The original News Corporation or News Corp. was an American multinational mass media corporation headquartered in New York City. It was the world's fourth-largest media group in 2014 in terms of revenue. Board members include prominent former Spanish prime minister José María Aznar. 

News Corporation was a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ. Formerly incorporated in Adelaide, South Australia, the company was re-incorporated under Delaware General Corporation Law after a majority of shareholders approved the move on 12 November 2004. News Corporation was headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, in the newer 1960s–1970s corridor of the Rockefeller Center complex. 

On 28 June 2012, after concerns from shareholders in response to its recent scandals and to "unlock even greater long-term shareholder value", Rupert Murdoch announced that News Corporation's assets would be split into two publicly traded companies, one oriented towards media, and the other towards publishing. The Corporate spin-off formally took place on 28 June 2013; where the present News Corp. was renamed 21st Century Fox and consists primarily of media outlets, while a new News Corp was formed to take on the publishing and Australian broadcasting assets. 

Its major holdings at the time of the split were News Limited (a group of newspaper publishers in Murdoch's native Australia), News International (a newspaper publisher in the United Kingdom, whose properties include "The Times", "The Sun", and the now-defunct "News of the World"—which was the subject of a phone hacking scandal that led to its closure in July 2011), Dow Jones & Company (an American publisher of financial news outlets, including "The Wall Street Journal"), the book publisher HarperCollins, and the Fox Entertainment Group (owners of the 20th Century Fox film studio and the Fox Broadcasting Company—one of the United States' major television networks).
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The original News Corporation
The original News Corporation 
New York City
The original News Corporation or News Corp. was an American multinational mass media corporation headquartered in New York City
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It was the world's fourth-largest media group in 2014
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 Rupert Murdoch announced that News Corporation's assets would be split into two publicly traded companies
to "unlock even greater long-term shareholder value",
 to "unlock even greater long-term shareholder value", Rupert Murdoch announced that News Corporation's assets would be split into two publicly traded companies
Rupert Murdoch
 Rupert Murdoch announced that News Corporation's assets would be split into two publicly traded companies
2012
On 28 June 2012, after concerns from shareholders in response to its recent scandals and to "unlock even greater long-term shareholder value", Rupert Murdoch announced that News Corporation's assets would be split into two publicly traded companies,
21st Century Fox and a new News Corp
 The Corporate spin-off formally took place on 28 June 2013; where the present News Corp. was renamed 21st Century Fox and consists primarily of media outlets, while a new News Corp was formed to take on the publishing and Australian broadcasting assets. 
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News Corporation was a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ
it was incorporated in Adelaide, South Australia,
Formerly incorporated in Adelaide, South Australia,
1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York
News Corporation was headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York
José María Aznar
Board members include prominent former Spanish prime minister José María Azna
prime minister
prominent former Spanish prime minister José María Aznar.
Spain
Spanish prime minister 
HarperCollins
the book publisher HarperCollins
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United Kingdom, whose properties include "The Times", "The Sun", and the now-defunct "News of the World
Australia
Murdoch's native Australia
a phone hacking scandal
"News of the World"—which was the subject of a phone hacking scandal 
2011
"News of the World"—which was the subject of a phone hacking scandal that led to its closure in July 2011
Fox Broadcasting Company
 the Fox Entertainment Group (owners of the 20th Century Fox film studio and the Fox Broadcasting Company