Chairman Murdoch says news sites will charge for content

By David B. Wilkerson, MarketWatch
Aug. 07, 2009

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- News Corp. said Wednesday it swung to a quarterly loss on $680 million in impairment, restructuring and other charges, most of them in their Fox Interactive Media unit, as the struggling worldwide economy held a firm grip on the media conglomerate.

Chairman Rupert Murdoch said that while economic downturn may have bottomed, "there are no clear signs of a fast recovery."

Murdoch, speaking to analysts and reporters during a conference call, said that advertising markets are showing "good signs of life" despite ongoing weakness in the automotive and financial categories.

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