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  • April 2008

    • Top Editor Bails on Journal

      newser  |  Time  |  Apr 22, 08 9:54 AM CDT

      Top Editor Bails on Journal

      Four months into the Rupert Murdoch era, the Wall Street Journal ’s managing editor is resigning. Marcus Brauchli, in the job since May, has tried to chart a path between Murdoch and the paper’s traditionalists, sources told Time, which broke the story on its website. The split is said to be amicable, and Brauchli is likely to take another post with the company. More »

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      Dow Jones  • Rupert Murdoch  • News Corp  • Wall Street Journal  • editor

    • Bloomberg Won't Buy NY Times

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 22, 08 8:11 AM CDT

      Bloomberg Won't Buy NY Times

      If the New York Times is wooing potential buyers as many have speculated, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg seems to be an ideal suitor. He heads a media empire, has a $12 billion fortune and the acumen to go mano-a-mano with Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal— and he'll have time on his hands when he leaves office next year. Only problem: he's not interested. More »

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      Rupert Murdoch  • Wall Street Journal  • Michael Bloomberg  • New York Times  • Boston Globe

    • Murdoch's Journal Readies Battle Against the Times

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Apr 20, 08 1:39 PM CDT

      Murdoch's Journal Readies Battle Against the Times

      A newly Rupert Murdoch-ified Wall Street Journal throws down the gauntlet at the New York Times tomorrow , reports Newsweek , in the biggest battle of newspaper titans since Hearst v. Pulitzer. Murdoch is looking for (more) power and respect from the journalistic elite at a time when the Gray Lady is weakened by a huge loss of advertising and revenue. More »

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      Rupert Murdoch  • News Corp  • Wall Street Journal  • newspaper  • New York Times  • journalism  • William Randolph Hearst

    • MySpace Cuts Distribution Deal for Its Video Content

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 11, 08 12:20 PM CDT

      MySpace Cuts Distribution Deal for Its Video Content

      MySpace has signed with a British production firm for international distribution of video content it develops, in a sign that News Corp's social network aims to be a breeding ground for small-screen programming. Indeed, in revealing the deal with the Shine Group—whose CEO is News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch’s daughter—MySpace declared itself “Hollywood’s digital playground,” the New York Times reports. More »

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      Rupert Murdoch  • social networking  • MySpace  • online TV

    • Yahoo, AOL May Merge; Murdoch-Microsoft In Talks

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 9, 08 10:34 PM CDT

      Yahoo, AOL May Merge; Murdoch-Microsoft In Talks

      Two groundbreaking Internet deals are in the works, both related to Microsoft's desire to take over Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reports. In one, Yahoo is considering combining its online operations with Time Warner's AOL. In the other, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is in talks to join Microsoft in its bid to acquire Yahoo.  More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Yahoo  • Rupert Murdoch  • merger  • Jerry Yang  • AOL  • Time Warner  • Steve Ballmer  • proxy battle  • hostile takeover  • takeover bid  • AdSense  • Legg Mason

    • Murdoch Heir's Deal for Aussie Media Mainstay Falls Apart

      newser  |  The Australian  |  Apr 7, 08 9:32 AM CDT

      Murdoch Heir's Deal for Aussie Media Mainstay Falls Apart

      A $3 billion bid for control of Australia's Consolidated Media Holdings by Rupert Murdoch’s son, Lachlan, is dead in the water after Murdoch’s financial backers and CMH—a major magazine and TV player—failed to agree to a price for the takeover, the Australian reports today. The original deal set a $4.80 share price; Murdoch’s equity partners, Providence Equity Partners, would only pay $4.60. More »

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      Rupert Murdoch  • acquisitions  • Providence Equity  • Lachlan Murdoch  • James Packer  • Consolidated Media Holdings

  • March 2008

    • Newsday Sale Another Bad Sign in Teetering Industry

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 24, 08 11:07 AM CDT

      Newsday Sale Another Bad Sign in Teetering Industry

      Just last year, Sam Zell was optimistic enough about newspapers to buy the Tribune Company. Now he’s selling Newsday , one of the conglomerate’s top publications. “The news business is something worse than horrible,” he said recently. Across the industry, gung-ho new owners like Zell are experiencing buyer’s remorse, David Carr writes in the New York Times . More »

