1. About Rupert Murdoch

    Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, (born Melbourne, March 11, 1931), usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-American global media tycoon. He is the major shareholder, chairman and managing director of News Corporation (News Corp). Beginning with newspapers, magazines and television stations in his native Australia, Murdoch expanded News Corp into the UK, US and Asian media markets. In recent years has become a leading investor in satellite television, the film industry, the Internet and media. News Corp is based in New York.

    According to the 2007 Forbes 400, Murdoch is the 33rd wealthiest American, with a networth of $8.8 billion. He was made a Grand-Officer in the Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope John Paul II.

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    2. Tip Sheet: How to Tend to Your CEO’s Achilles’ Heel(s)

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      What would you have said to Rupert Murdoch before the News of the World scandal? PR counsel has made a difference for News Corp. in the afterm... (Read Full Article)

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    3. CEOs and Brands: A Defining Relationship

      Explore Version 2.0 Communications (Sep 7 2011)

      ...nd what, if anything, will happen at the company when Jobs is no longer a day-to-day fixture. Even Rupert Murdoch appeared to recognize his responsibility to repair his brand when he told Parliament that he, and o... (Read Full Article)

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    4. CEOs and Brands: A Defining Relationship

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      ...and what, if anything, will happen at the company when Jobs is no longer a day-to-day fixture. Even Rupert Murdoch appeared to recognize his responsibility to repair his brand when he told Parliament that he, and o... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   New York Times   Rupert Murdoch

    5. It’s an iPad world: are you living in it?

      Explore Version 2.0 Communications (Feb 3 2011)

      It’s an iPad world: are you living in it? “New times demand new journalism,” said venerable news titan Rupert Murdoch yesterday when he officially unveiled The Daily, a digital only newspaper tailored specifically for... (Read Full Article)

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    6. Murdoch's iPad newspaper launch imminent, reports say

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      A number of reports are popping up on the web claiming, with unidentified sources, that the Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is planning to unveil its iPad-only digital newspaper The Daily next week. A number of... (Read Full Article)

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    7. Marketing Lessons From Google

      Explore ClickZ (Oct 12 2010)

      ...g news are not in a commercial mindset. If that's the case, why do traditional news publishers like Rupert Murdoch continually blame Google for their woes? AG: If you can't beat 'em, blame 'em. SQ: Gary Vaynerchuk ... (Read Full Article)

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    8. The Face of Facebook

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      The Face of Facebook ...’s power ranking of the New Establishment, just ahead of Steve Jobs, the leadership of Google, and Rupert Murdoch. The magazine declared him “our new Caesar.” Despite his goal of global openness, however, Zuckerbe... (Read Full Article)

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    9. New York Times Should Charge for News, Google Too: Janet Guyon

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      ...ay may seem counterintuitive given that many folks who run large news organizations -- News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch, for instance -- say that Google and its search engine are the principal cause of the declining... (Read Full Article)

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