FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   AILES ROGER 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/15/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEWS CORP [NWS] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NEWS AMERICA INCORPORATED, 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman of FOX TV Stations 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10036-8795 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Class A Common Stock 2,040 D Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	02/06/2006	Class A Common Stock	7,500	$ 12.78	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (2)	07/25/2006	Class A Common Stock	150,000	$ 10.34	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (3)	08/19/2007	Class A Common Stock	150,000	$ 9.58	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (4)	10/12/2008	Class A Common Stock	100,000	$ 16.16	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (5)	09/06/2009	Class A Common Stock	100,000	$ 20.92	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (6)	08/01/2010	Class A Common Stock	125,000	$ 36.3	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (7)	12/03/2011	Class A Common Stock	150,000	$ 25.1	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (8)	08/14/2012	Class A Common Stock	175,000	$ 16.04	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (9)	08/11/2013	Class A Common Stock	175,000	$ 19.78	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
AILES ROGER C/O NEWS AMERICA INCORPORATED 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10036-8795	Â	Â	  Chairman of FOX TV Stations	Â

Signatures

/s/ Laura O'Leary as Attorney-in-Fact for Roger E. Ailes		08/24/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	The stock option became exercisable in four equal, annual installments of the original grant beginning on 02/06/1997.
(2)	The stock option became exercisable in four equal, annual installments beginning on 07/25/1997.
(3)	The stock option became exercisable in four equal, annual installments beginning on 08/19/1998.
(4)	The stock option became exercisable in four equal, annual installments beginning on 10/12/1999.
(5)	The stock option became exercisable in four equal, annual installments beginning on 09/06/2000.
(6)	The stock option became exercisable in four equal, annual installments beginning on 08/01/2001.
(7)	The stock option became exercisable as to 25% of the underlying shares of Class A Common Stock on each of 12/03/02, 12/03/03 and 12/03/04, and became exercisable as to the remaining shares of Class A Common Stock on 05/03/05.
(8)	The stock option became exercisable in four equal, annual installments beginning on 08/14/2003.
(9)	The stock option became exercisable as to 25% of the underlying shares of Class A Common Stock on 08/11/04, and became exercisable as to the remaining shares of Class A Common Stock on 05/03/05.

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