Controversies
Over its many years and spheres of operation, News Corporation has attracted a number of allegations:
The Chris Patten Book – Chris Patten was a British politician who became the governor of Hong Kong just prior to its handover to China. A biography of Chris Patten was due to be published by Collins (part of News Corporation) but it was dropped. It was alleged that the reasoning behind the drop was due to the fact that it was critical of China's human rights. News Corporation was, at the time, trying to complete a deal regarding Star TV.
Media Monopoly - News Corporation is often accused of using the combined power of its consolidated media assets to push out rivals and push towards a media monopoly. An example of an accusation would be News Corporation's attempt to buy the football club Manchester United. In 1998 News Corp bid GB£623.4 million for the UK-based football club. Its fans were outraged and raised the question of an encroaching monopoly, as News Corporation owned the rights to broadcast all Premier League matches, of which Manchester United was one. It was alleged that by controlling Manchester United, News Corporation could influence the decisions about the selling of the rights to broadcast all Premier League matches.
Political Bias - Rupert Murdoch and Fox News have often been accused by media observers and the public of flagrant conservative bias. Attention is most often drawn to Fox News' coverage of the buildup to the Iraq invasion, which portrayed Saddam Hussein's possession of 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' as a certainty, and his intention to use them as an inevitability. Coverage of the ensuing invasion barely mentioned opposition to the war either in America or Iraq. Further, Fox News and Rupert Murdoch periodically dispute these allegations of conservative bias. Many examples detailing this can be found in the documentary "OutFoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism" released in 2004.

Shareholders
In August 2005 the Murdoch family owned only about 29% of the company. However, nearly all of these shares were voting shares, and Rupert Murdoch retained effective control of the company.

Television
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Television Stations

Television
Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Television Stations

* WNYW - New York City
* WWOR - New York City
* KTTV - Los Angeles
* KCOP - Los Angeles
* WFLD - Chicago
* WPWR - Chicago
* KMSP - Minneapolis
* WFTC - Minneapolis
* WTXF - Philadelphia
* WFXT - Boston
* WTTG - Washington D.C.
* WDCA - Washington D.C.
* KDFW - Dallas
* KDFI - Dallas
* WJBK - Detroit
* KUTP - Phoenix
* KSAZ - Phoenix
* WUTB - Baltimore
* WRBW - Orlando
* WOFL - Orlando
* WOGX - Ocala
* WAGA - Atlanta
* KRIV - Houston
* KTXH - Houston
* WJW - Cleveland
* WTVT - Tampa
* KDVR - Denver
* KTVI - St. Louis
* WITI - Milwaukee
* WDAF - Kansas City
* KSTU - Salt Lake City
* WHBQ - Memphis
* WGHP - Greensboro
* WBRC - Birmingham
* KTBC – Austin

DBS & Cable
* FOXTEL
* BSkyB
* Star
* DirecTV
* Sky Italia
* Fox News Channel
* Fox Movie Channel
* FX
* FUEL
* National Geographic Channel
* SPEED Channel
* Fox Sports Net
* National Advertising Partners
* Fox College Sports
* Fox Soccer Channel
* Stats, Inc.

Film
* 20th Century Fox
* Fox Searchlight Pictures
* Fox Television Studios
* Blue Sky Studios

Newspapers
United States
* New York Post

United Kingdom
* News International
* News of the World
* The Sun
* The Sunday Times
* The Times

Australia
* Daily Telegraph
* Fiji Times
* Gold Coast Bulletin
* Herald Sun
* Newsphotos
* Newspix
* Newstext
* NT News
* Post-Courier
* Sunday Herald Sun
* Sunday Mail
* Sunday Tasmanian
* Sunday Territorian
* Sunday Times
* The Advertiser
* The Australian
* The Courier-Mail
* The Mercury
* The Sunday Telegraph
* Weekly Times

Magazines
* InsideOut
* ALPHA
* Big League
* donna hay
* SmartSource
* The Weekly Standard
* TV Guide (partial)

Books
HarperMorrow Publishers
HarperMorrow
* General Books Group
o Access
o Amistad
o Caedmon
o Avon
o Ecco
o Eos
o Fourth Estate
o HarperAudio
o HarperBusiness
o HarperCollins
o Harper Design International
o HarperEntertainment
o HarperLargePrint
o HarperResource
o HarperSanFrancisco
o HarperTorch
o Perennial
o PerfectBound
o Quill
o Rayo
o William Morrow
o William Morrow Cookbooks
* Children's Books Group
o Avon
o Greenwillow Books
o Joanna Cotler Books
o Eos
o Laura Geringer Books
o HarperAudio
o HarperCollins Children's Books
o HarperFestival
o HarperTempest
o Katherine Tegen Books
o Trophy
o Zondervan
* HarperCollins UK
* HarperCollins Canada
* HarperCollins Australia

Other
* Los Angeles Kings (NHL, 40% option)
* Los Angeles Lakers (NBA, 9.8% option)
* Staples Center (40% owned by Fox/Liberty)
* Fox Interactive Media
* MySpace
* IGN Entertainment
* RottenTomatoes* Scout* WhatIfSports
* kSolo* Fox.com
* AmericanIdol.com
* SpringWidgets
* Milkround
* National Rugby League
* News Digital Media
* News Outdoor
* Fox Sports Radio Network
* Broadsystem

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