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Making the most of sale of Newsday
Posted by Chicago Tribune on 09 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch
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By Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune Tribune Co. would very much like the $650 million that Cablevision is dangling for control of Newsday. Yet Tribune Co., already the beneficiary of a deal with Rupert Murdoch, almost certainly doesn’t want to tick off Murdoch, who thought his News Corp. had an agreement in principle earlier for Newsday at $580 million. |
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The Media Shopolic Strikes Again
Posted by MediaChannel on 01 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, Rupert Murdoch
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By Marvin Kitman The news that Rupert Murdoch is buying Newsday did not surprise me. Whenever he is depressed, my studies over the years as a media pathologist find, he has what he calls “an expansionist lunge.” |
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Murdoch’s ‘Head of Content’
Posted by NY Times on 28 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: News, News Corp, Media Freedom, Journalism, Rupert Murdoch, Newspapers, Wall Street Journal
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By Tim Arango, NY Times Robert Thomson has left a trail of happy reporters in his wake - at The Financial Times and The Times of London - he’s got his work cut out for him at The Wall Street Journal. |
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News Corp. Bid for Newsday
Posted by Wall Street Journal on 25 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, News Corp, Ethics, Rupert Murdoch
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By Amy Schatz, The Wall Street Journal News Corp.’s bid to buy Newsday will face regulatory hurdles, but political attacks on the deal could be more of a long - term problem as News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch tries to seal the deal. |
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Tribune Agrees To Sell Control Of Newsday To News Corp.
Posted by LA Times on 23 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: News, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, Newspapers
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By Thomas S. Mulligan, LA Times The $580-million transaction would further heighten Rupert Murdoch’s media profile in New York and give debt-laden Tribune much needed cash. |
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Opening Bell: Journal Editor Quits
Posted by Columbia Journalism Review on 22 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: News, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, Wall Street Journal, Business, Economy
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By Ryan Chittum, Columbia Journalism Review Murdoch era now in full flower; is Newsday next? |
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Anticipatory Compliance
Posted by George Monbiot on 22 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: News, Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch, Sam Zell Appointed To AP Board Of Directors
Posted by AP on 15 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: News, Rupert Murdoch, Business, Media
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By AP Roupert Murdoch and Sam Zell are among four new members joining the board of directors of The Associated Press. |
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The Wall Street Journal’s Web site is already (secretly) free
Posted by Machinist on 21 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Rupert Murdoch, Newspapers, Wall Street Journal, Internet
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By Machinist Late in January, Rupert Murdoch put an end to speculation that he would set free the Wall Street Journal’s subscription-only Web site. |
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Tribune said to be in talks to sell Newsday
Posted by LA Times on 21 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, Newspapers, Business, Media
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By Thomas S. Mulligan, LA Times News Corp. seeks to buy the Long Island newspaper as its owner tries to pare debt and posts a 78.8-million-dollar loss in the fourth quarter. |
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Murdoch tells WSJ staffers there’s no ‘Conservative’ agenda
Posted by Politico on 12 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Journalism, Rupert Murdoch, Wall Street Journal
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By Michael Calderone, Politico In his first visit to the Wall Street Journal’s D.C. bureau, Rupert Murdoch told staffers that he would put more resources into Washington coverage and take on the New York Times, while reassuring them that he is not a “conservative” pushing an agenda in the news pages. |
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How self-censorship works in the empire of Rupert Murdoch
Posted by Guardian Unlimited on 04 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Bias, News Corp, Journalism, Rupert Murdoch, Newspapers
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By Roy Greenslade, Guardian Unlimited In the run-up to Rupert Murdoch’s takeover of Dow Jones, he went to great lengths to assure the staff of the Wall Street Journal that his editors are able to exercise editorial freedom. But, as we all know, editors are always aware that their freedom to edit relies on having an editorship. |
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FCC OKs Murdoch Asset-Swap Deal
Posted by LA Times on 26 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, Cable, Business, Licensing
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By Jim Puzzanghera, LA Times Federal regulators approved a long-pending deal allowing Rupert Murdoch to swap his controlling interest in DirecTV Group Inc. for a larger stake in his own company. |
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Fox Biz: We Can Use WSJ Reporters, After All
Posted by Silicon Alley Insider on 31 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, News Corp, Fox News, Journalism, Rupert Murdoch, Wall Street Journal, Business, CNBC
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By Michael Learmonth, Silicon Alley Insider Fox Business now looks set on exploiting what it says is a loophole in the CNBC deal. |
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Murdoch Plans To Move Wall Street Journal To News Corp.’s Midtown Headquarters
Posted by NY Observer on 29 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, Wall Street Journal
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By John Koblin, NY Observer Rupert Murdoch wants to move his recently purchased Wall Street Journal out of Manhattan’s financial district by the end of the year. |
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