The News (Adelaide)
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[[Image:KeithMurdoch.jpg|thumb|250px|Sir Keith Murdoch, one time owner of ''The News'']]
'''''The News''''' was an afternoon daily [[newspaper]] in the city of [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]].
It was established in 1869 as the ''Evening Journal''. It was at the time of his death owned by [[Keith Murdoch|Sir Keith Murdoch]] and was the main asset passed to his son [[Rupert Murdoch|Rupert]]. It was the latter's first media interest and commenced the foundation of what was to become the international media conglomerate, [[News Corporation]].
Later Murdoch acquired the city's other local newspaper, ''[[The Advertiser (Australia)|The Advertiser]]''. Rupert Murdoch sold ''The News'' in 1987 and many of its journalists moved to ''The Advertiser''. ''The News'' closed in 1992.
== See also ==
* [[List of newspapers in Australia]]
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