COMPANY

Holding company for a breathtaking array of companies in assorted industries, controlled by Rupert Murdoch and valued at $43-billion in 2001. Owns DirecTV, Dow Jones, Fox Entertainment Group, Harper Collins, The London Times, The New York Post, News of the World, The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, UK publishing group News International, dozens of American television stations, and myriad other media properties.

In 2013, the company split in two. Its publishing arm remained controlled by News Corporation. Its broadcasting division was spun off as 21st Century Fox.

Official Website:
http://www.newscorp.com/

Industry:
Media

Ticker:
NYSE:NWS

Corporate headquarters:
Sydney, Australia

Sales:
$20B (2003)

Employees:
37,000 (2003)

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alwaleed bin Talal	Business	Mar-1955		World's 5th richest man, 2005

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Roger Ailes	Business	15-May-1940		CEO of Fox News
Rebekah Brooks	Editor	27-May-1968		CEO of News International, 2009-11
Chase Carey	Business	c. 1954		President and COO of News Corporation
Peter Chernin	Business	29-May-1951		President of News Corporation
Kenneth E. Cowley	Business	c. 1936		News Corporation executive
David F. DeVoe	Business	c. 1947		CFO of News Corporation
Rod Eddington	Business	2-Jan-1950		CEO of British Airways, 2000-05
Alexis Glick	Journalist	7-Aug-1972		Fox Business Network anchor, 2007-09
Andrew S. B. Knight	Journalist	1-Nov-1939		Editor of The Economist, 1974-86
William McGurn	Government	4-Dec-1958		Chief speechwriter for Bush, 2005-08
James Murdoch	Business	13-Dec-1972		Rupert Murdoch's heir-apparent
Lachlan Murdoch	Business	8-Sep-1971		Son of Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch	Business	11-Mar-1931		Founder and CEO of News Corp
Arthur M. Siskind	Business	c. 1938		Former News Corporation executive

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jose Maria Aznar	Head of State	25-Feb-1953		Prime Minister of Spain, 1996-2004
Natalie Bancroft	Business	c. 1980		Board of Directors, News Corporation
Peter Barnes	Business	c. 1943		Former Philip Morris executive
Peter Chernin	Business	29-May-1951		President of News Corporation
Kenneth E. Cowley	Business	c. 1936		News Corporation executive
David F. DeVoe	Business	c. 1947		CFO of News Corporation
Viet Dinh	Government	22-Feb-1968		USA PATRIOT Act mastermind
Rod Eddington	Business	2-Jan-1950		CEO of British Airways, 2000-05
Mark Hurd	Business	1957		President of Oracle
Andrew S. B. Knight	Journalist	1-Nov-1939		Editor of The Economist, 1974-86
James Murdoch	Business	13-Dec-1972		Rupert Murdoch's heir-apparent
Lachlan Murdoch	Business	8-Sep-1971		Son of Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch	Business	11-Mar-1931		Founder and CEO of News Corp
Tom Perkins	Business	1932		Co-Founder, Kleiner-Perkins
Arthur M. Siskind	Business	c. 1938		Former News Corporation executive
John L. Thornton	Business	c. 1954		President of Goldman Sachs, 1999-2003

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Chase Carey	Business	c. 1954		President and COO of News Corporation
Barry Diller	Business	2-Feb-1942		CEO of USA Interactive Corp.
Rod Paige	Government	17-Jun-1933		US Secretary of Education, 2000-04
Stanley S. Shuman	Business	c. 1934		Allen & Company

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