Early life...

-As a teenager James was regarded as the brightest of the Murdoch children, but was also considered something of a rebel. He first came to public notice as a 15-year-old intern at the Sydney Daily Mirror, but made headlines in the rival Sydney Morning Herald after he was photographed asleep on a sofa at a press conference.

-James Murdoch attended Horace Mann School in New York City[ and graduated in 1991. -- -He then studied film and history at Harvard University, but dropped out in 1995 without completing his studies.

-At Harvard, James edited underground magazines and drew a comic strip for the college's famed satirical magazine, Harvard Lampoon. He dropped out of college in 1995 and with college, he backed the establishment of Rawkus Records, an independent hip hop record label. The company was bought by News Corporation in 1998.
Business career