Rupert Murdoch

FCC commissioner Michael Copps vs. "Big Media" FCC commissioner Michael Copps vs. "Big Media"

FCC chairman Kevin Martin wants to relax rules on how many media outlets one company can own in one market. Democratic commissioner Copps wants to rally the public to stop media consolidation.
  • The plot against Google

    Microsoft and Rupert Murdoch scheme to roll back history, reduce consumer choice, and tame the wild Internet
  • Report: Olbermann, O'Reilly forced to declare truce

    Parent companies for the two anchors' networks reportedly worked out a deal to end the public feud
  • Will Tolkien's heirs kill off "The Hobbit"?

    A Hollywood lawsuit may spark a high-stakes corporate war over the biggest franchise in entertainment history
  • Rudy Giuliani's ties to Fox News

    Judith Regan's lawsuit against News Corp. alleges that Rupert Murdoch's firm, which owns Fox News, wants Giuliani to be president. A look at links between the candidate and the company.
  • Murdoch: "We made a mistake" running chimp cartoon

    The owner of the New York Post offers his personal apology for a controversial cartoon printed in his paper.
  • Wolff: Murdoch probably "livid" over Post chimp cartoon

    A biographer of the News Corp. head, who owns the New York Post, thinks the controversial image was deliberately racist, and won't go over well at company headquarters.
  • Is Obama ready to make nice with Fox News?

    After a meeting with Rupert Murdoch, Obama will appear on "The O'Reilly Factor" Thursday.
  • Rupert Murdoch's kowtow correspondence

    As if we needed even more proof of News Corp.'s willingness to cravenly curry favor at every opportunity.
  • New York Post endorses Obama

    Rupert Murdoch, the conservative businessman who owns the Post, Fox News and other outlets, had made overtures to Hillary Clinton -- it looks like that détente is over.
  • Free to be, the Wall Street Journal

    It's time to tear down the paid-content wall, says Rupert Murdoch. Score another victory for the all-conquering Internet.
  • Don't sell my company to Rupert Murdoch

    It's not just bad journalism, it's bad business to let Murdoch take control of Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal.
  • The fine art of lying

    When you're spinning a story you have to know when to make your exit. One little detail can throw the whole thing off.
  • The greening of Fox

    Rupert Murdoch says his entire empire is going green -- while telling its audience to do the same -- because it's "simply good business."
  • The O'Murdoch factor

    Rupert Murdoch's bid to take over the Wall Street Journal is a dramatic illustration of why public ownership is a disaster for newspapers.
  • Will the Wall Street Journal become another Fox News?

    A longtime employee of Rupert Murdoch's says Murdoch will make the WSJ "a counterbalance to the influence of the [New York] Times."
  • Base instincts

    Yes, Rupert Murdoch spiked the O.J. Simpson book. But the Fox mogul's obsession with degradation will continue unabated.
  • Rewriting history

    Ever eager to prove it's fair and balanced, the Fox News Channel brags that it broke the Bush DUI story in 2000. Warning: You've entered the spin zone.
  • Rewriting history

    Ever eager to prove it's fair and balanced, the Fox News Channel brags that it broke the Bush DUI story in 2000. Warning: You've entered the spin zone.
  • On the phone with Ralph Nader

    Salon editor David Talbot and the presidential contender have a frank and honest exchange of views.
  • Strange alliance

    Why is Rupert Murdoch's media empire publishing Ralph Nader's latest tome?
  • Out-Foxed

    How Rupert's red-state cable channel waved the flag and beat CNN.
  • Fox News: The inside story

    A former Fox producer describes the ways -- both subtle and blunt -- that top executives impose a right-wing ideology on the newsroom.
  • Right-wing crank yankers

    Texas bug-man Tom DeLay and the New York Post's Bob McManus are harassing MoveOn.org with silly phone tricks.
  • "They can dish it out, but they can't take it"

    Al Franken talks about his big victory over the Fox News bullies, why Bush can be thrown out in 2004, and comedy as a political weapon.
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