As part of its ongoing support for Girls Who Code (GWC), a renowned nonprofit teaching computer science to young women across the U.S., 21st Century Fox recently welcomed 19 Los Angeles-area high school students to the Fox Lot for a full day of STEM-related activities, including a lunch with the company’s top technology leaders.
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21CF news recap for the week ending August 3, 2018
FOX at summer TCA press tour, ‘Die Hard’ screening, Fox Directors Lab This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes a number of announcements from FOX at the summer 2018 TCA press tour, a special “Die Hard” outdoor screening, Fox Directors Lab’s class of 2018 and more.
Nat Geo hosts Geena Davis during ‘Diversity & Inclusion Day’ in Washington, D.C.
National Geographic recently hosted award-winning actor and gender equality advocate Geena Davis during its “D&I Day” event, which included an executive panel discussion and celebration of 21CF’s Colleague Network & Resource Groups (CNRGs) expansion in Washington, D.C. The employee-led CNRGs, which are formed around shared identity, interests or pursuits, are supported by 21CF Global Inclusion […]
21CF news recap for the week ending July 27, 2018
Comic-Con, National Geographic at TCA, new FX series This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, National Geographic’s announcements at this year’s summer TCA press tour, this year’s Fox Writers Lab Fellow, a new FX series and more.
Fox Writers Lab names Tesia Walker its 2018 Fellow
Walker and more alumni land staff writing jobs on FOX series 21CF Global Inclusion has announced that writer Tesia Walker has been selected as this year’s Fox Writers Lab (FWL) Fellow. Chosen from the seventh annual group of FWL writers, Walker has received a script development deal with FOX Broadcasting Company. The FWL is an […]
Fox Noir celebrates Juneteenth holiday at Joint Studio Mixer
Fox Noir, a 21CF Colleague Network & Resource Group (CNRG), gathered at the Liaison Restaurant in Hollywood for a Joint Studio Mixer in honor of Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States at the end of the Civil War.
Fox Pride celebrates and raises awareness during Pride Month
Executive panel “Pride Your Self” hosted in LA as part of monthlong celebration Fox Pride, a 21CF Colleague Network and Resource Group (CNRG), recently hosted an LGBTQ speaker series as part of its June celebration of Pride Month. The executive panel discussion, which was held at the Zanuck Theatre on the Fox lot in Los […]
21CF and Nat Geo team up to celebrate ‘Planet or Plastic?’ campaign on Capitol Hill
National Geographic Partners CEO Garry Knell, National Geographic Chief Scientist Jonathan Baillie and 21CF EVP of Public Affairs Chip Smith deliver remarks Earlier this month, National Geographic and 21CF kicked off Capitol Hill Ocean Week with a reception for Members of Congress and staff to celebrate Nat Geo’s new “Planet or Plastic?” campaign, a multiyear […]
21CF CEO James Murdoch at Code Conference 2018
Proposed deal with Disney, diversity of voices, empowering customers, leading by example During his session at Recode’s 2018 Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch sat down with Recode’s senior editor of media Peter Kafka to talk about a wide range of topics. During their conversation on Tuesday, May […]
National Geographic launches ‘Planet or Plastic?’ initiative to reduce impact of single-use plastics on our oceans
Multiyear commitment is tied to release of National Geographic magazine’s June issue Every year, 9 million tons of plastic waste ends up in the world’s oceans and could remain in marine environments for more than 450 years. This escalating problem deserves our attention, and today National Geographic is kicking off a multiyear initiative to reduce […]
