Rupert Murdoch

Big Media is in charge?

mthompson — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:55:15 -0700

One activist's take on Big Media's reign of error -- starring Rupert Murdoch! Help follow up on our historic victory against media consolidation in the Senate by helping to Stop Big Media in the House as well.

Murdoch Earned $27.1 Million as Overall Compensation Fell

Stevie Converse — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:40:21 -0700

Rupert Murdoch: Big Man On Campus

Stevie Converse — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:43:10 -0700

Does Murdoch's Journal Have a Woman Problem?

Stevie Converse — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:54:05 -0700

Murdoch Says U.S. TV Advertising Good; Eyes Asia

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:24:29 -0700

News Corp. to Launch TV Channels in India

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:26:55 -0700

The Daily News and The Post Talk Business

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:01:41 -0700

Cuts at the 'Journal' -- and More on the Way?

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:58:22 -0700

Rupert Murdoch Says Facebook Is Just 'Flavor of the Month'

Stevie Converse — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:22:53 -0700

With new Internet usage figures showing that social networking phenomenon Facebook has finally overhauled News Corp-owned rival MySpace, media titan Rupert Murdoch has opted to publicly dismiss Facebook’s meteoric rise as little more than an example of flash-in-the-pan popularity.

Print-Is-Dead vs. Long-Live-Print Debate Rages

Stevie Converse — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:06:18 -0700

The debate over the future of print media has generated some interesting sound bites of late: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told The Washington Post that ink-on-paper is dead in 10 years. Rupert Murdoch, meanwhile, expressed cautious optimism at a conference sponsored by his Wall Street Journal that print will be round for "at least 20 years, and outlive me."

Moyers vs. Murdoch: Journalism vs. Megalomania

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:05:38 -0700

Rupert Murdoch's favorite megalomaniac Bill O'Reilly sent a crew to Minneapolis this weekend to stalk journalists Bill Moyers and Dan Rather. This probably doesn't surprise you. And that's exactly why Moyers and Rather were in Minneapolis.

Moyers vs. O'Reilly's Producer

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:08:25 -0700

Inside Baseball Alert: Fascinating to see one of our nation’s most thoughtful journalists and commentators arguing the facts with a producer of Bill O’Reilly’s Fox News Channel show, proving again that intellect and honesty wins over bluster and bullshit — except when it comes to ratings.

The Last Best Journalist Schools O'Reilly Attack Dog

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:13:07 -0700

This last weekend the National Conference for Media Reform was held in Minneapolis. This movement was started 5 years ago by Bill Moyers (one of my heroes) and other concerned organizations to call attention to media consolidation and the degradation of our independent national press coverage.

Murdoch, McClellan and the Media

mthompson — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:03:59 -0700

Rupert Murdoch addresses Big Media about Scott McClellan's claim that they failed to do their jobs. Join the video's producers at the National Conference for Media Reform!

Murdoch Wants 'Everything to Be Open'

Stevie Converse — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:21:14 -0700

Calling the U.S. broadband infrastructure an “absolute disgrace,” Rupert Murdoch predicted that “the telephone companies are going to knock [cable operators] out” in the high-speed business.

Murdoch Taps Thomson as Top Editor of Wall Street Journal

Stevie Converse — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:00:50 -0700

News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch named Wall Street Journal Publisher Robert Thomson as the paper's new managing editor, succeeding Marcus Brauchli, who left under pressure last month.

Feud Fuels Bill O'Reilly's Blasts at GE

Stevie Converse — Mon, 19 May 2008 05:17:12 -0700

Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News star, is mounting an extraordinary televised assault on the chief executive of General Electric, calling him a "pinhead" and a "despicable human being" who bears responsibility for the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq.

New Vision for Newsday

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:45:35 -0700

Having clinched a deal for Newsday, Cablevision Systems Corp.'s challenge now is to ensure that the $650 million it will shell out for the newspaper will be worth it.

Tribune to Sell Newsday to Cablevision

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:38:31 -0700

Tribune Co. today announced an agreement to sell Long Island newspaper Newsday to Cablevision Systems Corp. for $650 million.

Cablevision Enlarges News Push with Newsday Buy

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:01:27 -0700

MSO Cablevision Systems doubled up its news footprint on Long Island in suburban New York by firming a $650 million definitive agreement Monday to buy a 97% stake in local daily newspaper Newsday.