At Murdoch's Journal, The Fix Is Already In

Why has a GOP yes man been tapped to chair the special committee created to serve as a buffer between Murdoch and the Journal? The early talk was that the committee would be made up of former journalism all-stars and other heavy hitters who would have the power to rebuff Murdoch if he tried to meddle with the news coverage or insert his lackeys onto the masthead.

Turns out the committee's chairman is a far-right pundit who faithfully regurgitates Republican talking points for a living, like predicting the fight for Iraq would be "relatively inconsequential," and then months later declaring America had won the war in "a cakewalk." That's who Murdoch has picked to protect the Journal's editorial integrity? Good luck. I mean, was Sean Hannity not available?

Read the full Media Matters column here.