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Murdoch Sees Opportunity in NYT's Troubles

Bio says he'd love to acquire it, make Sulzberger his 'puppet'

Dec 6, 08 11:05 AM CST
(Newser) - First the Journal and next the New York Times? The Economist takes a look at Rupert Murdoch's "ever-stronger" ambition to acquire the Times, as laid out in a new biography, The Man Who Owns the News, by Newser founder Michael Wolff. Murdoch views the Times as his "favorite... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • New York Times • Arthur Sulzberger Jr. • News Corp • Michael Wolff

analysis

Murdoch Relies More
on Impulse Than Vision


Nov 29, 08 3:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch may be a titan of the media world, but don't look too deeply to figure out what motivates him. In fact, the "most radical idea" in a new biography of Murdoch by Newser founder Michael Wolff is "that there was never a vision or a broad... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • publishing • News Corp • Michael Wolff

analysis

 Has Obama 
 Tipped Murdoch Left? 

NY Post coverage trumpets president-elect

Nov 17, 08 9:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Media watchers have been tracking the post-election New York Post with particular interest: Instead of being dyspeptic over the Democratic presidential win, Rupert Murdoch's gleefully right-wing tabloid has treated Barack Obama to coverage ranging, as the New York Times puts it, "from warm and fuzzy to downright heroic."... More »

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Barack Obama • Rupert Murdoch • New York Post • News Corp • liberal • Michael Wolff • President Obama

 Asian Stocks Dive 

Gains of recent days wiped out as investors switch focus back to slumping economy

Nov 6, 08 3:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Dismal earnings predictions from major companies snapped a three-day gain in Asian markets, Bloomberg reports. Japan's Nikkei index skidded 6.5% after Hyundai, Panasonic, and Isuzu warned that the US slowdown would hit earnings. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 6.4%, while News Corp's Australian shares took a 21% hit—... More »

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Hyundai • Cathay Pacific • Nikkei • Hang Seng • Asian markets • Panasonic • News Corp • financial crisis

GLOSSIES

 Meet the Murdochs, 
 the Last News Dynasty 

6 children compete for affection and business, writes Wolff

Nov 3, 08 8:24 AM CST
(Newser) - In an age of MBA-holding executives and shareholder revolts, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is that rarest thing: a business dynasty. The media mogul's six children, by three different wives, have conducted their power plays in public and private. But as Michael Wolff writes in Vanity Fair, while the elder... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Wendi Deng • James Murdoch • Lachlan Murdoch • News Corp • Michael Wolff

(Newser) - It won't surprise anyone that Rupert Murdoch managed to get his hands on an advance copy of Michael Wolff's upcoming biography of him, despite a strict embargo, or that he complained to the publisher over some of the contents. Murdoch gave Wolff more than 50 hours of interviews and access... More »

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media • Rupert Murdoch • Dow Jones • Roger Ailes • News Corp • Michael Wolff • Peter Chernin

'Rupert Murdoch Is Becoming
a Liberal'

Mogul held secret meeting with Obama to negotiate a truce: Wolff

Sep 2, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch isn't what you've been told, Michael Wolff writes in Vanity Fair. He's not a destroyer of journalism—he is perhaps the last great lover of newspapers. And he’s actually turning liberal. Yes, he’s still a free-marketeer, but Murdoch has been seduced by his second wife’s... More »

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Barack Obama • newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Fox • Roger Ailes • News Corp • liberal

 Mosley Wins Privacy Suit over 'Nazi' S&M Orgy

Formula 1 boss wins $120,000 in damages against tabloid

Jul 24, 08 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Max Mosley has won his lawsuit against a British tabloid for exposing a sadomasochistic orgy he took part in and falsely claiming it had Nazi overtones, reports the Guardian. In a landmark decision, the head of world motorsport was awarded $120,000 in damages—thought to be a record in... More »

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United Kingdom • privacy • Formula One • News of the World • News Corp • sado-masochism • Max Mosley • FIA • invasion of privacy

ANALYSIS

Mosley Bares Lurid Details in Hopes of Privacy

S&M trial entertaining, yes, but also a major salvo against tabloids

Jul 9, 08 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The spanking and the alleged Nazi overtones might be entertaining, but the Max Mosley trial playing out in London could have huge implications for the rights of the media, writes John F. Burns in the New York Times. The Formula 1 chief's lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's News of the World... More »

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United Kingdom • privacy • Formula One • News of the World • News Corp • sado-masochism • Max Mosley • FIA

HRC to FNC: Howard Wolfson Joins Fox News

Hillary adviser will counter Rove with regular commentary

Jul 8, 08 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Howard Wolfson, a top strategist for HIllary Clinton's campaign and one of her most visible television surrogates, has found a new employer, and it's not Barack Obama. Wolfson will become a contributor to the Fox News Channel, appearing on multiple programs. His move to Fox echoes a general feeling among... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Karl Rove • Fox News • Talking Heads • Democratic Party • News Corp • Howard Wolfson • punditry

