• New York Magazine, Monday, March 1, 2010 1:25 PM

New York Magazine takes a long and probing look at one Rupert Murdoch, asking some big questions of the man and his empire, such as: "Is Fox News a disreputable cash cow, its reported $700 million in profit something to be tolerated with a held nose? Or is it central to the News Corp. mission?" and "Who is Rupert Murdoch, really? And what does he want now?"

And while these questions "do not lend themselves to easy answers," one thing seems certain: "Rupert Murdoch is not going anywhere" -- and would appear to be just warming up. Indeed, the 79-year-old recently declared war on Google; got Time Warner to fork over millions to broadcast his Fox affiliates; and remains hell-bent on hastening the extinction of free online content.

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