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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MURDOCH LACHLAN K   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEWS CORP [NWS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NEWS CORPORATION, 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/01/2013 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10036 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock               114 (1) D   Class B Common Stock               1,464 (1) D   Class A Common Stock 10/01/2013   M   505 (2) A (3) 619 D   Class A Common Stock 10/01/2013   D   505 D $ 14.79 (4) 114 D   Class A Common Stock 10/01/2013   M   629 (2) A (3) 743 D   Class A Common Stock 10/01/2013   D   629 D $ 15.91 114 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		505 (2)		(6)	(6)	Class A Common Stock	505	(2)	505	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		629 (2)		(7)	(7)	Class A Common Stock	629	(2)	629	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		773 (2)		(8)	(8)	Class A Common Stock	773	(2)	773	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		1,077 (2)		(9)	(9)	Class A Common Stock	1,077	(2)	1,077	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		809 (2)		(10)	(10)	Class A Common Stock	809	(2)	809	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		660 (2)		(11)	(11)	Class A Common Stock	660	(2)	660	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		538 (2)		(12)	(12)	Class A Common Stock	538	(2)	538	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		514 (2)		(13)	(13)	Class A Common Stock	514	(2)	514	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		682 (2)		(14)	(14)	Class A Common Stock	682	(2)	682	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		613 (2)		(15)	(15)	Class A Common Stock	613	(2)	613	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		550 (2)		(16)	(16)	Class A Common Stock	550	(2)	550	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		452 (2)		(17)	(17)	Class A Common Stock	452	(2)	452	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		484 (2)		(18)	(18)	Class A Common Stock	484	(2)	484	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		582 (2)		(19)	(19)	Class A Common Stock	582	(2)	582	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		476 (2)		(20)	(20)	Class A Common Stock	476	(2)	476	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		439 (2)		(21)	(21)	Class A Common Stock	439	(2)	439	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		382 (2)		(22)	(22)	Class A Common Stock	382	(2)	382	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		356 (2)		(23)	(23)	Class A Common Stock	356	(2)	356	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		328 (2)		(24)	(24)	Class A Common Stock	328	(2)	328	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		288 (2)		(25)	(25)	Class A Common Stock	288	(2)	288	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		M			505	(26)	(26)	Class A Common Stock	505	(3)	0	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		M			629	(26)	(26)	Class A Common Stock	629	(3)	0	D
Deferred Stock Units	(5)	10/01/2013		A		3,928		(27)	(27)	Class A Common Stock	3,928	$ 15.91	3,928	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MURDOCH LACHLAN K C/O NEWS CORPORATION 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10036	X

Signatures

/s/ Kenneth C. Mertz as Attorney-in-Fact for Lachlan K. Murdoch		10/03/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares acquired in a pro rata distribution by Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. ("Fox") of shares of News Corporation in connection with the separation of News Corporation from Fox.
(2)	The securities reported are the result of the issuance of deferred stock units of News Corporation pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement entered into in connection with the separation of News Corporation from Fox. Under Australian law, the issuance could not be effected until October 1, 2013. The number of deferred stock units received was equivalent to the number of News Corporation shares a stockholder of Fox would have received in connection with the separation had such stockholder held a number of shares equal to the number of outstanding deferred stock units granted by Fox to the reporting person prior to the separation.
(3)	The deferred stock units were deemed to have settled for the cash value of an equivalent number of shares of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock.
(4)	Settlement value was based on the closing price of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock on July 1, 2013, the fifth anniversary of the original grant date. Under Australian law, the issuance of deferred stock units of News Corporation could not be effected until October 1, 2013.
(5)	Each deferred stock unit represents the equivalent of one share of News Corporation Class A Common Stock.
(6)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of July 1, 2008.
(7)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of October 1, 2008.
(8)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of January 2, 2009.
(9)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of April 1, 2009.
(10)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of July 1, 2009.
(11)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of October 1, 2009.
(12)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of January 4, 2010.
(13)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of April 1, 2010.
(14)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of July 1, 2010.
(15)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of October 1, 2010.
(16)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of January 3, 2011.
(17)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of April 1, 2011.
(18)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of July 1, 2011.
(19)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of October 3, 2011.
(20)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of January 3, 2012.
(21)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of April 2, 2012.
(22)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of July 2, 2012.
(23)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of October 1, 2012.
(24)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of January 2, 2013.
(25)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date of April 1, 2013.
(26)	The deferred stock units became payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the original grant date.
(27)	The deferred stock units become payable in cash upon the fifth anniversary of the grant date.

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