Rupert Murdoch is a man whose lack of ethics should preclude him from being within shouting distance of journalism. Yet he is the world’s most powerful media mogul. He owns hundreds of publishing outlets around the world, including The Sun and The Times of London newspapers in the UK; The
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Views from the Beltline: Murdoch challenged
The most powerful man in the Anglosphere is, I submit, Rupert Murdoch, the world’s most influential media mogul. Yes, even more powerful than the president of the United States. Presidents come and go but News Corp, Murdoch’s media empire, goes on and on. Indeed, Murdoch can make and break presidents
Continue readingAustralia—a win for Tony Abbott (and Richard Murdoch)
By all accounts Tony Abbott waged a highly effective campaign in leading his Liberal (conservative) Party to victory in the Australian election on Saturday. And it didn’t hurt that he faced a Labour Party splintered by internal bickering. But the biggest boost of all may very well have been the
Continue readingRupert Murdoch unfit for journalism
A British parliamentary panel has concluded that press lord Rupert Murdoch “is not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company.” They might equally have said he is not a fit person to exercise stewardship over journalism. The sleaze that has been revealed in Murdoch’s media
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