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Tribune said to be in talks to sell Newsday
News Corp. seeks to buy the Long Island newspaper as its owner tries to pare debt and posts a $78.8-million loss in the fourth quarter. At a time when newspapers' fortunes are tanking, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is stocking up on them. The media giant, which last year bought Dow Jones & Co., parent of the Wall Street Journal, is negotiating with Tribune Co. about adding Long Island-based Newsday to its fold, according to a person familiar with the situation.
FCC OKs Murdoch asset-swap deal
Federal regulators on Monday approved a long-pending deal allowing News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch to swap his controlling interest in satellite broadcaster DirecTV Group Inc. for a larger stake in his own company.
Murdoch's presence felt at Journal
The mogul asks three reporters to stay. Some question how hands-on he'll be with the paper. Rupert Murdoch doesn't yet own the Wall Street Journal, but he's already flexing his muscles.
Murdoch weighs options after Dow Jones victory
The News Corp. chairman aims to expand the paper and sell off smaller Dow Jones publications. Rupert Murdoch said he planned to sell Dow Jones & Co.'s smaller newspapers and hire more staff to bolster the Wall Street Journal's presence, especially in Europe and Asia.
Panel named for Wall Street Journal
Five are picked to address disputes between editors and Rupert Murdoch, the expected buyer of Dow Jones, the paper's parent.
Dow Jones deal extends Murdoch's global reach
The News Corp. chief plans to beef up Asian and European editions, and boost the Journal's politics and general-news coverage. In locking up Dow Jones & Co. for $5 billion late Tuesday, Rupert Murdoch ensured that his vast influence would be felt in the business world for years to come — as it is now by hundreds of millions of global TV viewers, moviegoers and Internet users.
Boards OK News Corp.-Dow Jones deal
Agreement on advisor fees was said to be key to Murdoch's purchase of the Wall Street Journal. Rupert Murdoch has succeeded in his long quest to buy the Wall Street Journal.
Murdoch's Dow Jones bid still lacks family's backing
Doubts build about his attempted acquisition of the Wall Street Journal's parent company Media baron Rupert Murdoch did not win the support of a solid majority of the family that controls the Wall Street Journal by a Monday deadline, casting doubt on the prospects for his $5-billion takeover bid.
Dow Jones bid runs into snag
A trust representing one branch of the Bancroft family says Murdoch's offer isn't high enough. Rupert Murdoch's quest to gain control of the Wall Street Journal suffered a serious setback Friday when a trust controlling 9% of the shareholder votes in the newspaper's parent said it would vote against the media mogul's takeover offer.
