The renegade scion of the Fox News-owning Murdoch family, James, vigorously showcased his commitment to social and environmental causes Friday in an interview with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon at the Tribeca Festival.
James acquired the festival’s parent company Tribeca Enterprises in 2019 through his investment company Lupa Systems. The youngest son of Rupert and brother of Lachlan Murdoch is the object of intense interest for his family background and his break a year ago with the News Corp. empire they run. But surprisingly he was the one doing the interviewing at an event called TribecaX, focused on branded content and the intersection of business and entertainment. His line of questioning however, hitting corporate responsibility and the retail giant’s stance on gun sales and climate change, made clear his most pressing interests.
Murdoch quit the board of News Corp last July, saying it was “due to disagreements over certain...
James acquired the festival’s parent company Tribeca Enterprises in 2019 through his investment company Lupa Systems. The youngest son of Rupert and brother of Lachlan Murdoch is the object of intense interest for his family background and his break a year ago with the News Corp. empire they run. But surprisingly he was the one doing the interviewing at an event called TribecaX, focused on branded content and the intersection of business and entertainment. His line of questioning however, hitting corporate responsibility and the retail giant’s stance on gun sales and climate change, made clear his most pressing interests.
Murdoch quit the board of News Corp last July, saying it was “due to disagreements over certain...
- 6/18/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
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