To many Americans, Rupert Murdoch may have been an unknown figure until he bought the New York Post and, barely catching his breath, hustled to take over as well New York and New West magazines, plus the Village Voice. But the press lord from Down Under is no stranger to TIME readers—or TIME staffers. As long ago as 1970, TIME reported on the fast-moving Aussie publisher's impact on London in a story titled "Stooping to Conquer." In 1973 we followed Murdoch's expansion to the U.S. as owner of the San Antonio Express and News; in 1974 we took a look at...
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