Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch Invests In Himself, Buys News Corp Stock

SAI | Posted 05.15.2008 | Business


Pali Research Rich Greenfield, a News Corp. bull, finds another reason (reg. required) to invest in Rupert Murdoch's company: Rupe's doing it himself ...

Why Cablevision Bought Newsday

Marvin Kitman | Posted 05.13.2008 | Media


Marvin Kitman

With the Cablevision purchase of Newsday, it's one less newspaper to harp on all the mistakes Jim Dolan has made in running the New York market's beloved franchises.

Murdoch, Zuckerman May Still Get Their Hands On Newsday

New York Times | Richard Perez Pena | Posted 05.13.2008 | Media


The owners of The New York Post and The Daily News lost out to Cablevision in the battle for Newsday on Monday, but the tabloid war may be far from ov...

News Corp Earnings Triple As Newsday Sale Looms

AP | SETH SUTEL | Posted 05.08.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said Wednesday he expects to clinch a deal to buy the Long Island-based newspaper Newsday within a week...

Rupert Murdoch To Double The Price of The New York Post

New York Times | Tim Arango | Posted 05.08.2008 | Media


Mr. Murdoch has set his sights on Newsday because he sees it as a way to eliminate losses at The New York Post, a News Corporation property that loses...

Murdoch: Economy Hurting Advertising

Reuters | Kenneth Li | Posted 05.07.2008 | Business


Rupert Murdoch said on Wednesday stress in the U.S. economy is squeezing advertising budgets, adding that News Corp's (NWSa.N) Fox Interactive Media w...

FCC Endorses Junk News, Calls Fox's TMZ and 700 Club 'Bona fide Newscasts'

Josh Silver | Posted 05.06.2008 | Media


Josh Silver

Stamping junk news as genuine isn't new; Entertainment Tonight got its bona fide pass from the FCC in 1988.

Rupert Murdoch Moves Cartoon Off WSJ Editorial Page

New York Times | Cate Doty | Posted 05.05.2008 | Media


Amidst a sea of changes at Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal, here's a shift that might catch the eye of only a devoted editorial reader: "Pepper ....

Dow Jones Committee Lashes Out Against Murdoch, News Corp For WSJ Editor Resignation

Wall Street Journal | Steve Stecklow | Posted 04.29.2008 | Media


A special committee established to oversee The Wall Street Journal's editorial integrity said its members should have been informed earlier that the n...

Murdoch & Zell: Why are These Men Smiling?

Tom Teicholz | Posted 04.24.2008 | Media


Tom Teicholz

Sam Zell may get an amazing price for Newsday as Murdoch looks to add to his empire.

The Media Shopoholic Strikes Again

Marvin Kitman | Posted 04.24.2008 | Media


Marvin Kitman

Whenever Murdoch is depressed, my studies over the years as a media pathologist find, he has what he calls "an expansionist lunge." And when he's in one of them he can't be outbid.

Heads Up... Incoming Propaganda on Nukes...

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics


Larisa Alexandrovna

So is it going to be me and Sy Hersh against the Cheney machine? I'm not about to sit around quietly while this administration fabricates reasons for a war with Syria.

Sad Day for Journalism if Murdoch Swallows Newsday

Ruth Hochberger | Posted 04.23.2008 | Media


Ruth Hochberger

Lost in the flurry of the Pennsylvania primary and the Pope's visit was a story that should bring a tear to the eye of any journalist, or any lover of independent journalism in this country.

Rupert Murdoch Vs. FCC In Battle To Control New York Media — And Wage War Against The New York Times

Huffington Post | Posted 04.23.2008 | Media


Several stories this morning highlight Rupert Murdoch's battle to control New York media — first by ousting the editor of the Wall Street Journa...

WSJ: News Corp Nearing $580M Deal For Newsday

Wall Street Journal | Merissa Marr | Posted 04.22.2008 | Media


Tribune Co. is closing in on an agreement to sell its Long Island newspaper Newsday to News Corp. for about $580 million, according to individuals fa...

Rupert Murdoch Firm Hired Hackers To Sabotage Rival, Lawsuit Alleges

Huffington Post | Posted 04.21.2008 | Media


ABC reports that one of Rupert Murdoch's companies is going on trial for charges that it hired hackers to sabotage a rival company: Did a Rupert Murd...

Rupert Murdoch Launches Old-Fashioned Newspaper War Against New York Times

Newsweek | Johnnie L. Roberts | Posted 04.20.2008 | Media


Two of the publishing world's most influential editors approached the tower at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan with apprehension. Headquarter...

NYT CEO To Murdoch: Bring It On

Portfolio.com | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 04.17.2008 | Media


New York Times Co. CEO Janet Robinson has a message for Rupert Murdoch: Bring it on. On the Times Co.'s just-completed quarterly results call, Robins...

Murdoch, Zell Appointed to AP Board

AP | Posted 04.14.2008 | Media


WASHINGTON — Rupert Murdoch and Sam Zell, two media figures who led major newspaper acquisitions in recent months, are among four new members jo...

Wall Street Journal Parody — With A Topless Ann Coulter — Rankles Murdoch In Real Life And On YouTube

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 04.14.2008 | Media


My Wall Street Journal, a parody of the Wall Street Journal on newsstands this week to mark the April 15 tax deadline, has rankled News Corp executive...

Rupert Murdoch's Speed Dial Revealed

BusinessWeek | Jon Fine | Posted 04.11.2008 | Media


Many stories are told by many random objects on display at the Newseum--which I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours at yesterday, in advance of ...

Ouch! The Daily Show's Eviscerating "Documentary" About Fox News

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.11.2008 | Media


The Daily Show's John Oliver put togther a stunning smackdown of Fox News on last night's show, punctuated by some damning clips showing egregious com...

Wall Street Journal May Endorse For President

Politico | Michael Calderone | Posted 04.05.2008 | Politics


When Rupert Murdoch spoke yesterday at Georgetown, he indicated that a long-standing Wall Street Journal tradition could be changed in 2008: The paper...

News Corp. Blows MySpace Targets, Dumps Sales Chief

Silicon Alley Insider | Peter Kafka | Posted 04.04.2008 | Business


News Corp.'s Fox Interactive Media group, which includes MySpace and other web sites, will miss the company's goals of $1 billion in revenue and $200 ...

Run, Hillary, Run, Just Stop Sliming Obama

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

With its desperate tactics and negative tone, the Clinton campaign has succeeded only in casting doubts about Hillary's trustworthiness.