New York Post Buried Murdoch Hearing

While its competitors lead with Rupert Murdoch's appearance in Britain's Parliament on Tuesday, the New York Post buried the story on page 35 under the rather bland headline "Frank Talk At Probe." In contrast, the Philadelphia Daily News headlined the story with "Rupe of All Evil: Murdoch Gets What's Coming to Him," while the New York Daily News chose "Humble Pie" for their lead on the story. From Adweek:

The New York Post has been shying away from the hacking scandal in which its parent company, News Corp., has been embroiled lately. So it's not really a surprise that the paper didn't lead with the story of Tuesday's big hearing before a committee of the U.K.'s Parliament, when News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch and his son James testified about the scandal and the elder Murdoch was attacked by a protestor wielding a plate full of shaving cream.

Still, except for the News Corp. element, this certainly seems like a good Post story: A global media baron called to testify about his company's crimes attacked by a comedian with the old pie-in-the-face routine, and defended by his attractive younger wife. And yet the paper just plain buried it, sticking it on page 35 under the headline "Frank Talk At Probe." [Adweek, 7/20/11]

Previously:

• UPDATED REPORT: How CNN, MSNBC, And Fox Are Continuing To Cover The News Corp. Hacking Scandal

• REPORT: How Facts And Pressure Forced Fox News To Cover News Corp. Hacking Scandal

• Wall Street Journal Writers Have "Total Editorial Freedom" To Defend Murdoch

• New York Observer, Owned By Murdoch Pal, Says We Should Be Grateful For Murdoch

• FLASHBACK: WSJ Published 4000-Word Report On Murdoch's Editorial Interference