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- The Ups and Downs of a Career in Journalism
- It would be interesting to know what percentage of news-editorial students immediately abandon ship on a journalism career after getting their first taste of the meager wages. I certainly retreated in horror as a fresh college grad when confronted by the reality of a starting newsroom salary. ...
- Blog posts 2007-08-29
- How Rupe outwrestled Redstone.
- Those WWF grapplers could learn a thing or two from Rupert "The Rock" Murdoch's lightning-quick moves. Stomping into the ring and snatching up Chris-Craft's prime stable of TV stations last week, the News Corp. heavyweight managed to smack down longtime competitor...
- Research articles 2000-08-21
- The End of Free Content? Murdoch is Wrong.
- When he bought the Wall Street Journal two years ago, Rupert Murdoch at first made noises about freeing the newspaper's content from behind the paywall, where it has dwelt since 1996. But, more recently, Murdoch came to the conclusion that it was a better strategy to continue charging for online...
- Blog posts 2009-05-09
- Murdoch's No. 2 is Sitting Pretty -- Top Job or No
- Succession continues to be a big issue for News Corp. and its aging CEO Rupert Murdoch, so it's more than a little surprising to learn that Murdoch deputy Peter Chernin has negotiated himself a sweet deal in case he isn't offered the top job -- or even if he does....
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Murdoch's Attack Dog Snarls At the 'Parasites'
- [by Andrew Clark] If you go by the numbers, a slim Australian with a sharp tongue and a penchant for ultra-skinny ties has become the most powerful newspaper editor in America. The Wall Street Journal has claimed top spot in circulation rankings and its boss seems intent on marshalling...
- External links 2009-11-02
- Murdoch predicts death of print unions
- More than 20 years after he battled print labour unions at his Wapping newspaper plant, Rupert Murdoch hailed electronic reading devices as the death knell of unions.Devices such as Amazon's Kindle and Sony's Reader may take 20 years to displace newsprint, the News Corp chairman said at Goldman Sachs'...
- External links 2009-09-15
- Murdoch Sees Eventual 'Break' With Amazon Over Kindle; 'Active' Talks With Sony
- A little more detail about an item we reported on during the News Corp (NYSE: NWS). earnings call: the rocky relationship with Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) over the Kindle. Once again, Rupert Murdoch was openly critical of the way the Kindle separates media outlets from their customers by controlling the...
- External links 2009-08-06
- Murdoch's plan may be the future
- John Gapper: Rupert Murdoch's talks with Microsoft about removing his newspapers' stories from Google, and giving the rights to index them to Microsoft's Bing, could be a pivotal moment in internet economics.Mr Murdoch appears to be willing to sacrifice a lot of traffic to the websites of papers such...
- News items 2009-11-23
- Murdoch's Google Crackdown Sparks Debate
- Is Rupert Murdoch bluffing? Making a bold high-stakes gamble that will save the troubled newspaper industry? Or pursuing a pipe dream that can only end in failure?The News Corp. chairman has prompted a fierce debate among media watchers with his accusation that Google is "stealing" from his vast newspaper...
- News items 2009-11-15
- Why News Corp. and Murdoch Won't Quit Google
- NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Pulling media sites out of Google search results is a bold idea, but there are many reasons to think it's not the future of the web. And if it's not the future of media companies as a whole, it's probably not even the future of News...
- News items 2009-11-15
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- Murdoch on Leading The Charging Charge
- Rupert Murdoch really, really, really wants to charge for online news. Really. At least, he keeps saying so even though by far the bulk of News Corp.'s online news content continues to be ad supported. Wednesday, finally setting even the most vague of timetables, he said that would change...
- External links 2009-08-06
- Murdoch: News Corp. Gets Paid For Its Content or Dies Trying
- News Corp.'s latest plan to charge for most of its publishing and video online content intensifies the festering free-versus-pay media debate, but doesn't come close to solving the industry's immediate revenue problems. While the Wall Street Journal's well-heeled business audience may be more willing than most consumers...
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- Murdoch to Meet Samsung - Sources
- By Marie-France Han and Rhee So-eui SEOUL (Reuters UK) - Rupert Murdoch, head of media giant News Corp NWSA, met LG Electronics Inc executives in the South Korean capital on Wednesday, and was due to discuss news and movie content with Samsung Electronics Co Ltd , according to sources and...
- News items 2009-10-07
- Don't Knock Rupert Murdoch's Paywall Plan, Yet
- Should we pay for digital media? It's the hottest topic occupying the minds of every media professional today. And some are very vocal about it. News Corp owner and possibly the most influential man in media for the last 30 years, Rupert Murdoch has released the latest...
- Blog posts 2009-10-09
- Rupert Murdoch Plans To Hide His Sites From Google, The World Yawns
- The media today is widely reporting an excerpt from Rupert Murdoch's interview with Sky News Australia, in which he says he plans to make News Corp sites invisible to Google's search engine. While Murdoch has been on the verge of saying that...
- News items 2009-11-09
- In the Newsday Sweepstakes, the Smart Money is on Murdoch
- (Update: Over the weekend, Murdoch's News Corp. abruptly withdrew its offer and Cablevision was reportedly closing in on its deal to acquire Newsday. So much for the smart money!) The Clash of the Titans for control of Long Island-based daily Newsday has gotten...
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Wall Street Journal Prospers Under Murdoch
- It's been a while since we checked in with Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal. Rumors of the newspaper's decline under the magnate's ownership proved to be wildly exaggerated. Instead, the Journal seems to be systematically enhancing its appeal to a broader audience via both its print and online...
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Note to Rupert Murdoch: Not All Content Is Created Equal
- As you by now no doubt know, Rupert Murdoch said last week that he was eventually going to charge for all of his company's online news content. While I believe multiple revenue streams need to be pursued by content companies, Murdoch's plan raises questions not only about what content people...
- Blog posts 2009-08-10
- Murdoch's Google Crackdown Sparks Debate
- Is Rupert Murdoch bluffing? Making a bold high-stakes gamble that will save the troubled newspaper industry? Or pursuing a pipe dream that can only end in failure? The News Corp. chairman has prompted a fierce debate among media watchers with his accusation that Google is "stealing" from his vast newspaper...
- News items 2009-11-15
- Earnings Call: Tweeting Murdoch: News Corp. Plans To Start Charging For More News Sites In FY10
- Some of my live Twitter coverage of the News Corp (NYSE: NWS). FY09/Q4 earnings call : » Murdoch: Following 'tumultuous, unprecedented' year ''worst may be behind us, no clear signs yet' » Murdoch reprises of 'content isn't free' refrain, promises to charge for all news sites with WSJ.com/DJ as...
- External links 2009-08-05
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