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Wendi Deng Murdoch is a Chinese-born American businesswoman. She is the third wife of News Corporation
Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch
, and is leading her husband's Chinese media investments.
In 1988 she was sponsored by an American family for a student visa. She attended Cal State Northridge for economics and completed her master's degree in business at the Yale School of Management
, where she currently serves on the board of advisors. Her debut in the media came with Fox TV. She was offered an internship at Star TV
, Hong Kong, part of News Corporation.
, Shandong and raised in Xuzhou
, Jiangsu. Her birth name was Deng Wenge (邓文革), which means "Cultural Revolution". She changed it in her teens when a more open and international mood took hold. Murdoch is the third of four children (three daughters, one son) born to engineers. Murdoch attended Xuzhou First Secondary School and Xuzhou No. 1 Middle School. She developed a strong interest in playing volleyball. While Murdoch was in high school, her father relocated to Hangzhou
, where he worked at the People's Machinery Works; she and her family remained behind for a short while. In 1985, when she was 16 years old, Murdoch enrolled in Guangzhou
Medical College.
In 1987, Murdoch met an American businessman and his wife, Jake and Joyce Cherry, who had temporarily relocated to China and helped build a refrigerator factory. Murdoch studied English with Joyce. In 1988, Murdoch abandoned her medical studies and travelled to the United States to study, with Jake and Joyce Cherry sponsoring her student visa. Murdoch enrolled at California State University, Northridge
, where she studied economics and was among the top 1% of students.
Murdoch received a bachelor's degree
in economics from California State University at Northridge and an MBA from the Yale School of Management
where she currently serves on the board of advisors.
in Hong Kong, which developed into a full-time junior executive position. Though a junior employee, Murdoch took a role in working to plan Star TV's operations in Hong Kong and China, and helped to build up Chinese distribution for Star's "Channel V" music channel. Additionally, she investigated interactive TV opportunities for News Digital Systems.
Murdoch has recently become a director for the holding company that licenses the MySpace brand and technology to MySpace China, her first formal involvement in the media business since she left her job as a junior executive at the company's Star TV in Hong Kong in 1999. Murdoch has led her husband's Chinese internet investments totalling between $35 million and $45m. She has led the way in forming business links with China for high-speed video and internet access. She is now chief of strategy for MySpace’s China operation.
In 2011, Murdoch made her producer debut with the release of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
, a movie about two footbound children in ancient China.
In 1997, she met Rupert Murdoch
at a company party in Hong Kong. They married in 1999, less than three weeks after his divorce from ex-wife Anna Maria Torv Murdoch Mann was finalized. Wendi and Rupert Murdoch live in Manhattan
with their two daughters: Grace Helen (born 2001) and Chloe (born 2003).
She counter-attacked Jonathan May-Bowles who pied
her husband during a highly publicized testimony before a British parliamentary
committee in connection with the News International phone hacking scandal. Her actions gained her press attention and this wikipedia article was part of a report at CNN. May-Bowles was sentenced to serve a six-week sentence at Wandsworth Prison in London. The Murdoch media empire remains under fire as investigators continue to probe reports of other phone hacking.
data in the editing of this Wikipedia article on Wendi Deng) 邓文迪 at Baidu Baike
and 邓文迪 at Hudong Chinese MySpace page, photos and blog
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KSG is an Australian-American business magnate. He is the founder and Chairman and CEO of , the world's second-largest media conglomerate....
, and is leading her husband's Chinese media investments.
In 1988 she was sponsored by an American family for a student visa. She attended Cal State Northridge for economics and completed her master's degree in business at the Yale School of Management
Yale School of Management
The Yale School of Management is the graduate business school of Yale University and is located on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. The School offers Master of Business Administration and Ph.D. degree programs. As of January 2011, 454 students were enrolled in its MBA...
, where she currently serves on the board of advisors. Her debut in the media came with Fox TV. She was offered an internship at Star TV
STAR TV (Asia)
Satellite Television Asian Region is an Asian TV service owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.In 2009, News Corporation restructured STAR Asia into four units – STAR India, STAR Greater China, STAR Select and Fox International Channels....
, Hong Kong, part of News Corporation.
Early life and education
Wendi Deng Murdoch was born in JinanJinan
Jinan is the capital of Shandong province in Eastern China. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of the region from the earliest beginnings of civilisation and has evolved into a major national administrative, economic, and transportation hub...
, Shandong and raised in Xuzhou
Xuzhou
Xuzhou , otherwise known as Pengcheng in ancient times, is a major city in and the fourth largest prefecture-level city of Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China...
