Topic: Ruper Murdoch

'The Bible' Would Have Fit Right in at Fox News

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Rupert Murdoch wanted Fox News to air The Bible, the hit miniseries on History with an Obama-esque Satan. But Murdoch and Survivor bigwig Mark Burnett couldn't come to an agreement on the money or the rights. This is an unsettling revelation.

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 28, 2012

Eight Things Rupert Murdoch Doesn't Like About Mitt Romney

News Corp head Rupert Murdoch still doesn't like Mitt Romney, and it's as much a style thing as a substance thing, Michael Wolff writes in The New Republic.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jul 6, 2012

One Guy Not Buying Romney's Business Consultant Pitch: Rupert Murdoch

Conservatives might talk about running the government like a business, but they don't actually think we should do that.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 12, 2011

Buffett Paid $6.9 Million in Taxes Last Year

Now it's Rupert Murdoch's turn in the billionaire's game of tax return chicken

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 22, 2011

Andy Coulson Was Still on Murdoch's Payroll When Cameron Hired Him

Was earning severance package after he started working as media adviser for Tories

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By Dino Grandoni

Jul 25, 2011

Stat of the Day

The Guardians of the WSJ's Ethics Get Paid $100,000 Each

In The Atlantic Wire's guestimation, that's about $445 per word

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jul 18, 2011

News Corp. Gets Credit Warning in Wake of Phone Hacking Scandal

Standard & Poor's cites investigations into the company in both the U.S. and U.K.

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By Ujala Sehgal

Jul 17, 2011

Five Best Sunday Columns

On Murdoch schadenfreude, gun-toting politicians, and U.S. women's soccer

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jul 8, 2011

Listen to News of the World Staff Scolding Their CEO

See this and other developments from News of the World's final Friday

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jul 8, 2011

What British Police Are Searching for at News Corp.

An executive is alleged to have deleted "millions of emails"

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jul 8, 2011

Who's Denying What in the News of the World Scandal

Everybody's involved in the phone-hacking scandal, but nobody's to blame

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jul 7, 2011

The Official Story and a Clever Theory on News of the World Closing

James Murdoch offers a boilerplate explanation. Journalist offers speculation

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jul 7, 2011

Watching Rupert Murdoch's Face as News of the World Closes

The News Corp. owner refuses to comment on News of the World shutting down

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jul 7, 2011

How the Phone Hacking Scandal Threatens News Corp.

Here's what we know so far about the ballooning scandal around News of the World

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