News Corp. Questioned, American Crossroads Keeps Spending Big and More

OpenSecrets Blog | OpenSecrets: "MURDOCH QUESTIONED ABOUT POLITICAL DONATIONS: Shareholders of News Corp., the media conglomerate founded by Rupert Murdoch that includes Fox News, got the chance to ask the media mogul about New Corps.’s political largesse this cycle at the company’s annual meeting last week. According to Media Matters, shareholders questioned Murdoch about contributions made by News Corp.'s support for the Republican Governors Association -- investments OpenSecrets Blog previously reported. Murdoch conceded that the donations were “unusual” but he stood firmly behind them. “We believe that it's certainly in the interest of the country and of all the shareholders,” Murdoch said, “that there be a degree of, a fair amount of change in Washington.”"