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In this Oct. 14, 2011, file photo, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch delivers a keynote address at the National Summit on Education Reform in San Francisco. Murdoch stirs mixed feelings in Britain, where he transformed the media over half a century. U.K. journalists and politicians are both hailing and reviling the 92-year-old mogul after he announced he was stepping down as leader of his media empire. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

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Hero or villain? Rupert Murdoch’s exit stirs strong feelings in Britain, where he upended the media
By JILL LAWLESS AND PAN PYLAS - Associated Press
Fri,09/22/23-11:02AM , 264 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Before he hit America, Rupert Murdoch ripped through Britain’s media like a tornado.

His newspapers changed the political and cultural weather and swung elections. His satellite television channels upended the staid broadcasting scene.
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AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on Britain Special Elections.

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Sunak's Conservatives suffer 2 big defeats but avoid a wipeout in trio of UK special elections
By JILL LAWLESS AND PAN PYLAS - Associated Press
Thu,07/20/23-11:37PM , 89 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Voters weary of economic pain and political turmoil handed Britain's governing Conservatives two thumping defeats Friday in a trio of special elections that point toward likely defeat for the party in the next national election.
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