Robert Thomson
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Robert Thomson is chief executive officer of News Corporation, a role he assumed in January 2013. Before becoming CEO, he served as editor-in-chief of Dow Jones & Company and managing editor of The Wall Street Journal from 2008, directing the global news operations of the Journal and Dow Jones Newswires. Earlier in his career, he was editor of The Times of London and held multiple roles at the Financial Times, including editor of the U.S. edition, Weekend FT editor, assistant editor, foreign news editor, and correspondent in Tokyo and Beijing. He is known for leading newsroom and audience expansion efforts at Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal, The Times, and the Financial Times.
Updated 6 September 2026
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