News and Media

Media mogul hits bull’s-eye with guns, sex and war

8 Mar 2014

The Afghan village of Mir Ali is known as the Village of Widows. For 20 years, poverty has prompted local men to cross into Iran searching for work. Many are killed or jailed for drug smuggling by Iranian authorities, so the majority of Mir Ali’s residents are women and children. Vice Media co-founder Suroosh Alvi is heading to Afghanistan to dig into the story of Mir Ali and says he will also ...

Search launched for Malaysian airliner

8 Mar 2014

[Breaking news update, Saturday, 1:28 a.m.] The missing Malaysia Airlines plane crashed off the southern coast of Vietnam, Vietnamese and Chinese state media reported Saturday, both citing Vietnam's military. There has been no official confirmation of a crash. [Original story, published Saturday, 12:54 a.m.] Search intensifies for Malaysian airliner and 239 people, rescue ships head to sea (CNN ...

News Corp to Participate in Deutsche Bank 22nd Annual Media, Internet and Telecom Conference

7 Mar 2014

News Corp announced today that Chief Executive Robert Thomson will participate in the Deutsche Bank 22nd Annual Media, Internet and Telecom Conference on Monday, March 10, in New York City.