# HarperCollins One of the "Big Five" English-language trade publishers, owned by News Corp — the publishing and media arm of [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s empire (split from [[Fox Corporation]] in 2013). The imprint portfolio spans HarperOne, William Morrow, Avon, and Ecco, publishing across fiction, nonfiction, and religious markets. HarperCollins matters to the KB as a case study in [[Media bias]] through ownership: the same family that controls [[Fox News]] controls a major publisher, raising questions about editorial independence and the pipeline from media ideology to book-length narrative. Labor disputes (a 2022 strike over pay) and controversies over author censorship intersect with broader [[Censorship]] and media-concentration debates. *Stub — expand with: News Corp corporate structure, specific editorial-independence incidents, Murdoch political imprint choices, comparison to other Big Five ownership, 2022 strike details.*