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      Rupert Murdoch  • newspaper  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • Newsday  • Mortimer Zuckerman  • Gannett  • Avista Capital Partners

    • Zell Might Sell Newsday

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 20, 08 9:44 PM CDT

      Zell Might Sell Newsday

      Falling ad revenues could push Sam Zell's Tribune Company to sell Newsday , the Long Island newspaper with the 10th-highest circulation in the nation, the New York Times reports. Among those interested are Rupert Murdoch, who already owns the New York Post . Also in the running are the owner of the Daily News and the family that runs Cablevision. Tribune announced yesterday it lost $78 million in the fourth quarter. More »

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      Rupert Murdoch  • News Corp  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • ad revenue  • Newsday  • New York Post  • Mortimer Zuckerman

    • Murdoch Shuts Down PageSix.com

      newser  |  Gawker  |  Mar 20, 08 6:59 PM CDT

      Murdoch Shuts Down PageSix.com

      PageSix.com, the online version of the New York Post 's celebrity gossip column, is shutting down after just three months, Gawker reports. The Rupert Murdoch project attracted 1 million pageviews last week when it published photos of Eliot Spitzer's escort, but, "given the difficulty in the economy, it was not the right time for this launch," said one manager. More »

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      Rupert Murdoch  • News Corp  • economy  • Fox  • Fox News  • gossip  • New York Post  • TMZ  • Perez Hilton  • Page Six

    • Murdoch 'More Pessimistic' About Economy

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 11, 08 4:35 AM CDT

      Murdoch 'More Pessimistic' About Economy

      The last month has made media boss Rupert Murdoch "a lot more pessimistic" about the outlook for the US economy, Reuters reports. Ad revenue is below expectations at his TV stations and newspapers and he expects "a temporary downturn for a year or so" at Dow Jones, the News Corp. boss told a media conference yesterday. It's the strongest public statement  yet among top media leaders concerning fears about a pending advertising recession. More »

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      Microsoft  • Yahoo  • recession  • Dow Jones  • Rupert Murdoch  • advertising  • News Corp  • Wall Street Journal  • Fox Entertainment Group

    • At Murdoch's Journal , No Cheap Makeover

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 5, 08 10:44 AM CST

      At Murdoch's Journal , No Cheap Makeover

      Rupert Murdoch may now own the nation's hallowed financial bible, but the dumbing-down fears that accompanied the purchase of the Wall Street Journal have so far proven unfounded. This week the Journal will introduce a new sports page that will integrate stats from another News Corp. property, but Murdoch's company has so far resisted other tie-ins—even some proposed by WSJ execs—saying they don't want to cheapen the brand. More »

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      Dow Jones  • Rupert Murdoch  • News Corp  • Wall Street Journal  • newspaper

    • Lawyers to OJ Publisher: See You in Court

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 4, 08 3:00 PM CST

      Lawyers to OJ Publisher: See You in Court

      Foiled If I Did It publisher Judith Regan's lawyers say she didn't do it—cough up their agreed-upon payment, that is. And they want their money, Reuters reports. The lawyers represented Regan in her case against News Corp., which canned her in the uproar surrounding the OJ Simpson confessional. She then sued the media giant for defamation and breach of contract. More »

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      lawsuit  • Rupert Murdoch  • News Corp  • OJ Simpson  • settlement  • HarperCollins  • If I Did It  • Judith Regan  • legal fees

  • February 2008

    • MySpace Makes Music Overtures

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 20, 08 2:54 PM CST

      MySpace Makes Music Overtures

      MySpace has spent the past few weeks approaching major record labels, trying to hammer out a deal for a new online music service, the Wall Street Journal reports. The deal—tentatively MySpace Music—would likely let users stream unlimited music for free, and buy downloads that could be played on mp3 players, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      Rupert Murdoch  • MySpace  • News Corp  • music industry  • Universal Music Group  • NBC Universal  • Warner Music  • online music  • Hulu  • Sony BMG Music Entertainment

