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Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch (12 August 1885 – 4 October 1952) was an Australian journalist and media proprietor who was the founder of the Murdoch media empire.He amassed significant media holdings in Australia which after his death were expanded globally by his son Rupert.
Keith Murdoch (9 September 1943 – 27 February 2018) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Biography. Murdoch, a prop, played for Otago from 1964 to 1972, except ...
Keith Arthur Murdoch, later Sir Keith Murdoch, was born in West Melbourne and grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell. [10] He became prominent as a journalist, while serving as a war correspondent during World War I .
Keith Rupert Murdoch was born on 11 March 1931 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the second of four children of Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch (1885–1952) and Dame Elisabeth Joy (née Greene; 1909–2012). [24] [25]: 9 He is of English, Irish and Scottish ancestry. His parents were also born in Melbourne.
Australian Associated Press Ltd (AAP) is an Australian news agency.It was founded in 1935 by Keith Murdoch.. AAP employs around 90 journalists who work in bureaus in all states and territories of Australia except the Northern Territory.
Sir Keith Murdoch acquired a minority interest in the company in 1949. [9] Following his death in 1952, his son Rupert Murdoch inherited The News, which has been described by Murdoch biographer Bruce Page [10] as the "foundation stone" of News Limited (and News Corporation).
It was established by newspaper proprietor Sir Keith Murdoch and largely edited by Philip Crosbie Morrison throughout its existence. [1] [2] References
The Advertiser came under the ownership of Keith Murdoch in the 1950s, and the full ownership of Rupert Murdoch in 1987. It is a publication of Advertiser Newspapers Pty Ltd (ADV), a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of News Corp.