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News Corporation, often known simply as News Corp., is a media conglomerate founded and owned by Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch. News Corp. was formed in 1979 out of an Australian newspaper publishing company Murdoch owned. It is now the world’s second-largest media company, behind The Walt Disney Co. News Corp. has a wide variety…

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Ken Doctor    June 7, 2013
If the Koch brothers do take over the Los Angeles Times, the impacts will reverberate across southern California. Here’s how it might work out.
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Ken Doctor    June 6, 2013
As the controversial conservatives confirm their interest in some of America’s biggest newspapers, is their interest financial or political?
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Mark Coddington    May 31, 2013
Plus: Newsweek up for sale again, the social media editor in decline, and the rest of the week’s media and tech news.
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Mark Coddington    May 10, 2013
Plus: Opposition to the Kochs at the Tribune Co. continues to mount, and the rest of the week’s media and tech news.
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Ken Doctor    April 25, 2013
Will some of America’s top newspapers find themselves bought by owners motivated by political ideology more than civic duty?
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Mark Coddington    April 12, 2013
Plus: BuzzFeed’s native advertising model, protecting anonymous sources at Fox News, and the rest of the week’s news about the future of news.
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Mark Coddington    March 8, 2013
Plus: The Washington Post drops its ombudsman position, a new News Corp. sports venture, and the rest of the week in the future of news.
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Ken Doctor    February 14, 2013
At America’s top newspaper, the revenue decline has — for now, at least — stopped. But what do the trend lines tell us about how the Times will look in 2016?
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Ken Doctor    January 24, 2013
For interested buyers looking at the numbers of Tribune newspapers, one bright spot will stand out: the price.
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Ken Doctor    December 20, 2012
2013 could end up making 2012 seem calm by comparison.
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Mark Coddington    December 14, 2012
Plus: Twitter’s photo filters try to compete with Instagram, Bloomberg might go paper shopping, and the rest of the week’s media/tech news.
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Mark Coddington    December 7, 2012
Also new in media and tech this week: The British press’ self-regulation agreement, the ethics of a haunting photo of impending death, and the Instagram/Twitter war.
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Joshua Benton    December 3, 2012
The built-for-iPad “newspaper” is closing on December 15. Here are the ideas some are taking away from News Corp.’s high-profile venture into a platform-specific news organization.
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Ken Doctor    December 2, 2012
The pieces might be aligning — a new CEO at News Corp.’s publishing spinoff, Tribune leaving bankruptcy, and a possible policy change at the FCC — for Murdoch’s influence to grow even further.
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Mark Coddington    November 30, 2012
Plus: The BBC sex abuse scandal and possible libel on Twitter, a new report on post-industrial journalism, and the rest of this week’s media/tech news.