News Corporation
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News Corporation
John C. Malone's tactics with Time Warner are reminiscent of the approach he took toward the News Corporation, another large media company that Liberty invested in. Liberty had been a nonvoting shareholder in that company, but Mr. Malone swapped his shares for an 18 percent voting stake in November 2004, causing a rift with his sometimes partner Rupert Murdoch, the News Corporation chairman, who controls 29.5 percent of the company's votes.