American newspaper chain owners

Keith Rupert Murdoch is a former business magnate, investor, and media mogul. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including in the United Kingdom, in Australia, in the United States, book publisher HarperCollins, and the television broadcasting channels Sky News Australia and Fox News. He was also the owner of Sky, 21st Century Fox, and the now-defunct News of the World. With a net worth of US$21.7 billion as of 2 March 2022, Murdoch is the 31st-richest person in the United States and the 71st richest in the world according to Forbes magazine. Due to his extensive wealth and influence over media and politics, Murdoch has been described as an oligarch.

Hungarian-American newspaper publisher and politician (1847-1911)

American newspaper publisher (1863–1951)

American politician and Governor of Ohio (1870–1957)

American publisher and politician

American judge (1871–1937)

American publisher (1850–1933)

American newspaper publisher (1894–1981)

Newspaper publisher

founder of the media corporation Gannett Company, Inc (1876-1957)