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Rupert Murdoch stories: 170 news summaries

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Murdoch 'More Pessimistic' About Economy

Downturn worse than expected by Rupe, who won't fight for Yahoo

Mar 11, 08 4:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

At Murdoch's Journal, No Cheap Makeover

New faces and ideas to mine affluent audience, but no Foxification

Mar 5, 08 10:44 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • News Corp • sports page • WSJ

Lawyers to OJ Publisher: See You in Court

Attorneys sue If I Did It mastermind for cut of News Corp. settlement

Mar 4, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

MySpace Makes Music Overtures

Social networking site turns to recording labels in effort to broaden appeal

Feb 20, 08 2:54 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Clinton Loses Right-Wing Media Allies

As senator looks to
her left, conservative bedfellows are bailing

Feb 16, 08 7:51 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

News Corp. Talks Deal
With Yahoo

MySpace merger could create new company, deny Microsoft

Feb 13, 08 2:36 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Murdoch's Journal Amps Up Politics, Speeds Up Stories

Politics come first; coverage gets to the point

Feb 11, 08 12:35 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • New York Times • Wall Street Journal

No Yahoo! for News Corp., Says Murdoch

Media mogul won't trade bids with Microsoft over Internet behemoth

Feb 5, 08 5:05 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

OPINION

Post Slams
Hillary in Backing Obama

Murdoch tabloid rails against 'Clinton co-presidency'

Jan 31, 08 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Wall Street Journal Moving to Midtown

Murdoch wants new
toy at News Corp. HQ, not near namesake

Jan 29, 08 10:18 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

News Corp., Regan Reach Settlement

Axed publisher 'not anti-Semitic,' company says after ugly spat

Jan 25, 08 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Online Journal Readers
Can't Put Wallets Away (Yet)

Murdoch lets decision slip at World Economic Forum

Jan 25, 08 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Puncturing the hopes of thrifty web surfers everywhere, the Wall Street Journal will continue to charge for much of its online content, at least for now. New owner Rupert Murdoch's apparently unplanned announcement at the World Economic Forum in Davos came after months of dithering over whether to keep access... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • online news • News Corp

Is MySpace Murdoch's Top Investment?

Maybe, says Google CEO, as site rolls out initiatives in bid to remain in front

Jan 21, 08 3:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Two years after Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. bought MySpace, and shortly after its two founders signed up for another couple of fabulously well-paid years at the helm, the site is expanding and evolving. Despite challenges (read: Facebook), MySpace represents an impressive return for Murdoch. “He may find that... More »

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social networking • Google • Rupert Murdoch • MySpace • Eric Schmidt • MySpace Celebrity • News Corp

Next-Generation Media Moguls Aim High

Murdoch Jr., Packer Jr. set sights on Oz's
No. 2 conglomerate

Jan 21, 08 12:06 PM CST
(Newser) - The sons of two legendary Australian media moguls are joining forces in a $2.9 billion bid to take the country’s Consolidated Media Holdings private, The Australian reports. If the deal is approved, Lachlan Murdoch and James Packer will share the diverse media conglomerate 50-50, with Murdoch as the... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Lachlan Murdoch • James Packer • Consolidated Media Holdings • News Corp

News Corp. to Sell
8 Fox Stations for $1.1B

Company unloads local operations to focus on larger markets

Dec 23, 07 8:47 AM CST
(Newser) - News Corp., shifting its focus to its larger, more profitable properties, will sell eight of its medium-market Fox network TV stations to investment firm Oak Hill Capital Partners for $1.1 billion. The sale will leave the media company, which acquired the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones for $5.... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Sam Zell • Tribune Company • Wall Street Journal • Fox • News Corp

Murdoch Libel 'Victim' Charged With Perjury

Ex-Socialist Party boss who won $400K suit slams 'witch hunt'

Dec 17, 07 7:29 AM CST
(Newser) - A former leader of Scotland's Socialist Party who won a $400,000 libel suit against publisher Rupert Murdoch's News of the World was arrested yesterday on charges of perjury. One-time member of parliament Tommy Sheridan claimed the bust was a "witch hunt orchestrated and influenced by the powerful reach... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Scotland • libel • Tommy Sheridan • News of the World • swingers club

DJ Formally Approves
Sale to News Corp.

Deal expected to close today

Dec 13, 07 11:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Dow Jones shareholders formally approved the company’s $5.6 billion sale to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation; the closing is expected later today. The outcome was clear before today’s meeting, but the vote’s margin had been uncertain, as many Bancroft shareholders—whose voting stake was 64.2%—have... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Dow Jones • Bancroft family • News Corp

Murdoch Grooms Son to Succeed Him

James to be promoted to head News Corp.
in Europe and Asia

Dec 7, 07 5:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch's son James will be put in charge of News Corp. in Europe and Asia, making him heir apparent to his father's throne, sources tell Bloomberg. James has been in charge of pay-TV provider British Sky Broadcasting Group since 2003; during his tenure the company has more than doubled... More »

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media • Rupert Murdoch • Europe • Asia • James Murdoch • News Corp

Dow Jones CEO Leaves Ahead of Murdoch Posse

News Corp. insider to move in; WSJ publisher expected to leave next

Dec 6, 07 5:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Dow Jones’ CEO resigned today, one week before News Corp. is expected to finalize its purchase of the Wall Street Journal publisher. Insiders say Richard Zannino’s replacement will be Rupert Murdoch confidant Les Hinton; the succession, to be announced tomorrow, is thought to be the first among many in... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • Richard Zannino • Les Hinton • News Corp • Robert Thomson

News Corp Gets That New-Time Religion

Murdoch buys
Beliefnet, the largest  faith website in the US

Dec 5, 07 9:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has inked an eight-figure deal to buy Beliefnet, the US' most popular religion website, as a platform to promote the company's religious books and programming, the Wall Street Journal reports. Details of the transaction weren't released, but the site will become a part of News Corp's... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • MySpace • Fox News • Fox Entertainment Group • Beliefnet • News Corp

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