Conversations with the most influential figures in media and technology.
May 27-29, 2008
Carlsbad, California
Speaker
Rupert Murdoch 
Chairman and CEO
News Corporation
As chairman and CEO of News Corp., Rupert Murdoch commands what may be the world's most powerful media empire, spanning movie studios, television networks, newspapers and a growing stable of Internet properties, including the wildly popular MySpace social network. In 2007, he purchased Dow Jones, which owns The Wall Street Journal and wsj.com, as well as this conference and its associated Web site, AllThingsD.com. Mr. Murdoch, an Australian by birth and an American citizen, is a graduate of Oxford University and a canny, outspoken and often controversial business executive. He has a personal passion for news and a deep interest in the transition from traditional print and broadcast forms of journalism to digital formats.
Posts With Rupert Murdoch
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Rupert Murdoch Files for Divorce
News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch filed for divorce from his wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch, in New York State Supreme Court Thursday morning, citing as grounds “that the relationship has broken down irretrievably,” spokespeople for Mr. Murdoch confirmed.QOTD: And the Buyer’s Remorse Lingers On
Look out Facebook! Hours spent participating per member dropping seriously. First really bad sign as seen by crappy MySpace years ago.
– Rupert Murdoch, still steamed about that whole MySpace thing, tweets a warning to Facebook
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News Corp. Holders Back Board; Murdoch Keeps Dual Role
News Corp.’s shareholders backed the company’s board, including two new nominations, and struck down a proposal to elect an independent chairman.Voices
Elisabeth Murdoch Drops CEO Job at Shine
Elisabeth Murdoch, the daughter of News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch, has given up the CEO position at Shine Group, a U.K. television-production company she founded and sold to News Corp. last year.Voices
Inside Murdoch’s Decision
Rupert Murdoch long resisted any suggestion — be it from bankers or executives within News Corp. — that the media conglomerate spin off the company’s newspaper assets, which had become a drag on the stock.Voices
News Corp. Board Approves Split in Principle
News Corp.’s board approved a plan to split the media conglomerate in two pieces, separating its lucrative entertainment operations from its publishing business.Radical Transparency
When Rupert invades your privacy … it’s against the law. When Mark does, it’s the future.
– Former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller, from an op-ed entitled “Wising up to Facebook”
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News Corp. Board Backs Murdoch
News Corp.’s board gave its unanimous support to Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday, saying it has “full confidence” in his ability to continue to lead the media company.Voices
U.K. Report Condemns News Corp.
The U.K. parliamentary committee probing illicit voicemail interception by News Corp.’s shuttered News of the World tabloid released a final report Tuesday concluding that News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch is “not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company” and accusing several former company executives of misleading parliament.Voices
Murdoch Apologizes for Handling of Scandal
News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch on Thursday said he should have more quickly addressed allegations of unlawful newsgathering practices at the company’s now-closed News of the World tabloid, a statement that came during a public grilling that focused on whether the company had been cavalier in its handling of the scandal.
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