Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch is an Australian and American former business magnate, investor, and media mogul. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including in the United Kingdom, in Australia, in the United States, book publisher HarperCollins, and the television broadcasting channels Sky News Australia and Fox News. He was also the owner of Sky, 21st Century Fox, and the now-defunct News of the World.
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- Born in
- Melbourne
- Educated at
- University of OxfordGeelong Grammar SchoolWorcester College
- Awards
- 🏆 Centenary Medal🏆 Bodley Medal🏆 Financial Times Person of the Year🏆 Companion of the Order of Australia🏆 Great Immigrants Award
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1931
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