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Name: Rupert Murdoch
Age: 79 (b. 1931)
Industries: Media
2009 Compensation: $19,887,610
Roles:
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: News Corp
Chm & CEO, Board of Directors: News America Incorporated
Chm: The Wall Street Journal
Board of Directors: Associated Press
Lists:
#28 Highest Compensated Executives (2007)
#26 Highest Compensated Executives (2008)
#3 Highest Salaries (2007)
#2 Highest Salaries (2008)
Rupert Murdoch has been Chief Executive Officer of News Corporation since 1979 and its Chairman since 1991. Murdoch is the father of James R. Murdoch and Lachlan K. Murdoch, both directors of News Corporation. After inheriting a single newspaper, Murdoch acquired and launched several newspapers in his native Australia before expanding the company first into the UK, and later into the US and Asian markets. His assets include the New York Post, FOX News Channel, Fox Television, Dow Jones, the London
Rupert Murdoch has been Chief Executive Officer of News Corporation since 1979 and its Chairman since 1991. Murdoch is the father of James R. Murdoch and Lachlan K. Murdoch, both directors of News Corporation.

After inheriting a single newspaper, Murdoch acquired and launched several newspapers in his native Australia before expanding the company first into the UK, and later into the US and Asian markets. His assets include the New York Post, FOX News Channel, Fox Television, Dow Jones, the London Times and MySpace.

With a stable of newspapers, television networks, web sites and film companies in his portfolio, Murdoch is the epitome of the term "Media Mogul."
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1217512 2 hours:
15 Famous Tech Titans Hit Forbes' Billionaire List
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Forbes has released its annual list of the world's billionaires and when it comes to technology, the list includes many of the same faces we see year after year.After regaining the throne last year, Bill Gates has once again been displaced as the world's richest man — this time by Carlos Slim ... - read more at Mashable
tags: Dell  eBay  Google  Steve Jobs  Microsoft  News Corp  Oracle  Yahoo  Steve Ballmer  Jerry Yang  Paul Allen  Facebook  Carlos Slim  Jeff Bezos  Eric Schmidt  Larry Ellison  Steven Spielberg  Michael Dell  Pierre Omidyar  Bill Gates  Mark Zuckerberg 
1213971 10 hours:
Hulu on the iPad? Not as Easy as it Sounds
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In a recent interview, Hulu CEO Jason Kilar told technology reporter Om Malik that his company was "very bullish" on mobile, even going so far as to say "we will embrace every device." That's a funny statement, considering that the company has been touting that same sentiment for years but has yet to ... - read more at ReadWriteWeb
tags: Hulu  Apple  Google  YouTube  News Corp  McCann Worldgroup  Viacom Inc  CEO Jason Kilar  Chief Executive Officer Philippe Dauman 
1212360 14 hours:
Will Christie be able to bring a coherent press-relations policy ...
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New York Times That's what John Koblin asks in his report about the Times taking Robert Christie from the Wall Street Journal. "There are signals that he may be able to get things under control," writes Koblin. "Christie is a veteran of rough press -- he oversaw The Journal's communications during the ... - read more at Romenesko Blog
tags: Christie  Wall Street Journal 
1211871 15 hours:
Morning Media Newsfeed: 03.10.10
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Click here to receive mediabistro.com's Morning Media Newsfeed via email. Print Magazine Advertising to Grow in 2010 Despite Popularity of Online (Folio:) Consumer and trade businesses in 2010 are projected to spend approximately $119.6 billion on online and digital advertising strategies while shelling ... - read more at MediaBistro
tags: News Corp  Newsweek  Jon Meacham 
1211771 16 hours:
News Corp's Miller: Paywalls And Free Model Can Co-Exist
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By Jane Martinson: Jonathan Miller, head of digital media at News Corporation (NYSE: NWS), said today that “dual revenue streams” are likely to co-exist as media organisations try ways of making money online. Miller claimed the media industry had to return to charging, whether through subscription ... - read more at Paidcontent.org
