Move over Dad: James Murdoch overtakes Rupert

[Swagman]

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

July 14, 2008 - 10:24AM

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp, has been overtaken by his son James for the first time in a ranking of the most powerful figures in British media.

Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page topped The Guardian's list of the most powerful people in British media because "of the all-pervasive impact of Google on the media", the newspaper said.

James Murdoch, chairman of satellite broadcaster BSkyB in Britain and News Corp Europe and Asia's chairman and chief executive, ranked second in the list, while his father was in fifth position.

Rupert Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth ranked 27th, becoming the third Murdoch in the top 100.

The Guardian said James overtook his father "partly because Rupert has been more focused on the US since buying the Wall Street Journal publisher, Dow Jones" in December.

The top 100 list, which The Guardian has published every year since 2001, measures economic, cultural and political influence in Britain and is decided by a panel of industry experts.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/james-murdoch-overtakes-rupert-in-power-stakes/2008/07/14/1215887495648.html

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The Evil Empire continues.....

[greenman3610]

1. Young Murdoch is a bit different than Dad

I saw him moderating a panel on Global Warming for the
Rocky Mountain Institute. He seems to get the issue.

http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid316.php

judge for yourself

[Swagman]

3. actually the eldest son Lachlan who was the favoured heir opted

out reputedly because he found the whole idea of the News Ltd newspapers & Fox News fairly distasteful.

Who knows-maybe one day they will put their money to good use like Bill Gates.

[Ian David]

2. If only there were some kind of estate tax. n/t