Murdoch's MySpace Is Probably Pretty Much Worthless
How much is a deeply troubled, money-losing social network that has long-since surrendered its buzz and momentum to Facebook worth? Not much.
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Memo To The Media: Fox News Is Now the Opposition Party
Eric Boehlert | Posted 10.13.2009 | Media
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The press needs to drop its longstanding gentleman's agreement not to write about other news outlets as news players -- not to criticize the competition -- because those rules no longer apply.
The Most Glamorous CEO Wives (PHOTOS, POLL)
Posted 10.13.2009 | Business
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Carl Icahn,
Silvio Berlusconi,
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The world's top CEOs are, of course, known for their expensive hobbies, ridiculous spending, and legendary work habits. But what they're not always kn...
Murdoch Spars With Chinese President Hu At Media Summit
Hollywood Reporter | Posted 10.09.2009 | Media
In an unprecedented exchange, Chinese president Hu Jintao and global media executives including News Corp chief executive Rupert Murdoch sparred in su...
All Aboard! The Right's Fox News Gravy Train Rolls On
Karl Frisch | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media
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Perhaps it's the rallies or the fundraising or the demonstrably false attacks that have kept Obama from appearing on Fox. Regardless, the right's gravy train rolls on undeterred, facts be damned.
Why The Sun's Cameron Endorsement "Is All About Murdoch's Son James"
The Independent | Posted 10.05.2009 | Media
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The truth is that Rupert can't stand David Cameron. He physically reacts to his name. He gets a sour face. His shoulders twist away. The way David loo...
Murdoch: TV, Print Advertising Picking Up
Wall Street Journal | KENNETH MAXWELL | Posted 10.05.2009 | Media
News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said Monday that traditional newspaper and television advertising markets are picking up, echoing growing se...
Why Rupert Murdoch Will Fire Glenn Beck
Ben Cohen | Posted 10.05.2009 | Media
Glenn Beck is unlikely to moderate his position unless his corporate paymasters instruct him to do so. And if they do, he'll lose the base of fringe right idiots who tune into his show on a nightly basis.
Is Bias Creeping Into Murdoch's Wall Street Journal?
nytimes.com | David Carr | Posted 11.28.2009 | Media
Many fans of The Wall Street Journal worried that the newspaper would become a cat toy for Rupert Murdoch after he bought it, but the paper's shift to...
Content Is Not King
Charles Warner | Posted 11.23.2009 | Media
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The explosive growth of the Internet has led to such a proliferation of content out in the long tail that it is now virtually infinite.
Eric Schmidt Questions Murdoch's Online Pay Plan
The Independent | Posted 11.18.2009 | Media
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Publishers of general news would find it hard to charge for their content online because too much free content is available, the chief executive of Go...
Murdoch vs. Berlusconi: News Corp Sues Two Berlusconi Companies
Guardian | John Hooper | Posted 11.17.2009 | Media
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation last night announced that it was suing two of the firms in Silvio Berlusconi's media empire, accusing them of refusi...
Flash! Glenn Beck Forces President to Resign!
Barton Kunstler, Ph.D. | Posted 11.16.2009 | Comedy
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In effect, Obama has emboldened Beck with the veto power over presidential appointees that is generally reserved for the Senate.
Why Roger Ailes Made $24 Million Last Year -- More Than Murdoch!
BusinessWeek | Posted 11.16.2009 | Media
Anyone who ever wondered how important the Fox News Channel is to Rupert Murdoch and News Corp (NWS) need only peruse the company's recent proxy state...
My Letter to Rupert Murdoch
Trish Nelson | Posted 11.16.2009 | Media
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Dear Mr. Murdoch: I have been sickened and saddened by the choices your news organizations have made to show, over and over, on TV, horrible, hate inspired images against President Obama.
Murdoch: Mobile Phone Fees For WSJ Coming
AP | Posted 11.15.2009 | Technology
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NEW YORK — The Wall Street Journal plans to start charging as much as $2 a week to read its stories on BlackBerrys, iPhones and other mobile dev...
Murdoch Predicts Death Of Print Unions
ft.com | Posted 11.15.2009 | Media
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More than 20 years after he battled print labour unions at his Wapping newspaper plant, Rupert Murdoch hailed electronic reading devices as the death ...
Glenn Beck: Stop the Insanity
Josh Silver | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media
How did it happen that just a few media pundits can disseminate vitriol and misinformation into millions of homes, and cast it as real news?
Fox News Teamed with Big Biz Astroturf Group to Force Out Van Jones
Adele Stan | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics
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The racism and red-baiting suffered by Jones at the hands of Beck and his admirers are simply key elements in a marketing strategy designed to serve Very Big Business.
Problem With Obama's 'Rope a Dope' Strategy? Too Many Media Dopes
Bill Mann | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media
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There are plenty of media dopes for Obama to deal with, to say nothing of their audiences. All these media outlets feature loudmouths with big megaphones, and a lack of decency or any allegiance to facts.
Can Murdoch Flirt with Racism on Fox News and Not Pay a Price?
David Sassoon | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media
For now, Murdoch is making a short-term buck on Beck's race-baiting. Longer-term, it's a losing corporate strategy.
A Hippocratic Oath for Media Executives
Charles Warner | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media
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I don't want my students to become Rupert Murdochs or Sumner Redstones. Therefore, I ask them to take the Hippocratic oath for managers, as proposed in the Harvard Business Review.
Does the World Need Another Murdoch?
Michael Wolff | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media
There is something excruciatingly little-boyish about Rupert Murdoch's 37-year-old son, James, who runs his father's companies in Europe and Asia. Seldom have I seen an adult so intently trying to mimic his father.
Murdoch's Son: BBC Expansion Is "Chilling," A Threat To Independent Journalism
AP | Posted 09.29.2009 | Media
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EDINBURGH, Scotland -- The son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch has called the British Broadcasting Corp. a threat to independent journalism. James Mu...
Will James Murdoch Be As Visionary As Rupert Was In His MacTaggart Lecture?
The Independent | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media
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What Murdoch delivered, had they been able to separate their distaste for Murdoch's politics from his vision of the creative possibilities opened up b...
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