Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch's Battles: A Brief History Of Murdoch's Media Wars

Daily Intel | By: | Posted 12.23.2009 | Media


But if nothing else, Murdoch loves a good fight. Lives for it, really -- it might even help keep him alive, at 78. Few people have sustained wars as l...

The Year of the Man-Child

Catie Lazarus | Posted 12.16.2009 | Comedy


Catie Lazarus

What Did You Learn in 2009? Test your knowledge by answering these objectively scientific questions about the celebrities, politicians and fifteen minute famers who made headlines.

Rupert Murdoch's Holiday Greeting To Employees (MEMO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.15.2009 | Media


In Rupert Murdoch's holiday greeting to employees, obtained by the Huffington Post, the News Corp CEO and Chairman congratulates his employees for sur...

London Newsagent: Rupert Murdoch Quizzed Me About How Many Papers We Sell

Guardian | Posted 12.15.2009 | Media


Murdoch, 78, chairman of the mighty News Corporation, visited several newspaper retailers incognito to gauge the concerns of the people who sell copie...

Wall Street Journal vs. New York Times: Robert Thomson Lashes Out After David Carr Column

Posted 12.14.2009 | Media


The New York Times' David Carr used his weekly media column Monday to analyze the changes at the Wall Street Journal since Rupert Murdoch bought the p...

'Nasty Rupert Murdoch' Is Back: John Gapper

Financial Times | Posted 12.03.2009 | Media


The Rupert Murdoch we have seen in the past couple of years is a humble pussycat who says nice things about how News Corp has to learn to play nicely ...

Is Journalism Going Through Its Own Reformation?

Alexander Howard | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media


Alexander Howard

The traditional "high priests of journalism" -- newspaper and magazine editors -- controlled what was covered. No more, or at least not in online news.

Google's 'First Click Free' Will Allow Newspapers To Limit Access To Stories

AP | JANE WARDELL and ANDREW VANACORE | Posted 12.02.2009 | Media


LONDON — In a move that could help improve relations between Google Inc. and the media industry, the Internet search company is offering publish...

Jason Linkins

Rupert Murdoch Comes Out For And Against Government Intervention In Journalism

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.02.2009 | Media


Rupert Murdoch brought a strong message for members of Congress: Don't even think about bailing out journalism with taxpayer money! And then, Murdoch delivered a whole bunch of other, decidedly mixed messages!

Journalism 2009: Desperate Metaphors, Desperate Revenue Models, And The Desperate Need For Better Journalism

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.03.2009 | Media


Arianna Huffington

The new paths to media success are still being charted, and much remains uncertain. But this much is clear: we can't use an analog map and expect to find our way in a digital world.

Making Palin Pay

Colin Robinson | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books


Colin Robinson

We had no idea, after transposing the "u" and the 'g" in the title of "Going Rogue" for our own Sarah Palin anthology "Going Rouge", that the mix ups between the two books would spread so far and with such persistence.

Why New Media Looks A Whole Lot Like Old Media

Bryan Monroe | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago


Bryan Monroe

This week, the FTC will be convening a hearing looking at "How Will Journalism Survive The Internet." I am going to talk about how white the Web is, and the threat that represents to journalism for our diverse nation.

10 Things To Be Thankful For

Dan Collins | Posted 11.25.2009 | New York


Dan Collins

When we reflect on things we're thankful for, do you think anybody puts New York government on the list? Nah. Nevertheless, in the spirit of the season, here's a list of public sector thank yous.

MediaNews Says It WIll Follow Rupert Murdoch's Model, Take Content Off Of Google

Posted 11.24.2009 | Denver


Dean Singleton, CEO of MediaNews Group Inc., publisher of the Denver Post and Boulder Daily Camera, says that he will block some of his content from G...

WSJ Could Ditch Google For $15 Million From Microsoft, Analysis Shows

businessinsider.com | Jay Yarow|Nov. 24, 2009, 7:36 AM |10 | Posted 11.24.2009 | Media


If we estimate that the Journal's online ad revenue is $100 million, using the New York Times as a rough benchmark, then the site would only lose $10 ...

Glenn Beck Is Revolting... But Should We Puke?

Joe Vecchio | Posted 11.27.2009 | Media


Joe Vecchio

Glenn Beck. Who is this guy? A "Morton Downey Jr" hopped up on drugs? A crazed, reactionary "Howard Beale"? Should we get our shorts in a bunch o...

Microsoft, News Corp Have Talked About De-Indexing From Google

Financial Times | Matthe Garrahan, Richard Waters, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media


Microsoft has had discussions with News Corp over a plan that would involve the media company's being paid to "de-index" its news websites from Google...

Biz Stone To Murdoch: Paying For Internet Content Won't Work

The Guardian | Richard Wray | Posted 11.20.2009 | Technology


The co-founder of Twitter today warned Rupert Murdoch that his plans to charge for online content, and block Google from using stories produced by his...

News Corp. Begins Keeping Tabs of All Its CO2 Emissions

treehugger.com | Posted 11.20.2009 | Green


News Corp. - owner of Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and numerous other media properties - is adding software to help manage its environmental impa...

Rupert Murdoch: David Paterson Is "Blind And Can't Read Braille" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.17.2009 | Media


Just a week after saying that Glenn Beck was right when he called President Obama a racist, Rupert Murdoch has made another negative comment about a b...

Pallin' Around With Palin

William Astore | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


William Astore

Palin will continue to be the darling of men like Rupert Murdoch and operations like Fox News, simply because nobody advances the Conservative agenda with more folksy charm and chutzpah.

Why Is Rupert Murdoch So Clueless About Fox News?

Eric Boehlert | Posted 11.17.2009 | Media


Eric Boehlert

Thanks to Murdoch's recent laundry list of public falsehoods, we now know that Fox News' misinformation culture starts at the very top, inside the corner office of Murdoch, the CEO of News Corp.

In a Chilly London November, War and Remembrance

Michael Winship | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


Michael Winship

Remembrance Sunday fell just a couple of days after the horrendous shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, that left 13 soldiers dead and 30 wounded, many of whom were preparing for deployment to Afghanistan.

Gary Ginsberg, News Corp Exec & Murdoch's Liaison To Democrats, Leaving News Corp

Posted 11.16.2009 | Media


News Corp Executive VP of Global marketing and Corporate Affairs Gary Ginsberg will be leaving News Corp at the end of the year, the company announced...

How Budget Cuts at the Times Helped Give NYC Bloomberg III

Steven G. Brant | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York


Steven G. Brant

Why weren't Bloomberg's well-known plans for global business news domination a bigger issue in the recent mayoral race? There was a failure of reporting at the Times caused by budget cuts.