Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has joined the Chandler family in its bid for newspaper and television station owner Tribune Co.， a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

　　The source said News Corp.'s participation is considered small and Murdoch's goal is primarily to cut printing and back-office costs at his media conglomerate's money-losing New York Post newspaper.

　　“If their bid is successful (they) would do some deal and have some sort of operating agreement with the Post and Newsday ……that would be financially advantageous through cutting costs，” the source said.

　　News Corp. is not interested in buying Tribune's Newsday outright as U.S. media ownership laws could prevent the company from owning another newspaper in the New York region， the source said.

　　The Chandler family， who are Tribune's biggest shareholder， News Corp. and Tribune all declined to comment.

　　一位熟悉內情的消息人士周二表示，魯珀特·

　　該消息人士說，新聞集團這次僅是小規模參與競購，默多克的主要目的是為削減其旗下《紐約郵報》的印刷和后臺開支。《紐約郵報》目前陷入虧損狀態。

　　該消息人士表示：“如果新聞集團與錢德勒家族的合作成功，雙方將會共同促成一些合作，并會在《紐約郵報》和《新聞日報》的運作上達成共識。這樣也會有利于削減一定的成本。”

　　此外該人士還透露，由于美國法律禁止新聞集團在紐約地區再擁有一家報紙，該集團無法直接收購論壇報業集團旗下的《新聞日報》，因此選擇與錢德勒家族攜手競購。

　　錢德勒家族和新聞集團以及論壇報業集團都拒絕對此置評，錢德勒家族是論壇報業集團最大的股東。