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==Politics ==
Murdoch told William Shawcross, who authored a biography of Murdoch, that he considers himself a [[libertarian]]. “"What does libertarian mean? As much individual responsibility as possible, as little government as possible, as few rules as possible. But I'm not saying it should be taken to the absolute limit.”"
Murdoch rejects any suggestion that doing business with the Chinese communist regime contradicts his [[conservative]] political views. Communist values to ingratiate himself with Beijing, he said: "I don't think there are many communists left in [[China]]. There's a one-party state and there's a communist economy, which they are desperately trying to get out of and change. The real story there is an economic story, tied to the democratic story," he told Shawcross.
Murdoch believes the criticism of him in the UK is attributable to his success in breaking the print unions and his success in establishing satellite broadcasting. "I'm a catalyst for change … You can't be an outsider and be successful over 30 years without leaving a certain amount of scar tissue around the place," he told Shawcross. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/intl/article/0,9171,1107991025-33716-2,00.html]
While many attribute Murdoch with the conservative political views of his news organisationsorganizations, some writers argue this is a misunderstanding of Murdoch.
Media website kaputa cites Richard Stott's criticism of Bruce Page's depiction of Murdoch, who he said "is shown to be manipulative, devious, bullying, ruthless and unscrupulous. But that just makes him a newspaper proprietor. What makes him special is that he isn't interested in the usual playthings of newspaper owners such as Beaverbrook, Northcliffe and [[William Randolph Hearst]], namely political power for mischievous personal ends. For him it is the currency to secure a bigger and better deal or to consolidate current ones." [http://www.ketupa.net/murdoch.htm]
