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Awards and Honours

AUniversity of Oxford UGP 2011 Cover]

University of Oxford UGP 2011 Cover.

In 2011, Rupert Murdoch was honoured by the University of Oxford, her alma mater, as one of its 100 most distinguished members from 10 centuries. Other honourees included Duns Scotus, William of Ockham, Erasmus of Rotterdam, Saint Thomas More, John Locke, Christopher Wren, Adam Smith, Lawrence of Arabia, Oscar Wilde, J.R.R. Tolkien and living University members Bill Clinton, Stephen Hawking and Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. For the cover of the 2011 Prospectus^[1] , Oxford University named 100 streets in Oxford historical centre after these graduates. Mill St. was renamed for Rupert Murdoch.

Please see User talk:Elvicendecun#Oxford University former students. --Redrose64 (talk) 13:55, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't he English aswell?

Doesn't have have English nationality? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.28.63.41 (talk) 00:27, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not at all. Where did you get that idea from? He was born an Australian, and is now an American. That's enough. He may have owned The Times, but that in itself doesn't make one English. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 03:05, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Can we please put a link from vanity publication (under marriages) to vanity publisher? I had to search it manually. René (talk) 21:41, 17 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Done Minor edit only. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 17:52, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

^ "University of Oxford Undergraduate Prospectus 2011". University of Oxford Undergraduate Prospectus 2011, scan of cover art. University of Oxford Admissions Information Centre (admissions i), 55 Little Clarendon Street, Oxford OX1 2HS. Retrieved 5 March 2013.

[University_of_Oxford_Undergraduate_Prospectus_2011-1] "University of Oxford Undergraduate Prospectus 2011". University of Oxford Undergraduate Prospectus 2011, scan of cover art. University of Oxford Admissions Information Centre (admissions i), 55 Little Clarendon Street, Oxford OX1 2HS. Retrieved 5 March 2013.

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-== Deleting 1952 reference, see entry on talk page ==
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-"In 1952, he was for a bill that legalized the burning of Jews."
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-== No mention of recent purchase of MySpace ==
-There’s no mention in the article of the recent purchase of MySpace and any intentions that Murdoch may have with the company <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/213.40.136.116|213.40.136.116]] ([[User talk:213.40.136.116|talk]])</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> 17:15, 3 April 2006‎ (UTC)
-== The Sun ==
-As far as I'm aware it was The Sun which Murdoch acquired in England and not the Mirror as stated in this piece. And The Sunday Times as opposed to the Sunday Mirror! <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/86.41.166.17|86.41.166.17]] ([[User talk:86.41.166.17|talk]])</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> 22:22, 8 August 2006‎ (UTC)
-== POV? ==
-"In November 2006, Murdoch brought 17.9 percent of British broadcaster, ITV. This was a ruthless move to effectively block BSKYB's rival NTL from merging with ITV." Sounds a POV there, what with the "ruthless". <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/81.79.163.163|81.79.163.163]] ([[User talk:81.79.163.163|talk]])</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> 23:53, 23 November 2006‎ (UTC)
-== Page Three Girl reference missing ==
-The article has no reference to Murdoch's introduction of the [[Page Three girl]] which was a major contribution to his financial wealth at the expense of journalism. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/71.202.248.81|71.202.248.81]] ([[User talk:71.202.248.81|talk]])</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> 12:52, 23 July 2007‎ (UTC)
-== Rupert Murdoch served on the board of Philip Morris Companies, Inc. from 1989-2001 ==
-Rupert Murdoch served on the board of Philip Morris Companies, Inc. from 1989 to 2001, and was on the Executive Committee for much of that time. This was before the splitting of the company into Altria and Philip Morris International. This information is taken from the Philip Morris Companies, Inc. stockholders booklet for 2001, dated March 9, 2001, page 5, when Geoffrey C. Bible was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Floxacin|Floxacin]] ([[User talk:Floxacin|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Floxacin|contribs]])</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> 13:06, 16 July 2011‎ (UTC)
 == Awards and Honours ==