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'''Keith Rupert Murdoch''' (born 1931) is an [[Australia]]n-born media magnate.  He is the owner of the media conglomerate [[News Corporation]], and is a leading sponsor of material that appeals to [[conservative]]s. Some of the better known of the [[News Corp]]oration's holdings have included the Fox Broadcasting Company (owner of the [[FOX News]] Channel), MySpace, TV Guide, Photobucket, the ''[[New York Post]]'', HarperCollins, DirecTV, BSkyB, STAR TV, the ''[[Weekly Standard]]'', 20th Century Fox film studios, ''[[The Times]]'' and ''The Sun'' (both published in London), ''[[The Chicago Sun-Times]]'', ''[[The Boston Herald]]'' and UK's ''BSkyB'' satellite broadcasting system.  He became a naturalized [[American]] [[citizen]] in 1985.<ref>[http://www.nndb.com/people/420/000023351/ ''NNDB'' - Rupert Murdoch]</ref>  Rupert Murdoch is one of the richest people in the world according to [[Forbes]] magazine, with an estimated net worth of $7.7 billion.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/54/biz_06rich400_Keith-Rupert-Murdoch_639W.html ''Forbes'' - The 400 Richest Americans: #32 Rupert Murdoch]</ref>  

'''Keith Rupert Murdoch''' (born 1931) is an [[Australia]]n-born media magnate.  He is the owner of the media conglomerate [[News Corporation]], and is a leading sponsor of material that appeals to [[conservative]]s. Some of the better known of the [[News Corp]]oration's holdings have included the Fox Broadcasting Company (owner of the [[FOX News]] Channel), MySpace, TV Guide, Photobucket, the ''[[New York Post]]'', HarperCollins, DirecTV, BSkyB, STAR TV, the ''[[Weekly Standard]]'', 20th Century Fox film studios, ''[[The Times]]'' and ''The Sun'' (both published in London), ''[[The Chicago Sun-Times]]'', ''[[The Boston Herald]]'' and UK's ''BSkyB'' satellite broadcasting system.  He became a naturalized [[American]] [[citizen]] in 1985.<ref>[http://www.nndb.com/people/420/000023351/ ''NNDB'' - Rupert Murdoch]</ref>  Rupert Murdoch is one of the richest people in the world according to [[Forbes]] magazine, with an estimated net worth of $7.7 billion.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/54/biz_06rich400_Keith-Rupert-Murdoch_639W.html ''Forbes'' - The 400 Richest Americans: #32 Rupert Murdoch]</ref>  

In 2007, News Corporation purchased Dow Jones for $5 billion. Dow Jones is the parent company of ''[[Wall Street Journal|The Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/04/business/04murdoch.php ''International Herald Tribune'' Murdoch on owning the Wall Street Journal]</ref> On July 31, 2007, News Corps finalized the agreement to purchase Dow Jones.

In 2007, News Corporation purchased Dow Jones for $5 billion. Dow Jones is the parent company of ''[[Wall Street Journal|The Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/04/business/04murdoch.php ''International Herald Tribune'' Murdoch on owning the Wall Street Journal]</ref> On July 31, 2007, News Corps finalized the agreement to purchase Dow Jones.

==Comparisons with Hearst==

==Comparisons with Hearst==

Murdoch is routinely<ref>[http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/if-it-were-hearst-instead-of-murdoch/?_r=0 If It Were Hearst Instead of Murdoch...], [[The New York Times]]</ref> contrasted<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-14512411 William Randolph Hearst: Mythical media bogeyman], [[BBC]]</ref> with [[William Randolph Hearst]],<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/rupert-murdochs-newspaper-war-85671 Rupert Murdoch's Newspaper War], [[Newsweek]]</ref> but this is both easy and misleading since "media barons' stories follow a familiar arc".<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/05/murdoch-scandal-follows-classic-media-baron-script/ Murdoch scandal follows classic media baron script], [[Associated Press]]</ref>

Murdoch is routinely<ref>[http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/if-it-were-hearst-instead-of-murdoch/?_r=0 If It Were Hearst Instead of Murdoch...], [[The New York Times]]</ref> contrasted<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-14512411 William Randolph Hearst: Mythical media bogeyman], [[BBC]]</ref> with [[William Randolph Hearst]],<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/rupert-murdochs-newspaper-war-85671 Rupert Murdoch's Newspaper War], [[Newsweek]]</ref> but this is both easy and misleading since "media barons' stories follow a familiar arc".<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/05/murdoch-scandal-follows-classic-media-baron-script/ Murdoch scandal follows classic media baron script], [[Associated Press]]</ref>

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