Rupert Murdoch Discusses His Political Control of U.K. Papers

RUPERT MURDOCH DISCUSSES HIS POLITICAL CONTROL OF UK PAPERS
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News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said he maintains editorial control over which political party his U.K. newspapers The Sun and News of the World support in U.K. general elections. But Murdoch said he takes a different approach with his other national newspapers in the U.K.: The Times and Sunday Times. While he often asks what these papers are doing, he said he never instructs them or interferes. Murdoch's comments came in an interview with the U.K.'s House of Lords Communications Committee, which traveled to New York on Sept. 17 as part of its inquiry into media ownership and the news. In addition to Murdoch, the committee met privately with officials from U.S. papers such as The New York Times and TV stations such as Fox News, CNN, ABC, NBC and CBS. On Friday, the committee issued minutes of its discussions in New York.
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