Rupert Murdoch slashes value of newspaper empire
12 years, 7 months ago

Rupert Murdoch slashes value of newspaper empire

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has scrubbed billions of dollars from the value of its newspaper publishing businesses and promised a big programme of cost cuts over the next year. James Murdoch, still embroiled in the legal and political investigations into whether he helped cover up the scandal while running the UK newspaper business, appeared for the first time on a conference call with Wall Street to discuss the latest results, although he confined his remarks to answering a question about the Sky Italia satellite TV business. In the UK, where Tom Mockridge was appointed chief executive of the Murdoch titles 13 months ago, Mr Carey said he expected the company would be "moving into a very significant restructuring this year".

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Trump turns on Rupert Murdoch for 'polluted thinking' after WSJ bombshell on his family's business
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump turns on Rupert Murdoch for 'polluted thinking' after WSJ bombshell on his family's business

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump unloaded on the Wall Street Journal Thursday after the paper came out with a bombshell report saying his family was in talks with a crypto exchange whose founder is seeking a pardon. President Trump attacked the Wall Street Journal as a 'globalist' paper, after one report said his family business was in talks for a stake in …

Piers Morgan announces shock departure from Rupert Murdoch’s News UK empire
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Piers Morgan announces shock departure from Rupert Murdoch’s News UK empire

The Independent  

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Rupert Murdoch’s REA makes fourth takeover offer for Rightmove worth £6.2bn
6 months ago

Rupert Murdoch’s REA makes fourth takeover offer for Rightmove worth £6.2bn

The Independent  

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Sun and Daily Mail publishers’ printing tie-up gets go-ahead
1 year ago

Sun and Daily Mail publishers’ printing tie-up gets go-ahead

The Independent  

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Rupert Murdoch and new 'Washington Post' CEO accused of cover-up in hacking scandal
1 year ago

Rupert Murdoch and new 'Washington Post' CEO accused of cover-up in hacking scandal

NPR  

Rupert Murdoch and new 'Washington Post' CEO accused of cover-up in hacking scandal Enlarge this image toggle caption Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images For the first time, media titan Rupert Murdoch was accused in court of personally knowing about phone hacking and other illegal acts by his British tabloids stretching back nearly two decades, far earlier than he admitted, …

Murdoch’s stepping down is not enough to restore trust in media
1 year, 6 months ago

Murdoch’s stepping down is not enough to restore trust in media

The Hindu  

Some powerful media outlets are viewing Rupert Murdoch‘s announcement on September 21st — that the 92-year-old is stepping down as chairman of Fox Corporation and News Corp — the television and newspaper empires he has built up over more than 70 years, with scepticism. For instance, the Economist has asserted that “Rupert Murdoch isn’t going anywhere just yet” and the …

Rupert Murdoch poisoned our public life – but we still owe him a debt
1 year, 6 months ago

Rupert Murdoch poisoned our public life – but we still owe him a debt

The Independent  

Unlike Robert Maxwell or Conrad Black, he was not a crook. Because it was sued by the manufacturer of the voting machines that Fox News programmes said had been doctored against Donald Trump’s election chances – and because, during the course of the litigation, numerous internal documents and emails showed that Murdoch’s flagship news channel was knowingly misleading the public. …

Rupert Murdoch steps down from Fox and News Corp, aged 92
1 year, 6 months ago

Rupert Murdoch steps down from Fox and News Corp, aged 92

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Fox News anchors hail Rupert Murdoch as he resigns from News Corp
1 year, 6 months ago

Fox News anchors hail Rupert Murdoch as he resigns from News Corp

The Independent  

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‘Formidable operator’ – Politicians react to Rupert Murdoch stepping down
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Formidable operator’ – Politicians react to Rupert Murdoch stepping down

The Independent  

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Rupert Murdoch built a media empire that spanned the globe
1 year, 6 months ago

Rupert Murdoch built a media empire that spanned the globe

The Independent  

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Lachlan Murdoch explains why Fox News settled Dominion case for $787m
1 year, 10 months ago

Lachlan Murdoch explains why Fox News settled Dominion case for $787m

The Independent  

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Rupert Murdoch’s special talent will see him through the worst year of his life
1 year, 11 months ago

Rupert Murdoch’s special talent will see him through the worst year of his life

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Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan ends Australian defamation suit
1 year, 11 months ago

Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan ends Australian defamation suit

The Independent  

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Fox News-Dominion settlement doesn’t end crisis for Rupert Murdoch’s empire
1 year, 11 months ago

Fox News-Dominion settlement doesn’t end crisis for Rupert Murdoch’s empire

LA Times  

Fox Corp. has settled the defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, but the company’s troubles are far from over. During that deposition, Murdoch acknowledged that Fox News hosts, including Bartiromo and Hannity, had “endorsed” the lies — far beyond listening passively or pushing back on claims made by Trump’s supporters. Murdoch told Fox News chief Suzanne Scott on Jan. …

Tony Gallagher is new editor of The Times
2 years, 6 months ago

Tony Gallagher is new editor of The Times

The Independent  

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Lachlan Murdoch opens defamation lawsuit against Australian website
2 years, 6 months ago

Lachlan Murdoch opens defamation lawsuit against Australian website

The Independent  

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Former New York Post digital editor sues Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.
3 years, 2 months ago

Former New York Post digital editor sues Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.

