Three television projects from 21st Century Fox businesses took home top honors at the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City on May 5, including Twentieth Century Fox Television’s “This Is Us,” FOX’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” and National Geographic’s “Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric.” The awards recognize media and entertainment for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the […]
Category Archives: Social Impact
21CF partners with Girls Who Code to help cultivate the next generation of female tech talent
In line with its commitments to reflect the diversity of its audiences and to support the next generation of creatives and technologists, 21st Century Fox has made a multiyear commitment to back the groundbreaking organization Girls Who Code (GWC) with financial and in-kind resources.
21CF news recap for the week ending April 20, 2018
Nat Geo’s upfront, ‘Scully Effect,’ FOX Sports launching TNF pregame show This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes National Geographic’s Further Front event, Sky and Nat Geo fighting to eradicate plastic litter in oceans, FOX Sports launching a Thursday Night Football pregame show, FoxNext’s ‘Alien’ location-based VR experience and […]
Sky and National Geographic fight to eradicate plastic litter in oceans
National Geographic commits $10 million to support Sky Ocean Ventures activity Earlier this week, Sky and National Geographic announced that they are joining forces to fight against the damaging impact of plastic litter in the world’s oceans. As part of the announcement, National Geographic committed $10 million to support Sky Ocean Ventures, which seeks to […]
Nat Geo announces winner of ‘CHASING GENIUS: Unlimited Innovation’ challenge
21st Century Fox’s National Geographic and Sprint have announced neurological physical therapist Asha Gummadi as the winner of the “CHASING GENIUS: Unlimited Innovation” challenge. Asha, who is based in Philadelphia, will receive $25,000 to pursue her vision of helping doctors to provide virtual physical therapy in developing countries. This is National Geographic’s second CHASING GENIUS […]
National Geographic magazine unveils ‘The Race Issue,’ marks start of series exploring race and diversity in America
National Geographic magazine’s special April 2018 issue will be dedicated to the topic of race and how it defines, separates and unites us. “The Race Issue,” announced today and available in its entirety online now, hits newsstands March 27. It will kick off National Geographic’s “Diversity in America” series for the rest of 2018, which […]
Women in Technology @ 21CF hosts Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye for conversation with FNG General Counsel Rita Tuzon
21CF Global Inclusion and Women in Technology @ 21CF (WiT@21CF) welcomed Chief Justice of California Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye to the Fox Studios Lot for an in-depth discussion about her life and trailblazing career. Fox Networks Group General Counsel Rita Tuzon moderated the Feb. 22 event, which welcomed women from across 21CF’s entertainment businesses to discuss how Cantil-Sakauye broke new ground in a male-dominated field, […]
Nat Geo welcomes Emma Watson as first guest editor of @NatGeo on Instagram to celebrate International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day (Thursday, March 8), National Geographic is welcoming its first guest editor for the @NatGeo Instagram account: actor, activist and UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson. Working alongside National Geographic’s editorial team, Emma will curate the account and highlight the work of eight female Nat Geo photographers from Saudi Arabia, […]
Fox Noir celebrates Black History Month with ‘Red Tails’ screening and Q&A with Tuskegee Airmen
The 21CF Colleague Network and Resource Group (CNRG) Fox Noir kicked off its Black History Month celebration with a screening of the 2012 Twentieth Century Fox film “Red Tails,” which tells the heroic story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American fighter pilots in the U.S. Armed Forces. The Feb. 6 event, produced in collaboration […]
GLAAD Media Awards recognize ‘Battle of the Sexes,’ ‘The Shape of Water,’ more Fox projects for outstanding LGBTQ representation
Eleven film and television projects from 21st Century Fox businesses received nominations for the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The awards honor media and entertainment for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community (LGBTQ), as well as the issues that affect their lives. The winners will be announced at […]
