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Murdoch signals end of free news

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The chairman of News Corp, Rupert Murdoch has announced he is to start charging for news content on the internet.

News Corp owns the Times and Sun newspapers in the UK and the New York Post and Wall Street Journal in the US.

The media giant is looking for additional revenue streams after announcing big losses.

Matthew Price reports.

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