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In Which Michael Wolff Rides in a Golf Cart With Rupert Murdoch's Mother: A Q&A (The Media Mob)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:41:33 GMT

The New York Post 's Keith Kelly reported yesterday that Michael Wolff’s book on Rupert Murdoch and the Dow Jones takeover is coming out in December, instead of February as initially intended. This spurred Media Mob to get in touch with Mr. Wolff and find out why. We did, pretty much right away, and the answer was just “Christmas,” so we stayed on the line for another few minutes and...

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Will Sky's millions make a difference? (Chasing wheels)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:53:58 GMT

There's been a big buzz around the announcement of Sky (part of Rupert Murdoch's News International operation) putting down a sum of money to be a "partner" of British Cycling. A very prescient move on the part of Sky given the huge wave of interest on the back of Olympic success. Now it would be easy to paint Sky as part of the Evil Newscorp Empire but they do have a fairly developed...

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Americans must give the Republicans a good kicking on November 4 (Vox Verax)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:13:00 GMT

The Democrats may be faltering - but they must keep faith that the electorate will severely punish Bush's disasters from Rupert Murdoch's Times of London Anatole Kaletsky (snip) ...the most important function of democracy is not to choose good governments but to throw out bad ones. It is the right to eject bad governments that prevents tyranny, makes government serve the people, discourages...

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Wolff: Murdoch clan was open, generous and revealing (Everyday Ethics)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:28:01 GMT

New York Observer Michael Wolff believes Rupert Murdoch agreed to be interviewed for a book because "he is just pleased as punch with himself -- in a good way. There's no arrogance particularly, though he has occasionally been arrogant although not with me. I think he's just delighted. Getting the Journal is really that capper of a career." Wolff adds: "I had complete access... not just...

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PMSNBC (The West Virginia Rebel's Blog)

noreply@blogger.com (WestVirginiaRebel) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:00:00 GMT

Rupert Murdoch has to be laughing his ass off: Amid a spate of awkward on-air conflicts among MNSBC anchors at this week’s Democratic convention, some staff members say there are sharp internal disputes at the cable network over whether its opinion and personality-driven political coverage has crossed the line. “The situation at our channel is about to blow up,” a high-ranking MSNBC journalist...

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Bashing Pelosi Misses the Point (California Energy Blog)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:01:00 GMT

Rupert Murdoch officially put his stamp on the Wall Street Journal with a silly editorial against Nancy Pelosi's verbal gaffe on Meet the Press. In discussing energy policy, Pelosi referred to natural gas as an alternative to fossile fuels. The Journal pounced, first in a blog post , then again today in an editorial , lampooning Pelosi for ostensbily not knowing that natural gas is a...

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Google Considers Creative Entrepreneur's Trial Balloon (artdiamondblog.com)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:01:34 GMT

Source of image: online version of the WSJ article quoted and cited below. Apparently the WSJ's new owner, Rupert Murdoch, has not yet succeeded in killing the wonderful, quirky, inimitable front page, center column, articles that are part of...

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The Wall Street Journal Says, Business Websites Are Easy Once You Know What’s Needed And Where To Get It (Easy View Internet)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:34:06 GMT

I have . I have been ratted out by the ruling class! The Journal let it be known websites are easy to build, cheap to maintain and you can actually make money with them (or so hopes Rupert Murdoch)! This article from earlier in August is among the best beginner tutorials I’ve seen. [...]

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Prime minister at-least-he’s-not-Howard (The Road to Surfdom)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:41:28 GMT

Is it permissible to speak harshly of the Rudd Government yet? Prior to the election, the merest hint of criticism would bring out the Labor attack dogs, furiously defending St Kevin with accusations that I must be a Liberal party mole or secretly in the pay of Rupert Murdoch or something equally absurd. Just wait until [...]

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Olympics: Britain relishes domination in gold medal tally (New Zealand Herald )

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:34:18 GMT

London - A major British tabloid newspaper has paraded billboards around London and Sydney gloating about Britain's gold medal success over Australia at the Beijing Olympics. Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper hired trucks to drive...

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Sofia: Murdoch Sells His Bulgarian Channel bTV by End of 2008 (Guide Bulgaria)

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:15:00 GMT

The Chair of Bulgaria`s Electronic Media Council Mariya Stefanova confirmed Sunday that the largest private national TV station in Bulgaria bTV would be sold by its owner - Rupert Murdoch`s News Corporation - by the end of 2008. The Media Council has be...

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Murdoch Sells His Bulgarian Channel bTV by End of 2008 (Sofia News Agency)

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:15:32 GMT

The Chair of Bulgaria's Electronic Media Council Mariya Stefanova confirmed Sunday that the largest private national TV station in Bulgaria bTV would be sold by its owner - Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation - by the end of 2008. The Media Council has been notified about the sale by the Managing Di...

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Neocons Worried About Ron Paul People in Nevada (The LRC Blog)

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:19:50 GMT

According to Rupert Murdoch's War Street Journal: "Two Nevada delegations are packing their bags "for the Republican National Convention Sept. 1, and if the latest party ruling stands, neither of them will be seated. "A fiasco at the state convention...

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Bloomberg may challenge term-limit law (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:08:00 GMT

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been quietly sounding out media executives on the idea of seeking a third term, The New York Times said Friday.Bloomberg has spoken in private with News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch, Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman and New York Times Co. Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. to get their take on whether their media companies would support overturning term...

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WSJ Retracts Report Kaine is Chosen (Political Wire)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:12:51 GMT

Ben Smith reports that the Wall Street Journal sent out an alert saying Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine was chosen as Sen. Barack Obama's running mate. However, it was immediately retracted. Didn't this same thing happen to another Rupert Murdoch-led media company four years ago ?

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Murdoch Paper Breaks Veep News! [Horse Race] (Gawker)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:52:20 GMT

Ok we are BREAKING OUR OWN PLEDGE here and passing along two bits of fantastic News-Free Vice Presidential Speculation Updates. FIRST: Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal accidentally sent out a...

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French Struggle To Wrest Remote From Nation's Babies (Z Recommends)

noreply@blogger.com (Jeremiah McNichols) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:24:00 GMT

The French government has banned French channels from airing of television shows targeting children under the age of three. The move was spurred by the introduction in France of two 24-hour infant television channels, Baby TV and BabyFirstTV. Both are owned in whole or in part by Rupert Murdoch's NewsCorp. The Associated Press reports: The High Audiovisual Council, in a ruling published...

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Schadenfreude (Presto Vivace Blog)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:11:00 GMT

News Corp stock and Rupert Murdoch in the toilet ? "Media company News Corp., whose stock fell 29% in fiscal 2008, reported compensation of $27.5 million for Chairman Rupert Murdoch during the period." I guess a business model based on lying isn't working too well.

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Rupert Murdoch's payout (Sox First)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:32:16 GMT

The News Corp share price has not been doing that well but that hasn't stopped Rupert Murdoch getting a $30.1 million payout , up 24 per cent from a year before. That's despite the company's share falling more than 50 per cent. Still, given that he owns 60 per cent of the company, he can pay himself whatever he damn well wants. He would say his holdings at least show that he has a long...

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“Dirty Sexy Money” TV Show Plays Out at News Corp (10Q Detective)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:59:00 GMT

Rupert Murdoch, the visionary and commander-in-chief of News Corp. (NWS-$13.75), is in his late 70s, making succession a top issue for investors. For a time Rupert Murdoch’s sons, Lachlan and James, vied for anointing as his successor at the diversified media and entertainment titan — one envisions them wrestling around the living room floor as the Old Scion looked on. Meanwhile,...

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