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Thomson named Wall Street Journal managing editor

AP — Wed, 21 May 2008 01:14:21 +0000

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. named Robert Thomson managing editor of The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, following the departure last month of Marcus Brauchli after less than a year on the...

News Corp. withdraws bid to buy NY newspaper Newsday

AP — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:15:39 +0000

A spokeswoman for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. says the media conglomerate has withdrawn its bid to purchase Newsday.

News Corp. profit of $2.7B boosted by stock exchange

AP — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:53:08 +0000

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. reported Wednesday that its earnings more than tripled in the latest quarter on a one-time gain of $1.7 billion from a stock exchange with Liberty Media...

Source: Wall Street Journal managing editor stepping down

AP — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:41:50 +0000

The top editor of The Wall Street Journal is planning to step down after less than a year on the job and four months after the paper was taken over by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., according to a person familiar with the...