Article: 20. Rupert Murdoch, Chairman, News Corp.(The News Corporation Ltd.)(Chronology)

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U.S. News & World Report
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March 1, 2009
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Byline: Liz Wolgemuth

1954: Publisher of the Adelaide News: Murdoch inherits a struggling family paper, battles competing papers, and wins. He buys additional Australian papers over the next decade. A tycoon is born.

1969: Publisher of the News of the World and the Sun: Murdoch steps onto Fleet Street. He makes his reputation when the London Sun is transformed into a "lurid tabloid," or so says the New York Times.

1973: Publisher of the San Antonio Express and the San Antonio News: Murdoch comes to America. He gives the papers the Murdoch makeover, and the News makes major circulation gains. Soon after, Murdoch launches the National Star, a ...

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