Murdoch Delivers, And We Despise Him For It

July 8, 2011

A lot of people detest Rupert Murdoch for a lot of reasons, but the biggest reason is that he gives us what we want. Before reality television took over our nights, Fox pioneered the idea that prime-time network television could do without expensive professional actors and writers. If you want your news with a right-wing slant, Fox News Channel, which dominates its field, was built for you. How about serious …

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Read All About It: Newspaper War In New York

May 7, 2010

Where do New Yorkers turn when they need to know if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to cut subway service again, or if that new exhibit at the Guggenheim is worth seeing? Rupert Murdoch wants the answer to be The Wall Street Journal. The Journal, acquired by Murdoch’s News Corp. in 2007, recently launched its new Greater New York section, with which it hopes to lure New York residents and …

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