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His first Experience editing a publication
Murdoch attended Geelong Grammar School, where he had his first experience of editing a publication, being co-editor of the school's official journal The Corian and editor of the student journal If Revived. -
Murdoch during college
Murdoch read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Worcester College, the University of Oxford in England, where he supported the Labour Party and managed Oxford Student Publications Limited, the publishing house of Cherwell Newspaper. -
Murdoch is born
This is the day Rupert Murdoch was born -
Australian News Limited
He became managing director of Australian News Limited. -
Murdoch has plenty success
Rupert Murdoch turned its newspaper, Adelaide News, its main asset, into a major success. He began to direct his attention to acquisition and expansion, buying the troubled Sunday Times in Perth, Western Australia (1956) and over the next few years acquiring suburban and provincial newspapers in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and the Northern Territory, including the Sydney afternoon tabloid, The Daily Mirror (1960). -
"Inventing the modern tabloid"
The Economist describes Murdoch as "inventing the modern tabloid",as he developed a pattern for his newspapers, increasing sports and scandal coverage and adopting eye-catching headlines. -
The Dominion
Murdoch's first foray outside Australia involved the purchase of a controlling interest in the New Zealand daily The Dominion. -
Murdoch wins the bid!!
In January 1964, while touring New Zealand with friends in a rented Morris Minor after sailing across the Tasman, Murdoch read of a takeover bid for the Wellington paper by the British-based Canadian newspaper magnate, Lord Thomson of Fleet. On the spur of the moment, he launched a counter-bid. A four-way battle for control ensued in which the 32-year-old Murdoch was ultimately successful. -
Murdoch Starts The Australian
Later in 1964, Murdoch launched The Australian, Australia's first national daily newspaper, which was based first in Canberra and later in Sydney. -
Acquired various newspapers
In the 1950s and '60s, he acquired various newspapers in Australia and New Zealand, before expanding into the United Kingdom in 1969, taking over the News of the World followed closely by The Sun. -
Murdoch acquired The Daily Telegraph
In 1972, Murdoch acquired the Sydney morning tabloid The Daily Telegraph from Australian media mogul Sir Frank Packer, who later regretted selling it to him. -
Moved to New York and bought The Times
He moved to New York in 1974 to expand into the US market, but retained interests in Australia and Britain. In 1981, he bought The Times, his first British broadsheet, and became a naturalised US citizen in 1985. -
Murdoch appointed companion!!
In 1984, Murdoch was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for services to publishing. -
Murdoch got help with sky
Murdoch's British-based satellite network, Sky Television, incurred massive losses in its early years of operation. As with many of his other business interests, Sky was heavily subsidised by the profits generated by his other holdings, but convinced rival satellite operator British Satellite Broadcasting to accept a merger on his terms in 1990. -
Murdoch Expands his music holding
In 1999, Murdoch significantly expanded his music holdings in Australia by acquiring the controlling share in a leading Australian independent label, Michael Gudinski's Mushroom Records; he merged that with Festival Records, and the result was Festival Mushroom Records (FMR). Both Festival and FMR were managed by Murdoch's son James Murdoch for several years. -
He Gained more Corporations
His News Corporation acquired Twentieth Century Fox (1985), HarperCollins (1989) and The Wall Street Journal (2007). -
Murdoch Resigned
On 21 July 2012, Murdoch resigned as a director of News International.
