Rupert Murdoch’s Times takeover

Title

Rupert Murdoch’s Times takeover

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:47

Description

Report on the events of the announcement of the takeover of The Times newspaper by Rupert Murdoch. Speaking are: Managing Director of Thompson Holdings, Gordon Brunton; The Times Editor, William Rees-Mogg; Rupert Murdoch.

Contributors

Gordon Brunton; William Rees-Mogg; Rupert Murdoch

Keywords

Trade unions; Newspapers; Press; The Times; Employees; Business acquisitions; News International; Redundancies

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