Thursday, July 7, 2011

UK tabloid closure points to Murdoch savvy

Rupert Murdoch's decision to close the 168-year-old weekly
British tabloid at the center of a phone-hacking scandal is an
example of what the controlling shareholder of News Corp. does best
_ seize the news agenda, and when necessary, cut his losses.

He's also got his eye on a much bigger prize.







Analysts say the surprisingly bold move to shutter News of the
World, a financial pipsqueak, is the best possible way to stem the
flow of damaging

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