Murdoch Biographer Wolff: Broadening News Corp. Scandal May Force Murdoch To "Get Rid Of [His] Business In The UK"
February 14, 2012 9:50 am ET
From the February 14 edition of CNN's Starting Point:
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The type of dishonest, hateful, xenophobic journalism that Fox News spawned is here to stay, I'm afraid.
Many of those entities existed long before the arrival of News Corp and will continue to exist long after.
Besides, isn't it one of the major tenets of capitalism that if these companies can't survive on their own, they don't deserve to?
Does this statement indicate that you are not a free-marketer?
Murdoch reminds me of an alcoholic with that red nose, I thought it was appropriate
Speaking of which, congrats to the Eagles, 3-2 victors over the Terriers in last night's Beanpot final.
In the cases where they purchased journalistic publications, they turned those publications into little more than tabloid-style, sensationalist rags, in some cases destroying long-built reputations.
This list of what they have their hands in should make anyone who claims to be a free-marketer cringe.
Information at Freepress would also make a free-marketer cringe.
Thanks for the link.
This kind of information should make anyone who values a free press, a free market, and free ideas both angry and sad.
That was an OK interview I guess, I'd rate it a three on a scale of ten, which makes it about three times better than most things broadcast on television under the guise of news and/or commentary...
But I don't see how they spoke for four minutes about this particular matter, without once mentioning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
I also don't see how it was they didn't mention the fact that much of murdoch's and News Corp's lucrative US earnings come by way of federal licensing, by way of the many FCC Licences they hold or otherwise broadcast through (in a contractual manner), which are in truth the sources of News Corp's financial power and political power both...
And of the two of those things, it's their political power and their power to influence and manipulate the political opinions of the American people, it's there where the greatest power is... it is by that use of steel and iron (to use an ancient Roman saying) that much gold is acquired.
Which again, is mostly a federally licensed power and authority... that means you approve authorize and enable most of News Corp's power in the US, by way of your FCC.
So, what was your point again?
I think the point was to distract you and throw you off from commenting on murdoch's and News Corp's troubles, especially in the US (which of course was what the video clip is about).
That's the point I think to the flurry of several comments to quickly appear above, by these types and on this issue.
You see, you made your comment operating under the delusion that every single news channel except Fox News is raging liberal.
We don't believe that. Most of us tend to believe that, while MSNBC does host liberal shows in the evenings, it is still corporate-owned and, in the end, if push comes to shove, will ditch their liberal programming in favor of pro-corporate Republicanism.
Most of us also tend to believe that CNN is trying to copy Fox News's playbook, but is failing miserably at it and is little more than a caricature of what it once was.
I'm not sure that's what you were thinking when you posted your comment.
This removes the filter of any news organization spinning the words of the politicians.
Then, when a politician makes claims about the efficacy of programs or other ideas, you can always look at the research yourself.
The data is out there for anyone who wants to locate it. This is called the Information Age for a good reason.
The problem is that too many people assume that, since the information is readily available to everyone, anyone presenting it wouldn't dare lie, so they take the information at face value.
When I was in college, one of my professors had a great saying (I'm not sure if he coined it, or borrowed it from someone else, but it was still good). He told us, "Figures can't lie, but liars can figure."
So, yes, there is no fool-proof way to ensure that all the information you get will always be unbiased and authentic, but having the will to do at least check probably means you're a better-informed voter and will be much more critical of your own decisions than someone who just willingly accepts whatever their favorite news outlet tells them.
News is news. What your Grandmother was talking about was opinion, not news.
I just gave you a thumbs up
BBC
Al- Jazeera (Yes Boxy and Psycho, I said Al-Jazeera)
Rachel Maddow. (Makes me feel safe and sane every evening)
Jon Stewart and S. Colbert (Because at the end of the day, you just gotta laugh at it all)
STFU you lying ignorant punk. You know you are lying. You know you are a LIAR. Everything you say is just you being a childish punk trying to annoy your betters
Please allow Boxy to have the final say on anyone who appears on your network.
This will be your last warning!
So the Brits are ahead of us again .......
the world would not miss them.
Journalists inside News Corp. and its British division, News International, are said to be furious at upper management, including the Murdochs, for their willingness to cooperate so extensively with police. In addition, the latest round of arrests at the Sun have left employees there feeling betrayed and adrift, darkly telling other news outlets that the Murdochs are using their reporters as human shields. (As one senior executive told the Mirror, "there is nothing the Murdochs will not do to protect their own backs.")
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If you think the hacking scandal is only limited to the U.K., babies, I have a Long Island Railroad to sell you. I can't wait to see News Corporation executives and employees in the U.S. arrested. The FBI is right to focus their attention on the U.S. side of News Corporation. I have no doubt in my mind that they will find something. No doubt at all!