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| − | '''Rupert Murdoch''' (born in 1931) is an Australian-born media magnate. He is the owner of the media conglomerate News Corporation. Some of the most well known of the News Corporation's holdings include the Fox Broadcasting Company, the [[FOX News]] Channel, [[MySpace]], [[TV Guide]], the ''New York Post'', HarperCollins, DirectTV, BSkyB, the ''Weekly Standard'', 20th Century FOX, ''The London Times'', the ''London Sun'', ''The Boston Herald'' and a stake in UK's Sky News. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1985.<ref>http://www.nndb.com/people/420/000023351/</ref> | + | '''Keith Rupert Murdoch''' (born in 1931) is an Australian-born media magnate. He is the owner of the media conglomerate News Corporation. Some of the most well known of the News Corporation's holdings include the Fox Broadcasting Company, the [[FOX News]] Channel, [[MySpace]], [[TV Guide]], the ''New York Post'', HarperCollins, DirectTV, BSkyB, the ''Weekly Standard'', 20th Century FOX, ''The London Times'', the ''London Sun'', ''The Boston Herald'' and a stake in UK's Sky News. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1985.<ref>http://www.nndb.com/people/420/000023351/</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</ref> |
A former editor of ''The London Times'' said Mr. Murdoch once pointed to the byline of a correspondent and asserted, “That man’s a [[Commie]].” | A former editor of ''The London Times'' said Mr. Murdoch once pointed to the byline of a correspondent and asserted, “That man’s a [[Commie]].” | ||
Revision as of 03:32, June 28, 2007
Keith Rupert Murdoch (born in 1931) is an Australian-born media magnate. He is the owner of the media conglomerate News Corporation. Some of the most well known of the News Corporation's holdings include the Fox Broadcasting Company, the FOX News Channel, MySpace, TV Guide, the New York Post, HarperCollins, DirectTV, BSkyB, the Weekly Standard, 20th Century FOX, The London Times, the London Sun, The Boston Herald and a stake in UK's Sky News. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1985.[1] Rupert Murdoch is one of the richest people in the world according to Forbes magazine, with an estimated net worth of $7.7 billion.[2]
A former editor of The London Times said Mr. Murdoch once pointed to the byline of a correspondent and asserted, “That man’s a Commie.”
In 2007, Murdoch announced that he is offering $5 billion to buy Dow Jones, parent company of The Wall Street Journal.[3]
Political Contributions
Since 1997, Republicans have received a slight majority - 56% of the $4.76 million in campaign donations from the Murdoch family and the News Corporation’s political action committees and employees. In recent years, Rupert Murdoch has formed strong relationship with Bill and Hilary Clinton.
References
Murdoch, Ruler of a Vast Empire, Reaches Out for Even More, Jo Becker, Richard Siklos, Jane Perlez, Raymond Bonner, Griff Palmer, The New York Times, June 25, 2007.