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| − | '''Keith Rupert Murdoch''' (b. 1931) is an [[Australia|Australian]]-born [[United States|American]] 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 (owner of the [[FOX News]] Channel), [[MySpace]], [[TV Guide]], the ''New York Post'', HarperCollins, DirectTV, 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''' (b. 1931) is an [[Australia|Australian]]-born [[United States|American]] 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 (owner of the [[FOX News]] Channel), [[MySpace]], [[TV Guide]], Photobucket, the ''New York Post'', HarperCollins, DirectTV, 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> |
Harold Evans, a former editor of ''The Times'' said Mr. Murdoch once pointed to the byline of a correspondent and asserted, “That man’s a [[commie]]<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/25/business/media/25murdoch.html?pagewanted=5&ei=5090&en=52d9d4e3c66c5876&ex=1340424000&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss ''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.]</ref>.” | Harold Evans, a former editor of ''The Times'' said Mr. Murdoch once pointed to the byline of a correspondent and asserted, “That man’s a [[commie]]<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/25/business/media/25murdoch.html?pagewanted=5&ei=5090&en=52d9d4e3c66c5876&ex=1340424000&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss ''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.]</ref>.” | ||
Revision as of 05:06, July 22, 2007
Keith Rupert Murdoch (b. 1931) is an Australian-born American 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 (owner of the FOX News Channel), MySpace, TV Guide, Photobucket, the New York Post, HarperCollins, DirectTV, 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.[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]
Harold Evans, a former editor of The Times said Mr. Murdoch once pointed to the byline of a correspondent and asserted, “That man’s a commie[3].”
In 2007, Murdoch announced that he is offering $5 billion to buy Dow Jones, parent company of The Wall Street Journal.[4]
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 Hillary Clinton. In 2005, he invited Bono and Bill Clinton for company conference on environment, Islam in the West, and future of the world.
References
- ↑ NNDB - Rupert Murdoch
- ↑ Forbes - The 400 Richest Americans: #32 Rupert Murdoch
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ International Herald Tribune Murdoch on owning the Wall Street Journal
