No, let's. You might be thinking: How can you possibly say that? But wait. It's important to get our prejudices out of the way first. We may well have views about Murdoch and his children, about what they stand for and the way they do business; but these aren't important when considering whether it's right that he should get everything he wants from our elected (and probably soon-to-be elected) representatives....
Texas Republicans are truly an entirely separate category of stupid. “For somebody like me who has put together the logistics of a court trial, you’ve got weak links all along the way from the jailers, the bailiffs, the clerks, the jurors, the judge, everybody in the courtroom, their families…You’ve got subways, tunnels, bridges all subject to [...]
Our favorite irascible media tyrant is in the news once again, and once again it’s time for me to bring you a story of doing one thing while wishing for another. In a November 6th interview, Sky News Australia’s David Speers spent about 35 minutes with the CEO of NewsCorp, Rupert Murdoch; the conversation covering topics as diverse as software piracy, world economics, the role of Fox News...
Earlier this month, News Corp. president Rupert Murdoch said that President Obama made “a very racist comment” when Obama inserted himself into the July spat between Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Officer Jim Crowley. Murdoch also said Fox News host Glenn Beck “was right” to say Obama is a “racist” with a “deep-seated hatred [...]
Last week we learned that Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., the parent company of Fox News, agreed with Glenn Beck's assertion that the President was a "racist", because, in Murdoch's words , Obama made a "very racist comment." Of course, no one knows what "very racist comment" Murdoch was talking about. Fox News was then forced to clean up the boss's mess issuing...
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The feud between Governor Paterson and Rupert Murdoch has exploded into all-out warfare — of the mind . At The Wall Street Journal 's CEO Council earlier this week, Murdoch took a question on bringing about civil discourse and, ironically, answered it by blaming the incompetence of New York's government on Governor Paterson's blindness and inability to read Braille. "He doesn't really know...
Today's guest on the Morning Media Menu was PRNewser editor Joe Ciarallo , analyzing Rupert Murdoch recent stretch of negative press. We also talked about the National Book Awards which were held in New York City last night, giving the inside scoop on the publishing industry's Oscars. The show was hosted by GalleyCat editor Jason Boog and AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven . You can listen to all the...
Rupert Murdoch has apologized for blaming the polarization of our political debate on the fact that New York Gov. David Paterson is "blind, and can't read braille, and doesn't know what's going on."...
Murdoch Media Busted Stealing Story From Blog By Darryl Mason You may recall Rupert Murdoch, and his minions, recent spectacular fury at "plagiarist" bloggers, search engines and aggregators "stealing" Murdoch news empire's content and then republishing it on their own websites without Murdoch's permission, and without payment. Here's a reminder of Murdoch's words : "The aggregators...
Keith Olbermann rips News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch for denying that he had accused President Obama of making racist comments: Unfortunately for Murdoch, he did accuse Pres. Obama of making racist comments, and Keith plays the video. It’s bad enough that Rupert Murdoch would have ever back Glenn Beck’s absurd allegation that Barack Obama is a racist; the fact that he doesn’t...
Tory culture secretary Jeremy Hunt demands massive media reform to "allow media operators more flexibility to own businesses operating on both the same and different platforms" and enact light touch regulation. The price of Rupert Murdoch's support!
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