LA Times  

A worker disassembles a Christmas tree outside the New York headquarters of Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post headquarters last month. A former top editor of the New York Post has sued News Corp., alleging she faced years of retaliation at the publishing company for complaining about sexual advances by the Post’s former editor in …

Daily Mail owner looks at possible job cuts as newsprint costs soar
3 years, 4 months ago

Daily Mail owner looks at possible job cuts as newsprint costs soar

The Independent  

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Record-breaking Australian petition calls for inquiry into Rupert Murdoch’s media monopolies
3 years, 8 months ago

Record-breaking Australian petition calls for inquiry into Rupert Murdoch’s media monopolies

The Independent  

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Rupert Murdoch slashes value of The Sun newspaper to zero
3 years, 9 months ago

Rupert Murdoch slashes value of The Sun newspaper to zero

The Independent  

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Kevin Rudd's petition calling for royal commission into media backed by head of Queensland councils
4 years, 4 months ago

Kevin Rudd's petition calling for royal commission into media backed by head of Queensland councils

ABC  

Media organisations of all kinds are failing regional audiences, according to a mayor who also represents local councils across Queensland. Key points: LGAQ president and Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson backs Kevin Rudd's call for royal commission into media Cr Jamieson says newspapers and news outlets should report the news, not try to make the news He raises concerns that …

Rupert Murdoch: Australians sign petition calling for probe of billionaire’s media empire
4 years, 4 months ago

Rupert Murdoch: Australians sign petition calling for probe of billionaire’s media empire

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — More than 500,000 Australians have signed a petition calling for an inquiry into the dominance of Rupert Murdoch’smedia empire. It calls for a Royal Commission — Australia’s highest form of public inquiry — to “investigate threats to media diversity.” It also accusedmedia businesses of encouraging “deliberately polarizing and politically manipulated news.” While the petition raised …

James Murdoch says he quit father’s news empire because it legitimises ‘disinformation’
4 years, 5 months ago

James Murdoch says he quit father’s news empire because it legitimises ‘disinformation’

The Independent  

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James Murdoch resigns from board of News Corp over 'disagreements' about editorial content
4 years, 7 months ago

James Murdoch resigns from board of News Corp over 'disagreements' about editorial content

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James Murdoch resigns from news publisher News Corp’s board
4 years, 7 months ago

James Murdoch resigns from news publisher News Corp’s board

Associated Press  

News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch’s son James is resigning from the family-controlled publisher’s board over content appearing in its newspapers, which include the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post. “My resignation is due to disagreements over certain editorial content published by the Company’s news outlets and certain other strategic decisions,” James Murdoch wrote Friday in a brief letter …

James Murdoch Quits Family Media Empire News Corp After 'Disagreements'
4 years, 7 months ago

James Murdoch Quits Family Media Empire News Corp After 'Disagreements'

NPR  

James Murdoch Quits Family Media Empire News Corp After 'Disagreements' Enlarge this image toggle caption Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for National Geogra Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for National Geogra James Murdoch resigned Friday from the board of directors of News Corp., the publishing arm of his family's media empire, in a very public sign of dissent that typically plays out behind closed …

Daily Mail takes title of UK’s most read paper from The Sun after 42-year run
4 years, 9 months ago

Daily Mail takes title of UK’s most read paper from The Sun after 42-year run

The Independent  

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Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is cutting jobs and shutting down dozens of newspapers in Australia
4 years, 10 months ago

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is cutting jobs and shutting down dozens of newspapers in Australia

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is shutting down dozens of local newspapers in Australia and ending print production for most of its smaller publications as part of a major shakeup of its business in the country. “Covid-19 has impacted the sustainability of community and regional publishing,” Michael Miller, executive chairman of News Corp Australasia, said in …

Australia wildfires: James Murdoch ‘frustrated and disappointed’ by Fox and News Corp coverage of crisis
5 years, 2 months ago

Australia wildfires: James Murdoch ‘frustrated and disappointed’ by Fox and News Corp coverage of crisis

The Independent  

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Rupert Murdoch takeover of Sky 'not in the public interest', government regulator finds
7 years, 2 months ago

Rupert Murdoch takeover of Sky 'not in the public interest', government regulator finds

The Independent  

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Rupert Murdoch's Sky takoever bid to receive Culture Secretary Karen Bradley's verdict
7 years, 9 months ago

Rupert Murdoch's Sky takoever bid to receive Culture Secretary Karen Bradley's verdict

The Independent  

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Guardian 'considering' becoming a tabloid and outsourcing printing to a rival like Rupert Murdoch's News UK
8 years, 2 months ago

