Closure reeks of self-interestâ Financial Times - John Gapper 7 Jul 2011 â As dramatic coups go, Rupert Murdochs decision to close the News of the World, a 168-year-old title and the first UK newspaper he bought. The first obstacle is that Mr Murdochs ruthlessness in closing down the News of the World has not been matched by his treatment of Ms Brooks who was the....