Occupation journalist, editor Role Journalist Name Robert Thomson | Spouse(s) Wang Ping Religion Roman Catholicism Education RMIT University | |
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Born 11 March 1961 (age 63) ( 1961-03-11 ) Torrumbarry, Victoria, Australia Children Luke Thomson, Jack Thomson Profiles | ||
Robert James Thomson (born 11 March 1961) is an Australian journalist. Since January 2013 he has been chief executive of News Corp. From May 2008 he was managing editor of the Wall Street Journal, and before that was editor of The Times.
Biography
Thomson was born in Torrumbarry, Victoria and studied at Christian Brothers College, St Kilda and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. One of his ancestors was named Arturo Dell'Oro, and came from Domodossola, in northern Italy.
Under Thomson, The Times paid more attention to international politics, business, financial markets and sport. In 2003, The Times launched a compact edition alongside the broadsheet format and one year later on 1 November 2004 The Times became 100% compact.
Thomson is married to Wang Ping, the daughter of a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Robert Thomson was given an honorary doctorate and was a keynote speaker at RMIT University's Dec 2010 graduation.