Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch Joins Twitter

First Published: January 2, 2012 12:53 PM EST Credit: AFP LONDON, U.K. -- Caption Rupert Murdoch poses on the red carpet during the opening ceremony of the Shanghai International Film Festival in Shanghai on June 11, 2011Yes, it really is Rupert Murdoch and not an impostor on Twitter. A man using the media moguls name started tweeting over the New Years holiday, and a spokeswoman at his News International company confirmed Monday the account which has the handle rupertmurdoch is genuine. The embattled chief of the sprawling News Corp. media conglomerate says on Twitter that his resolutions for 2012 are to try to maintain humility and to diet. The 80-year-old added that he wants to stay curious. He also sounds bored with his holiday: Back to work tomorrow, he says. Enough idling! Murdoch may face questioning later this year from the Leveson Inquiry, which is investigating criminal wrongdoing at Murdochs British newspapers, including the now-closed News of the World tabloid. Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.