1 Rupert

MURDOCH

With 670,000 Twitter followers , Murdoch is known to start controversy via the social media platform . After building a media empire out of Adelaide , Murdock now controls 120 newspapers throughout five different countries , a book publishing powerhouse HarperCollins , a movie studio as well as a large broadcasting and satellite TV arm . In addition , the founder and owner of Fox News and 20th Century Fox also purchased the social media site Myspace back in 2005 .

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