The younger Murdoch serves as executive chair and CEO of Fox Corp., which owns and operates Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>A representative for Fox Corp. did not respond to a request for comment. <\/p>\n<p>Fox is separately fighting a $1.6 billion lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems, which has alleged the network knowingly aired false information about its software being promoted by former President Trump\u2019s allies and associates.<\/p>\n<p>As part of its discovery process, Dominion has revealed a number of private communications and statements from top executives at Fox showing them throwing cold water on Trump\u2019s claims about the election but worrying how fact checking those claims publicly might upset the network\u2019s massive audience.<\/p>\n<p>Fox has argued the revelations contained in the depositions have been \u201ccherry picked\u201d to embarrass the network and has defended itself in court on First Amendment grounds, saying Trump\u2019s allegations about Dominion were newsworthy and needed to be covered. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis case is and always has been about the First Amendment protections of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>\u2019s absolute right to cover the news,\u201d the network said in a recent statement about the case. \u201cFox will continue to fiercely advocate for the rights of free speech and a free press as we move into the next phase of these proceedings.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A judge in the Dominion case ruled last week Murdoch could be compelled to testify if called by the voting systems company as a witness. <\/p>\n<p>A trial is slated to begin on Monday. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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