News International

News International is a British newspaper publisher owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. The company's major titles are published by two subsidiary companies, Times Newspapers and News Group Newspapers. These newspapers are published at a large site in Wapping in east London, nicknamed "Fortress Wapping" after it was besieged shortly after opening in 1986 by print workers protesting at being made unemployed by the company. The move was however an attempt to rid the company of the crippling effect of trade union power over the production and editorial process and was largely successful, allowing new and innovative production methods to be introduced (e.g. colour supplements etc.) that were previously blocked by unions.

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Rupert Murdoch - News Corporation - Wapping - London - Fortress Wapping - 1986

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