With The New York Times and Rupert Murdoch poised to start charging for newspapers online, media heavyweights sparred on Thursday over whether readers will pay for news on the Web. The Times plans to require payment for full access to NYTimes.com in early 2011 and Murdoch, who already charges for The Wall Street Journal online, has pledged to begin ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - A Taiwanese vegetable seller and the mother of media mogul Rupert Murdoch are among the most generous souls in the Asia Pacific, according to a list of philanthropist "heroes" in the region. The list, compiled by magazine Forbes Asia and in its third year, features 48 of the region's most prominent altruists. Four were chosen from ...

Australians are more likely to pay for music and movies online than to hand over money to read newspapers on the Internet, a survey released Thursday said. The Nielsen research found that 51 percent of people would consider paying for movies available online but only 28 percent would likely pay to read newspapers on the web. "Consumers' attitudes to paying ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said on Tuesday he didn't believe speculation that New York Times Co would be bought by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. Murdoch was speaking at a Real Estate Board of New York event, where he announced plans by his company's Wall Street Journal business newspaper to launch a New York ...