Elisabeth Murdoch

Elisabeth Murdoch, mother of News Corp tycoon Rupert and a famed philanthropist, has died at the age of 103, Australian news reports said late today.

In a speech seeking to distance herself from woes caused by the phone-hacking row, Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of media baron Rupert Murdoch, has surprised many by rejecting the unbridled profit-seeking values espoused by her brother James Murdoch and father.

Elisabeth Murdoch urged the media industry on Thursday to embrace morality and reject the pursuit of profit at all costs, which her brother James championed before scandal engulfed News Corp.

Elisabeth Murdoch steps out of the shadows this week to deliver the biggest speech of her career, a chance to show her credentials to take over father Rupert's empire as her brothers' claims to lead it out of scandal have faded.

Elisabeth Murdoch, the 42-year-old daughter of News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch, has delayed taking her appointed seat on the News Corp. board.The decision comes as the media giant is under increased scrutiny and faces several shareholder lawsuits following revelations of phone-hacking and allegations of police bribery at its British newspaper unit.Ind...

Elisabeth Murdoch, mother of News Corp tycoon Rupert and a famed philanthropist, has died at the age of 103, Australian news reports said late today.

In a speech seeking to distance herself from woes caused by the phone-hacking row, Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of media baron Rupert Murdoch, has surprised many by rejecting the unbridled profit-seeking values espoused by her brother James Murdoch and father.

Elisabeth Murdoch urged the media industry on Thursday to embrace morality and reject the pursuit of profit at all costs, which her brother James championed before scandal engulfed News Corp.

Elisabeth Murdoch steps out of the shadows this week to deliver the biggest speech of her career, a chance to show her credentials to take over father Rupert's empire as her brothers' claims to lead it out of scandal have faded.

Elisabeth Murdoch, the 42-year-old daughter of News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch, has delayed taking her appointed seat on the News Corp. board.The decision comes as the media giant is under increased scrutiny and faces several shareholder lawsuits following revelations of phone-hacking and allegations of police bribery at its British newspaper unit.Ind...