Several readers have pointed out something I am aware of and should have mentioned: The "two-class" system of share ownership that I claim is crucial to the quality of America's best newspapers (and ...

News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWS) disclosed that its largest shareholder, Starboard Value LP, believes dual-class share structures are not in the best interests of shareholders and do not reflect ...

How can CU Professors/Administration keep students motivated to engage with the material at a level needed to be awarded credit for a college level course while still offering the flexibility and ...

Activist investor Irenic said it would back fellow dissident Starboard Value's push to collapse News Corp.'s dual-class share structure. Irenic previously pushed to block a considered merger between ...

Dual-class share structures involve two or more classes of authorized common stock, with one class having the traditional one vote (or, in the rare case of Snap, no votes) per share, and the other ...

Update 3:20pm: Adds News Corp. response. In the case of the Murdoch family empire, the closely held B shares have historically given the family about 40% of voting power despite owning about 15% of ...