tags: News Corp  Google  AOL (NYSE: AOL)  Reuters (NYSE: TRI)  Tim Armstrong 
1211448 18 hours:
Why MySpace Co-Presidents Aren't Worried About Growth
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MySpace (NYSE: NWS) pulled up the curtain a little this week, letting in some light on a makeover still very much in progress and marking a debut of sorts for Co-Presidents Mike Jones and Jason Hirschhorn as a team. By walking reporters through their road map, the two hope to move the story from “oh ... - read more at Paidcontent.org
tags: MySpace  comScore  Google  News Corp  Facebook  MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA)  Van Toffler  iLike  Chase Carey  Jon Miller  Jason Hirschhorn  Owen Van Natta 
1211322 19 hours:
Rupert Murdoch Bullish on Charging for Online News
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Rupert Murdoch is bullish on prospects for organizations offering differentiated news content to charge for access to online editions. One interesting comment involved increasing the amount of content on The Wall Street Journal (NWS) that resides behind the pay wall.While much of the Wall Street Journal ... - read more at SeekingAlpha.com
tags: Wall Street Journal (NWS) 
1211118 21 hours:
Rupert Murdoch keynote opens Abu Dhabi Media Summit
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The world's media industry arrived in Abu Dhabi to attend the first day of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Media Summit, under the patronage of H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces. - read more at AME Info
1211061 21 hours:
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp's ambitions for original Arab content
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Rupert Murdoch Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has ambitions to produce Arab content to serve 335 million people in the region and abroad, helped by its partnership with Saudi-based media group Rotana.... - read more at Japan Herald
tags: News Corp 
1209017 3/9/10:
Rupert Murdoch: Gulf should lift media restrictions
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Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp, has called on the Middle East to open itself up to foreign competition to fulfil its potential as a future media hot spot. - read more at UK Telegraph Business
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 Rupert Murdoch Insider Ownership:*
  Ticker Name Price Change
NWSA News Corp 14.28 +0.01 (+0.07%)
NWSA intra-day stock price chart:
Rupert Murdoch NWSA ownerships:
# shares Nature of ownership Last reported
14,540 direct 2009-08-15
37,402 indirect - By K. Rupert Murdoch 2004 Revocable Trust 2008-05-13
8,729,432 indirect - By GCM Trust 2007-01-31
2,000 indirect - By wife 2004-11-12
2,800 indirect - By children 2004-11-12
4,012,402 indirect - By K. Rupert Murdoch 2004 Revocable Trust 2004-11-12
NWS News Corp 16.73 +0.01 (+0.06%)
NWS intra-day stock price chart:
Rupert Murdoch NWS ownerships:
# shares Nature of ownership Last reported
16,118 direct 2006-08-14
4,540 indirect - By children 2005-02-03
10,646,571 indirect - By K. Rupert Murdoch 2004 Revocable Trust 2004-11-12
* Rupert Murdoch reported owning these shares as an insider for all or part of the last 18 months. (See What is an 'insider'? for more details.)
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Latest Rupert Murdoch Trades:
Aug 15, 2009: BOUGHT 222,528 NWSA shares [SEC Filing]
Aug 15, 2009: SOLD 222,528 NWSA shares [SEC Filing]
Aug 15, 2008: BOUGHT 117,279 NWSA shares [SEC Filing]
Aug 15, 2008: SOLD 117,279 NWSA shares [SEC Filing]
May 13, 2008: SOLD 2,000,000 NWSA shares [SEC Filing]
Feb 7, 2008: SOLD 500,000 NWSA shares [SEC Filing]
Dec 12, 2007: SOLD 150,000 NWSA shares [SEC Filing]
Dec 11, 2007: SOLD 150,000 NWSA shares [SEC Filing]
Dec 7, 2007: SOLD 25,000 NWSA shares [SEC Filing]
Dec 3, 2007: SOLD 90,800 NWSA shares [SEC Filing]
Nov 30, 2007: SOLD 84,200 NWSA shares [SEC Filing]
Aug 15, 2007: BOUGHT 46,573 NWSA shares [SEC Filing]
Aug 15, 2007: SOLD 46,573 NWSA shares [SEC Filing]
Jan 31, 2007: BOUGHT 8,729,432 NWSA shares [SEC Filing]
Aug 14, 2006: BOUGHT 100 NWS shares [SEC Filing]
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