, Jiangsu. Her birth name was Deng Wenge (邓文革), which means "Cultural Revolution". She changed it in her teens when a more open and international mood took hold. Murdoch is the third of four children (three daughters, one son) born to engineers. Murdoch attended Xuzhou First Secondary School and Xuzhou No. 1 Middle School. She developed a strong interest in playing volleyball. While Murdoch was in high school, her father relocated to Hangzhou
Hangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
, where he worked at the People's Machinery Works; she and her family remained behind for a short while. In 1985, when she was 16 years old, Murdoch enrolled in Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
Medical College.
In 1987, Murdoch met an American businessman and his wife, Jake and Joyce Cherry, who had temporarily relocated to China and helped build a refrigerator factory. Murdoch studied English with Joyce. In 1988, Murdoch abandoned her medical studies and travelled to the United States to study, with Jake and Joyce Cherry sponsoring her student visa. Murdoch enrolled at California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....
, where she studied economics and was among the top 1% of students.
Murdoch received a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in economics from California State University at Northridge and an MBA from the Yale School of Management
Yale School of Management
The Yale School of Management is the graduate business school of Yale University and is located on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. The School offers Master of Business Administration and Ph.D. degree programs. As of January 2011, 454 students were enrolled in its MBA...
where she currently serves on the board of advisors.
Career
Upon graduation from Yale, she began searching for a job, and met Bruce Campbell via a mutual friend; Campbell at the time oversaw finance and corporate development at the Fox TV branch in Los Angeles. He subsequently offered Murdoch an internship at News Corp subsidiary Star TVSTAR TV (Asia)
Satellite Television Asian Region is an Asian TV service owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.In 2009, News Corporation restructured STAR Asia into four units – STAR India, STAR Greater China, STAR Select and Fox International Channels....
in Hong Kong, which developed into a full-time junior executive position. Though a junior employee, Murdoch took a role in working to plan Star TV's operations in Hong Kong and China, and helped to build up Chinese distribution for Star's "Channel V" music channel. Additionally, she investigated interactive TV opportunities for News Digital Systems.
Murdoch has recently become a director for the holding company that licenses the MySpace brand and technology to MySpace China, her first formal involvement in the media business since she left her job as a junior executive at the company's Star TV in Hong Kong in 1999. Murdoch has led her husband's Chinese internet investments totalling between $35 million and $45m. She has led the way in forming business links with China for high-speed video and internet access. She is now chief of strategy for MySpace’s China operation.
In 2011, Murdoch made her producer debut with the release of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (film)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a 2011 historical drama film based on the novel of the same name by the Chinese-American author Lisa See. Directed by Wayne Wang, the film stars Gianna Jun, Li Bingbing, Archie Kao, Vivian Wu, and Hugh Jackman....
, a movie about two footbound children in ancient China.
Personal life
Upon her arrival to the United States, Murdoch briefly lived with Jake and Joyce Cherry and attended university. Joyce Cherry suspected her husband was having an affair with Murdoch (30 years his junior) and demanded she leave the house. Jake Cherry soon followed and moved in with her. The two married in 1990. Murdoch and Cherry's marriage lasted 2 years and 7 months before they were legally divorced, but he would later explain they only stayed together for 4 or 5 months, after which he learned of the affair Murdoch had with David Wolf, a man closer to her age. She had obtained a green card through her marriage to Cherry.In 1997, she met Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KSG is an Australian-American business magnate. He is the founder and Chairman and CEO of , the world's second-largest media conglomerate....
at a company party in Hong Kong. They married in 1999, less than three weeks after his divorce from ex-wife Anna Maria Torv Murdoch Mann was finalized. Wendi and Rupert Murdoch live in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
with their two daughters: Grace Helen (born 2001) and Chloe (born 2003).
She counter-attacked Jonathan May-Bowles who pied
Pieing
Pieing is the act of throwing a pie at a person or persons. This can be a political action when the target is an authority figure, politician, or celebrity and can be used as a means of protesting against the target's political beliefs, or against perceived arrogance or vanity. Perpetrators...
her husband during a highly publicized testimony before a British parliamentary
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
committee in connection with the News International phone hacking scandal. Her actions gained her press attention and this wikipedia article was part of a report at CNN. May-Bowles was sentenced to serve a six-week sentence at Wandsworth Prison in London. The Murdoch media empire remains under fire as investigators continue to probe reports of other phone hacking.
External links
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data in the editing of this Wikipedia article on Wendi Deng) 邓文迪 at Baidu Baike
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and 邓文迪 at Hudong Chinese MySpace page, photos and blog
- Adams, William Lee. "Wendi Deng: The Life and Times of Mrs. Rupert Murdoch." TIMETime (magazine)Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
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