Rupert Murdoch

American businessman · United States · On the map · Founders · Born 1931 · age 95 · also Australia

Keith Rupert Murdoch is an Australian-born American former business magnate, investor, and media mogul.

Rupert Murdoch is read about 7,575 times a day, in 79 languages.

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2021“The current American political debate is profound, whether about education or welfare or economic opportunity.”In their words17 November 2021Rupert Murdoch Tells Trump to STFU About 2020 Vanity FairRead the whole statement

2011“Well, except for ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, New York Times, the Washington Post, and about another 100 newspapers, I find little evidence of liberal bias in the media.”In their wordsAsked about liberal bias in the mainstream media in (2011)Read the whole statement

2009“People are reading news for free on the web, that's got to change.”In their words3 April 2009WiredRead the whole statement

2008“While it's impossible to be completely prepared for a downturn of this magnitude, we began priming ourselves for a weakening economy earlier last year.”In their wordsSeptember 2008About News Corp. 6.4 billion quarterly lost in 2008-09Read the whole statement

2007Great Immigrants AwardAward2002Bodley MedalAward2001Centenary MedalAward1996Financial Times Person of the YearAward1985Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAward1984Companion of the Order of AustraliaAward1931Born11 March 1931

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Journalist Sir Keith Murdoch (1885-1952), Rupert Murdoch's father

Murdoch - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, in 2007

Murdoch (seated center) and Roy Cohn meeting with President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office in 1983

Murdoch (right) with President John F. Kennedy and Zell Rabin in the Oval Office in 1961

President Ronald Reagan during a meeting with Murdoch in the Oval Office in 1983

Murdoch with his third wife, Wendi, in 2011

Jerry Hall, Murdoch's fourth wife, whom he married in March 2016, photographed in 2009

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After all, we are in the entertainment business.
Remarks after the Hitler diaries were exposed as forgeries., Own words

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Awards

Great Immigrants Award2007

Bodley Medal2002

Centenary Medal2001

Financial Times Person of the Year1996

Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland1985

Companion of the Order of Australia1984

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great

About this person

Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including in the United Kingdom, in Australia, in the United States, book publisher HarperCollins, and the television broadcasting channels Sky News Australia and Fox News. He was also the owner of Sky, 21st Century Fox, and the now-defunct News of the World. With a net worth of US$21.7 billion as of 2 March 2022, Murdoch is the 31st-richest person in the United States and the 71st richest in the world according to Forbes magazine. Due to his extensive wealth and influence over media and politics, Murdoch has been described as an oligarch.

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Founders from the United States 6

Charles Hoskinson70.2 of 100

Andrew Carnegie70.3 of 100 Robert Kardashian74.2 of 100

Dick Morris69.0 of 100

Mike Lindell65.5 of 100

John D. Rockefeller74.3 of 100