Forbes Names Media’s Richest Moguls

Sorry, Team America. When it comes to the richest global media moguls, Canada reigns supreme, at least according to Forbes’ latest list of billionaires. Thomson Reuters heir and chairman David Thomson, worth $23 billion, ranked 17th on the overall list, topping the media landscape.
 
Despite having strongly disavowed any plans to run for president in an ultimate bid to save the U.S. from its publicly smoking, salt-gobbling self, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg came closest to redeeming the honor of his country’s media, landing at a cool 30th, seven spots below his 2010 rank.

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