    • Clinton Loses Right-Wing Media Allies

      newser  |  Politico  |  Feb 16, 08 7:51 AM CST

      Clinton Loses Right-Wing Media Allies

      The conservative press, once a surprising ally for Hillary Clinton, is turning out to be about as loyal as the Democratic senator should have expected, Politico writes. Though long reviled by the far-right masses, Clinton once had the carefully cultivated respect of some rightish media players like Rupert Murdoch and Matt Drudge. But now even those unlikely supporters are turning from her. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Iraq war  • John Edwards  • Rupert Murdoch  • media  • Drudge Report  • Matt Drudge  • New York Post  • centrist  • right-wing media  • David Brooks

    • News Corp. Talks Deal With Yahoo

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 13, 08 2:36 PM CST

      News Corp. Talks Deal With Yahoo

      News Corp. and Yahoo are in talks over combining MySpace and other News Corp. entities with Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reports today. The deal, which could fend off Microsoft's $44.6 billion hostile takeover bid, would allow Yahoo to remain independent while giving the Murdoch-run company a stake of roughly 20%. An acquisition by Microsoft still seems the most likely outcome, but Yahoo is scrambling for other options. More »

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      Microsoft  • Yahoo  • Rupert Murdoch  • MySpace  • News Corp  • mergers and acquisitions

    • Murdoch's Journal Amps Up Politics, Speeds Up Stories

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Feb 11, 08 12:35 PM CST

      Murdoch's Journal Amps Up Politics, Speeds Up Stories

      A month into the Rupert Murdoch era, the Wall Street Journal hasn't exactly turned into Fox News, but it has ratcheted up its political coverage, David Carr writes in the New York Times. The Journal's managing editor tells Carr the change is driven by both the drama of the presidential race and the Murdoch mandate to compete with the Times in general-interest news. More »

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      Rupert Murdoch  • Wall Street Journal  • New York Times

    • No Yahoo! for News Corp., Says Murdoch

      newser  |  CNN  |  Feb 5, 08 5:05 AM CST

      No Yahoo! for News Corp., Says Murdoch

      News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch won't be following Microsoft's lead to place a bid for  ailing Internet giant Yahoo, CNNMoney reports. Murdoch also dispelled rumors today that his company was interested in purchasing AOL, or in making any other major acquisitions. His remarks follow on the heels of Microsoft's unsolicited $45 billion bid to buy the tail-dragging Google-competitor. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Yahoo  • Rupert Murdoch  • MySpace  • News Corp  • Fox News

  • January 2008

    • Post Slams Hillary in Backing Obama

      newser  |  New York Post  |  Jan 31, 08 2:15 PM CST

      Post Slams Hillary in Backing Obama

      The New York Post today endorsed Barack Obama in Tuesday's Democratic primary, but devoted most of its space to railing against “the opportunistic, scandal-scarred, morally muddled” Clinton couple. Words like “thuggish,” “cynical,” and, of course, “triangulating,” flew in the right-wing tabloid. Only a few column inches were saved to argue that Obama, though short on “seasoning,” has “the ability to inspire.”  More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Rupert Murdoch  • New York Post

    • Wall Street Journal Moving to Midtown

      newser  |  New York Observer  |  Jan 29, 08 10:18 AM CST

      Wall Street Journal Moving to Midtown

      For 119 years, the Wall Street Journal has been based a few minutes away from the legendary financial hub it's named for, but new owner Rupert Murdoch plans to move it uptown, the New York Observer reports. The paper's staff is reportedly happy with the move, but more changes are in store: Murdoch plans to add a sports page and a lifestyle supplement. More »

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      New York  • Rupert Murdoch  • News Corp  • Wall Street Journal  • newspaper

    • News Corp., Regan Reach Settlement

      newser  |  Variety  |  Jan 25, 08 4:07 PM CST

      News Corp., Regan Reach Settlement

      Judith Regan's acrimonious $100-million wrongful-termination suit against News Corp. came to a close today, with the ex-publisher and media giant reaching an undisclosed settlement. If Gawker's estimates of $20 to $25 million are meaningful, Regan may indeed have outfoxed Fox, which initially offered her $6 million to go quietly. The company graciously rescinded its allegation that Regan made anti-Semitic comments and sang her praises effusively. More »

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      Rupert Murdoch  • News Corp  • HarperCollins  • Rudolph Giuliani  • Bernard Kerik  • Judith Regan

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