Murdoch

Australian media baron

Murdoch is a Scottish surname meaning "sea warrior." The name appears most prominently in media contexts, where it refers to Rupert Murdoch, the Australian-born mogul whose holdings have included Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and newspapers across multiple continents.

The Murdoch empire shaped conservative media for decades.

media

Rupert

Male given name

empire · mogul · newspaper · Sky · Wall Street Journal · broadcast · conglomerate · acquisition · press · journalism

surname

Scottish

Of that northern kingdom

  • clanRelated group sharing ancestry
  • familyRelated people together
  • AustralianFrom the southern continent

surname · heritage · lineage · Elisabeth · Anna · inheritance · succession · descendants · patriarch · divorce

literary

Iris

Greek rainbow deity

Oxford · Booker Prize · fiction · existentialism · morality · Bayley · Alzheimer's · playwright · intellectual · academia

Categories
Opposites
media ideology and political influence

MurdochGeorge Soros

Ted Turner · The Guardian · NPR · Jeff Bezos · MSNBC

media business model and ethics

MurdochBBC

British public broadcaster

PBS · public broadcasting · Edward R. Murrow · C-SPAN · Reuters

media ownership structure

Murdochpublic broadcaster

Government-funded media organization

state media · community radio · independent press

Phrases
Family

Murdock

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G