Charles Koch, CEO, Koch Industries USA
Koch Industries is the world's second largest privately held company after Cargill in the United States and the largest unlisted company in the world, with businesses in oil, energy, chemicals and timber. The Koch brothers own refineries in Alaska, Texas, Minnesota and elsewhere, which have brought them a steady stream of wealth.
World Newspaper Tycoon - Rupert Murdoch
Murdoch has received mixed reviews in the Western mainstream media, focusing on two main issues: firstly, Murdoch's endless pursuit of business interests. Although News Corporation started out as a "news" business, over 60% of the group's revenue comes from "entertainment" and related industries.
Newspaper Magnate - Joseph Pulitzer Pulitzer
When he died in 1911, his will stipulated that the World could never be sold. In 1912, his descendants donated $2.5 million to Columbia University to create the second journalism school in the United States, and in 1917 established the Pulitzer Prize, which is awarded annually to a person in American journalism and literature who has made an outstanding contribution to fiction, poetry, biography, history, drama, music, and news reporting.
