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Role: Any Journalist 45 Author 17 Broadcaster 17 Publisher 9 Executive 5

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Oprah Winfrey b. 1954Journalism & Mass MediaMedia executive and talk show host who built a multimedia empire and became one of the most influential women in the world.

Rupert Murdoch b. 1931Journalism & Mass MediaMedia mogul whose News Corp and Fox Corporation shaped global news and entertainment.

Katharine Graham 1917–2001Journalism & Mass MediaPublisher who strengthened The Washington Post and backed its reporting on the Pentagon Papers and Watergate.

Ted Turner 1938–2026Journalism & Mass MediaMedia mogul who donated a billion dollars to the United Nations Foundation and championed environmental causes.

Roger Ailes 1940–2017Journalism & Mass MediaTelevision executive who created Fox News and transformed partisan cable news and conservative politics.