Mediagazer: Sources: Rupert Murdoch, co-chairman of Fox Corporation, is recovering from pneumonia, but is doing well and is expected to call into a board meeting on Friday (CNN)

1:25 AM ET, June 21, 2019

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Sources: Rupert Murdoch, co-chairman of Fox Corporation, is recovering from pneumonia, but is doing well and is expected to call into a board meeting on Friday — New York (CNN Business)Rupert Murdoch, the 88-year-old billionaire media mogul, is recovering after a bout with pneumonia …

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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:

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