Biography
Keith Rupert Murdoch is an Australian-born 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. With a net worth of US$21.7 billion as of 2 March 2022, Murdoch is the 31st-richest person in the United States and the 71st richest in the world according to Forbes magazine. Due to his extensive wealth and influence over media and politics, Murdoch has been described as an oligarch.
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Awards & recognition
- Great Immigrants Award · 2007
- Bodley Medal · 2002
- Centenary Medal · 2001
- Financial Times Person of the Year · 1996
- Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland · 1985
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- Companion of the Order of Australia · 1984
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great
Filmography9 titles
The Simpsons
Gallipoli
The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Terms and Conditions May Apply
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
The Nineties
Shadows of Liberty
Where's My Roy Cohn?