New York (CNN Business) James Murdoch, the youngest son of billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch, made a dramatic break from the family business on Friday. He resigned from the board of directors of News Corp, the family's publishing empire, and said he was exiting the company over "disagreements over certain editorial content published" by its news outlets and "certain other strategic decisions." James Murdoch, whose older brother Lachlan Murdoch serves as the CEO of Fox Corporation, had already left that side of the family business, partly due to his disgust of Fox News. But he had remained on the board of News Corp — something that had intrigued friends of the family. The younger Murdoch repeatedly clashed with his father and brother's conservative political views, occasionally even in public.

Source: CNN July 31, 2020 21:55 UTC