News Corporation

The Media's Limitations and Manipulations

Ziad El-Hady | Posted 05.24.2012

Ziad El-Hady

All social, political and economic policies and debates are communicated through our media. Therefore, the breadth of our democratic experience is largely defined by the structure of the media and its content.

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Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.03.2012

Jeff Danziger

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For Murdoch, the Sky Has Fallen

Ari Rabin-Havt | Posted 04.06.2012

Ari Rabin-Havt

A scandal that began with The News of the World's hacking of Prince William's voicemail, to ascertain, of all things, that he had borrowed an editing deck from a friend at a rival news organization, has spread to potentially thousands of individuals.

Joy Resmovits

Policy Leaders: National Security, Prosperity At Risk By Way Of Current School System

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 03.20.2012

Thirty years ago, a Reagan administration report warned of "a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and a people." The ...

FBI's News Corp. Investigation Expands To Russia: Report

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 05.05.2012

NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI is investigating whether a Russian billboard company once owned by media giant News Corp. bribed local officials to get sign...

Corporations Are People, But Only Sometimes: Seven And A Half Things To Know

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 02.28.2012

One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do. Seven and a half, on the other hand, is a far friendlier number, and it's the number of things you ne...

Why the Sun on Sunday Is Murdoch's Last Hurrah

Alexander Walters | Posted 04.22.2012

Alexander Walters

There is one thing that motivates Rupert Murdoch more than money, power or prestige. It's the thrill of a challenge.

Murdoch-Backed Startup Flops

Reuters | Posted 01.25.2012

(Reuters - By Yinka Adegoke) - Beyond Oblivion, a digital music startup backed by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and investment bank Allen & Co Director S...

News Corp Launching U.S. Spanish-language TV Network

AP | By RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 01.23.2012

LOS ANGELES -- Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is launching a Spanish-language broadcast TV network that aims to bring the flavor of the Fox network to Hi...

Twitter Gets HUGE Investment

AP | ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 02.17.2012

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and his investment company said Monday they are investing a combined $...

News Corp Accused Of Trying To Bribe Ex-Australian Senator

AP | By ROD McGUIRK | Posted 11.23.2011

CANBERRA, Australia -- Australian police said Wednesday they are investigating a former senator's allegations that a News Corp. executive offered him ...

News Corp. Profits Fall In Wake Of Phone Hacking Scandal

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 01.02.2012

LOS ANGELES — News Corp. said its first-quarter net income dropped 5 percent due to the cost of closing a scandal-wracked tabloid and dropping i...

Joy Resmovits

At News Corp. Forum, Four GOP Hopefuls Outline Education Platforms

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 03.09.2012

NEW YORK -- The desire for a lighter federal hand in the nation's schools ruled the discussions at an education forum Thursday night with four of the ...

News Corp. Protesters Deliver List of Demands to Shareholders

Timothy Karr | Posted 12.21.2011

Timothy Karr

We demand that the FCC review all broadcast licenses granted to News Corp. to determine whether they meet the agency's "character qualifications." If investigations result in criminal convictions, News Corp. should forfeit its licenses to use our airwaves.

Murdoch's Unbelievable Pay Raise

Posted 11.02.2011

Even as his company weathers its biggest crisis ever, Rupert Murdoch is still pulling in a huge salary from News Corp. Regulatory filings released ...

New York Scraps $27 Million Contract With Murdoch Education Affiliate

Posted 10.27.2011

The state of New York has scrapped a controversial $27 million contract between Rupert Murdoch's Wireless Generation and the state's Education Departm...

The True Scandals of Murdoch's News Corps Are Much Worse Than Phone-Hacking

Maria Armoudian | Posted 10.08.2011

Maria Armoudian

Media professionals should not squander the opportunity to take note of the more profoundly damaging scandal that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has wrought. That is the damage it has done to their profession and to the institution of journalism itself.

Elisabeth Murdoch Delays Taking Seat On News Corp. Board

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 10.06.2011

LOS ANGELES — Elisabeth Murdoch, the daughter of News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch, has delayed taking her seat on the News Corp. board, a sign the ...

PHOTOS: Murdoch's Possible Successor Sports AMAZING Facial Hair

Posted 09.24.2011

News Corp's phone hacking scandal is shaking the foundation of the Murdoch family that Rupert Murdoch placed at the center of his vast media empire. ...

News Corp.: What Did They Know and When Did They Know It?

Theodore S. Greenberg | Posted 09.21.2011

Theodore S. Greenberg

If Mr. Murdoch is true to his word to "put it right"and to "be transparent" News Corp. officials will not wait for government investigators to ask for documents.

Think Again: Rupert, We Hardly Knew Ye

Eric Alterman | Posted 09.20.2011

Eric Alterman

The scandal facing the Murdoch empire that has dominated media news has certainly been riveting. But has it taught us anything we didn't already know? Well, yes and no.

Who's Poor Rupert Murdoch to Trust?

Charles H. Green | Posted 09.19.2011

Charles H. Green

When Scotland Yard's leadership and even Downing Street appear compromised by an evil corporate culture like News Corp's, there are serious implications for society's ability to trust anyone.

Murdoch's Parliament Testimony Gets Mixed Reviews

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 09.19.2011

Wall Street reacted positively to Rupert Murdoch's appearance before a Parliamentary committee investigating the phone hacking scandal, but some News ...

Murdoch Tastes Humble Pie

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 09.18.2011

Joe Peyronnin

Rupert Murdoch is a fierce competitor, but he has many powerful enemies who have now been galvanized into action. In the end, Murdoch may have gotten it right when he said, "Saying we're sorry is not enough."

News Corp.'s Risky Governance

Margaret Heffernan | Posted 09.17.2011

Margaret Heffernan

According to Bloomberg, News Corporation is now undervalued because of the scandals blighting its operations. Murdoch isn't an asset anymore; he's a l...