ANALYSIS

 Fox Unleashes
 Attack Dogs
 on Other Media 

Station's PR team jumps at criticism 'like a political campaign'

Jul 7, 08 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Fox News public relations machine makes no bones about skewering those it perceives as foes, writes David Carr in the New York Times. “At Fox News, media relations is a kind of rolling opposition research operation intended to keep reporters in line by feeding and sometimes maiming them,... More »

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cable TV • journalism • Fox News • public relations • David Carr • News Corp • reporting

Facebook Just 'Flavor of the Month': Murdoch

Rival that's overtaken his MySpace merely 'directory,' not network

Jun 23, 08 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch today insulted the rival of his popular MySpace, calling Facebook the “flavor of the month” and a mere “directory”—on the occasion of his social networking sinking to the No. 2 spot in worldwide traffic. The media mogul said Facebook was not a real social... More »

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social networking • Rupert Murdoch • MySpace • Facebook • News Corp

Networks Social Indeed, But Ad Dollars Remain Elusive

MySpace's marketing-friendly makeover part of sites' evolving drive to cash in

Jun 16, 08 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - A makeover planned to begin Wednesday for MySpace is the latest sign of the continued struggle to make social networking the cash cow many thought it would be when News Corp. bought the site three years ago, the New York Times reports. MySpace's user base has grown from 16 million... More »

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social networking • Google • MySpace • Facebook • Bebo • Internet advertising • News Corp • Fox Interactive Media

Murdoch Names Thomson New Journal Editor

Publisher takes over spot left open after forced resignation

May 21, 08 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch has named Wall Street Journal publisher Robert J. Thomson as its top editor, reports the New York Times. Thomson, whom Murdoch made publisher just five months ago, was previously the top editor of Murdoch's Times of London. His appointment is expected to speed the pace of change at... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • News Corp • Marcus Brauchli • Robert Thomson

 Murdoch Drops Newsday Bid 

News Corp. calls matching Cablevision's $650 million offer "uneconomical"

May 10, 08 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch has dropped his $580 million bid for Newsday. Cable operator Cablevision has offered $650 million for the Long Island daily, and Murdoch’s News Corp. said a higher bid would be “uneconomical.” The media tycoon’s dropout was unexpected, Reuters says, considering Murdoch recently told... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Sam Zell • Tribune Company • Cablevision • Newsday • News Corp • Mortimer Zuckerman

analysis

Journal Staff Uneasy as Murdoch Era Rolls On

Some worry paper will lose its business edge

May 9, 08 10:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tensions are running high in the Wall Street Journal’s newsroom, the New Republic reports, as staffers wonder just where this Murdoch thing is going. Managing editor Marcus Brauchli’s resignation still hangs heavy in the air. Murdoch pushed Brauchli to resign, and paid him millions to sign a non-disclosure... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • News Corp • Marcus Brauchli

OPINION

MySpace Web's 'Biggest Steal'

Despite missing revenue targets, Mashable scribe not afraid to 'wax poetic'

May 8, 08 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - MySpace fell short of revenue targets in the most recent quarter, but, Adam Ostrow argues in Mashable, it’s still proven a phenomenal deal since Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. bought it for $580 million in 2005. Revenues from its unit are pulling close to its purchase price and it’... More »

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social networking • Rupert Murdoch • MySpace • Facebook • acquisition • corporate earnings • News Corp

earnings report

Murdoch's
News Corp. Triples Profit

Media conglomerate earns $2.7B, thanks
mainly to DirecTV deal

May 7, 08 5:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate tripled its profit last quarter on improved results from its cable and broadcast networks and the sale of DirecTV, MarketWatch reports. News Corp. earned $2.7 billion, or 91 cents a share, up from $871 million, or 27 cents a share, in the same quarter last... More »

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DirecTV • Rupert Murdoch • Fox • Juno • Super Bowl XLII • News Corp • 20th Century Fox

OPINION

Cut the Charade: Let Rupert Have His Way With Journal

Let's stop kidding ourselves: he's taking it anyway

May 1, 08 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Let’s stop kidding ourselves, Jack Shafer writes in Slate: Rupert Murdoch is seizing control of the Wall Street Journal, and we might as well be done with the “Special Committee” that was supposed to protect editorial independence. The Bancroft family insisted on the creation of the board, which... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Bancroft family • News Corp • Marcus Brauchli • editorial independence

WSJ Oversight Panel Slams Editor's Ouster

Removal violated 'letter and spirit' of agreement with News Corp.

Apr 29, 08 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - A committee formed to protect the editorial independence of the Wall Street Journal from Rupert Murdoch’s influence said today the solicited resignation of managing editor Macrus Brauchli violated an agreement with Murdoch's News Corporation, Reuters reports. The committee is supposed to review all high-level hirings and firings, but, as... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • Bancroft family • News Corp • Marcus Brauchli • editorial independence

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