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Will Rupert Murdoch Buy the Boston Globe?

Media | Newspapers
 February 22, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 13 weeks ago

The newspaper magnate may want to buy the New York Times-owned paper

  

Tabloids' Photos of Oscar Pistorious' Slain Girlfriend Outrage Readers

Media
 February 15, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 14 weeks ago

The Sun, the New York Post and the New York Daily News all printed front page swimsuit photos of slain model Reeva Steenkamp 

  

News Corp. Names 2 Executives to Split-Off Publishing Company

Media | Newspapers
 February 1, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 16 weeks ago

Anoushka Healy is the new chief strategy officer, William Lewis will be the chief creative officer.

  

News Corp. Denies Anti-Semitism in Sunday Times Cartoon (Updated)

Media
 January 28, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 16 weeks ago

The Sunday Times published a cartoon on Sunday depicting Israel's prime minister building a wall on top of bloodied Palestinians

  

Phone Hacking Scandal: British Detective's Conviction the First in News of the World Case

Media
 January 10, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 19 weeks ago

London detective April Casburn is found guilty of leaking information to the defunct News Corp. tabloid, making her the first conviction in the phone-hacking scandal

  

Tom Mockridge, News International CEO, Steps Down After Being Passed Over

Media
 December 2, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 24 weeks ago

Longtime Rupert Murdoch lieutenant Tom Mockridge will exit after being passed over for top job at News Corp.'s publishing company

  

News Corp. Acquires 49% Stake in YES Network

Media
 November 20, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 26 weeks ago

News Corp. may acquire more stake in the network after three years

  

Presidential Election: Rupert Murdoch's Guessing Game (Updated)

Media
 November 5, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 28 weeks ago

Rupert Murdoch has been speculating about the presidental election results on Twitter

  

Rupert Murdoch 'Psychopath Like Stalin' Says Former Newspaper Magnate

Media | Newspapers
 October 23, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 30 weeks ago

Rupert Murdoch is the subject of a vicious - but entertaining - verbal attack by Conrad Black, the Anglo-Canadian former newspaper tycoon and politician

  

WSJ Launches Korean Site

Media
 October 18, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 31 weeks ago

Comes after New York Times goes Portuguese

  

James Murdoch May Take Over News Corp.'s U.S. TV Operations (Report)

Television
 September 20, 2012 By Tim Molloy 35 weeks ago

Financial Times says James Murdoch is in discussions to head TV operations

  

News Corp. Unveils $1B Debt Sale

Media
 September 11, 2012 By Brent Lang 36 weeks ago

News Corp. is taking advantage of lower interest rates to service debt in 2013 and 2014

  

News Corp. Execs Take Pay Cuts As Two Politicians Nominated to Board of Directors

Media
 September 4, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 37 weeks ago

Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and former U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao are nominated to the board

  

Todd Larsen, Former Dow Jones President, Expected to Join Time Inc. to Lead News, Sports

Media
 August 31, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 38 weeks ago

The company is still seeking a new publisher for Time magazine

  

Church of England Sells Shares of News Corp. Over Phone-Hacking Scandal

Media
 August 7, 2012 By Brent Lang 41 weeks ago

Church of England says it is concerned that News Corp. has not committed to reforms to prevent future hacking

  

Wall Street Journal to Launch WorldStream Video Blog

Media
 August 6, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 41 weeks ago

Wall Street Journal reporters will submit clips to the video channel

  

Rebekah Brooks Officially Charged in UK Phone-Hacking Case

Media
 August 2, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 42 weeks ago

Former News of the World editor was formally charged in a case that rocked News Corp. to its core

  

Rupert Murdoch to Join London Mayor Poolside at Olympics

Media
 July 31, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 42 weeks ago

The News Corp. CEO and wife Wendi Deng will be the personal guests of conservative politician Boris Johnson, along with other business and media leaders

  

Rebekah Brooks, Andrew Coulson Charged in News Corp. Hacking Scandal

Media
 July 24, 2012 By Brent Lang 43 weeks ago

Seven people charged with conspiracy to intercept communications

  

News Corp. Promotes Peter Rice, David Hill

Media
 July 23, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 43 weeks ago

Rice will take on the CEO role of Fox Networks Group, Hill will take a News Corp.-wide role as a senior VP after years in Fox Sports

  

News Corp. Donates $20M to Motion Picture & Television Fund

Media
 July 18, 2012 By Brent Lang 44 weeks ago

Rupert Murdoch's media empire gives a massive gift to the Hollywood charity's $350 million capital campaign

  

Rupert Murdoch Tweets Shot at Scientology: 'Creepy, Evil'

Media
 July 1, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 46 weeks ago

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch says on Twitter that there is "big, big money involved with Tom Cruise" and takes on Mormons and Mitt Romney 

  

News Corp. Shares Up 8% on News of Possible Split

Media
 June 26, 2012 By Brent Lang 47 weeks ago

Media company's stock jumps on possibility it may spin off publishing business

  

By the Numbers: Television Trounces Film (Slideshow)

Media
 June 7, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 50 weeks ago

Television is the new cash cow at major media companies

  

Rupert Murdoch to Employees: 'We Should Have Acted More Quickly'

Media
 May 1, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

We are instituting a more robust compliance structure, News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch tells his employees after scathing report from Parliament

  

Rupert Murdoch's Sunday Edition of the Sun Makes its Debut

Media
 February 26, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

Rupert Murdoch launches Sunday edition of The Sun. It has softer tone than shuttered News of the World and may signal a shift in his battle to survive the phone hacking and bribery scandal

  
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