Guardian 'considering' becoming a tabloid and outsourcing printing to a rival like Rupert Murdoch's News UK

The Independent  

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Rupert Murdoch proves his faith in print with WSJ's broadsheet relaunch
9 years, 6 months ago

Rupert Murdoch proves his faith in print with WSJ's broadsheet relaunch

The Independent  

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Time Warner turns down bold £90bn bid from Rupert Murdoch
10 years, 8 months ago

Time Warner turns down bold £90bn bid from Rupert Murdoch

The Independent  

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Loss-making Guardian papers helped by Auto Trader sale
11 years, 2 months ago

Loss-making Guardian papers helped by Auto Trader sale

The Independent  

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News Corp revenue slumps in first stand-alone quarter
11 years, 4 months ago

News Corp revenue slumps in first stand-alone quarter

Live Mint  

New York: Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp reported a steeper than expected 3% decline in revenue in its first quarter as a stand-alone company, as weakness at its Australian newspapers took its toll. News Corp shares fell 4% in after-hours trading on disappointment over the $2.07 billion revenue figure, which missed a Thomson Reuters forecast of $2.2 billion. News Corp split …

The Business Matrix: Tuesday 1 October 2013
11 years, 5 months ago

The Business Matrix: Tuesday 1 October 2013

The Independent  

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News Corp cuts Murdoch’s 2012 bonus, citing scandal
12 years, 6 months ago

News Corp cuts Murdoch’s 2012 bonus, citing scandal

Live Mint  

New York: News Corp. has cut this year’s bonuses for four top executives, including mogul Rupert Murdoch and his son James, after a phone-hacking scandal at the now-shuttered British newspaper The News of the World, a regulatory filing showed. The committee said it took into account the fallout from the hacking scandal, which has so far included litigation and settlement …

Murdoch considering splitting News Corp
12 years, 9 months ago

Murdoch considering splitting News Corp

ABC  

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire is considering splitting in two, separating its entertainment and publishing arms. The film and TV businesses generate higher profits than the newspapers, and shareholders have been pushing for News Corp to get rid of its newspaper business ever since the UK phone-hacking scandal forced the company to drop its proposed acquisition of pay-TV group BSkyB. …

Paul Vallely: From across the Pond, Murdoch looks even murkier
13 years ago

Paul Vallely: From across the Pond, Murdoch looks even murkier

The Independent  

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FBI poised to step up investigation into News Corp
13 years ago

FBI poised to step up investigation into News Corp

The Independent  

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James Murdoch quits as News International chief
13 years ago

James Murdoch quits as News International chief

ABC  

James Murdoch has resigned as executive chairman of News International, the scandal-ridden British arm of his father's media company. News Corporation said Mr Murdoch was stepping down from News International following his relocation to company headquarters in New York as deputy chief operating officer. "Now that he has moved to New York, James will continue to assume a variety of …

James Murdoch Steps Down As Executive Chairman Of News International
13 years, 1 month ago

James Murdoch Steps Down As Executive Chairman Of News International

NPR  

James Murdoch Steps Down As Executive Chairman Of News International Enlarge this image toggle caption Warren Allott/AFP/Getty Images Warren Allott/AFP/Getty Images As the phone hacking scandal that roiled his father's international news company deepened, James Murdoch is stepping down as Executive Chairman of News International. The AP reports that News Corp., owned by James' father Rupert Murdoch, said he was …

Murdoch's Sun on Sunday will spark a renewed tabloid war
13 years, 1 month ago

Murdoch's Sun on Sunday will spark a renewed tabloid war

The Independent  

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Ian Burrell: A morale-boosting visit (thanks to James's absence)
13 years, 1 month ago

Ian Burrell: A morale-boosting visit (thanks to James's absence)

The Independent  

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Murdoch facing battle with staff in Sun showdown
13 years, 1 month ago

Murdoch facing battle with staff in Sun showdown

Firstpost  

Rupert Murdoch will face hostile and angry staff when he arrives in Britain this week seeking to face down a growing rebellion within his newspaper business and end the talk that his flagship Sun could close following a string of arrests. London: Rupert Murdoch will face hostile and angry staff when he arrives in Britain this week seeking to face …

Disgruntled shareholders may vote out James Murdoch from News Corp board
13 years, 5 months ago

Disgruntled shareholders may vote out James Murdoch from News Corp board

Firstpost  

Shareholders with voting rights are considering sending a strong message of discontent to Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch by voting against several long-standing board members including his son James A growing number of News Corp shareholders with voting rights are considering sending a strong message of discontent to Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch by voting against several long-standing board members including his …

News Ltd set to announce Australian paywall
13 years, 5 months ago

News Ltd set to announce Australian paywall

ABC  

News Limited is set to announce plans to start charging readers to view The Australian newspaper's website from later this month. It has been News Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch's intention all along to make people pay to read online news content. News Limited says its readers will be happy to pay because the rise of mobile internet means they can …

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