http://www.newstin.com/us/rupert-murdoch Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57425097 NEW YORK (AP) - The chairman and chief executive of media conglomarate News Corp. Inc. sold 2 million shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, Rupert Keith Murdoch sold the shares Tuesday for $18.82 apiece, or... Thu, 15 May 2008 18:09:28 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57425097 2008-05-15T18:09:28Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57458692 It's not just the Steve Ballmer and Jerry Yang show anymore. The cast of characters playing key roles in Microsoft's takeover attempt of Yahoo! has expanded. Google's Eric Schmidt and Time Warner's Jeff Bewkes have risen from cameo roles to co-stars as they hash out their own deals with Yahoo!... Thu, 15 May 2008 23:40:17 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57458692 2008-05-15T23:40:17Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57467889 'A "pretty strong degree of anti-Semitism" in Europe is at the root of the hostile coverage Israel receives in parts of the European media, Rupert Murdoch, the News Corporation global media chief, charged on Thursday...' Leave a comment to: David Horovitz: 'Media hostility has anti-Semitic roots'... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:39:56 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57467889 2008-05-16T01:39:56Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57465528 Surprise, surprise, Amy Winehouse is not to be charged over a video which the Scum "obtained" (i.e. purchased from one of Winehouse's "friends" for a no doubt colossal amount of money, much like the video of Kate Moss snorting what might have been cocaine was purchased from one of Pete Doherty's... Thu, 15 May 2008 23:54:46 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57465528 2008-05-15T23:54:46Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57448218 John Bussey—the Wall Street Journal's DC bureau chief and one of the candidates touted for the newspaper's vacant managing editor position—probably won't get the nod from the Journal's new owners. To be sure, he's won respect from Rupert Murdoch's lieutenants for masterminding the newspaper's... Thu, 15 May 2008 21:36:42 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57448218 2008-05-15T21:36:42Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57463925 As early as tonight, the Senate will have its last chance to roll back media consolidation, and Sen. Mel Martinez and Sen. Bill Nelson could cast the deciding vote. All of our work to stop runaway media conglomerates could come down to your senators! Their vote would overturn a disastrous FCC... Fri, 16 May 2008 00:47:37 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57463925 2008-05-16T00:47:37Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57393470 As the saying goes, the rich just get richer. 50 Cent, the man who made a reported $200 million from his deal with Vitamin Water, is now said to be in negotiations with the Rupert Murdoch founded News Corp for a reported $300 million. According to ThisIs50.com, the deal would go into effect in... Thu, 15 May 2008 14:41:53 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57393470 2008-05-15T14:41:53Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57384943 Portfolio.com Jeff Bercovici says Will Lewis has many qualities of Rupert Murdoch's ideal candidate for Wall Street Journal managing editor: business acumen, impatience for change, familiarity with the Murdoch ethos, and a friendship with WSJ publisher Robert... Thu, 15 May 2008 12:33:41 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57384943 2008-05-15T12:33:41Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57436856 May 15--"Once, older people and young people did not want to share the same content, but today there is technology that makes it possible to provide everyone with a personal experience," said News Corp chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch today at the "Revolution of the Internet and new media" panel... Thu, 15 May 2008 15:53:42 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57436856 2008-05-15T15:53:42Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57314616 CANBERRA (Reuters) - A second death threat received by Australia's diplomatic mission in Fiji on Thursday prompted Canberra to place tougher travel warnings on the country. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said the threat, the second in just over a week, was credible and told parliament the... Thu, 15 May 2008 05:59:21 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57314616 2008-05-15T05:59:21Z