Rupert Murdoch - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/rupert_murdoch/?source=rss&aim=rupert_murdoch en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST FCC commissioner Michael Copps vs. "Big Media" By Louise Witt Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/03/media_consolidation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/03/media_consolidation/index.html?source=rss 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 By Andrew Leonard Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/24/the_plot_against_google/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/24/the_plot_against_google/index.html?source=rss 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 By Alex Koppelman Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/31/olbermann_oreilly/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/31/olbermann_oreilly/index.html?source=rss 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"? By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/28/hobbit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/28/hobbit/index.html?source=rss A Hollywood lawsuit may spark a high-stakes corporate war over the biggest franchise in entertainment history Rudy Giuliani's ties to Fox News By Alex Koppelman and Erin Renzas Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/15/regan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/15/regan/index.html?source=rss 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 By Alex Koppelman Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/24/murdoch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/24/murdoch/index.html?source=rss 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 By Alex Koppelman Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/19/wolff_murdoch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/19/wolff_murdoch/index.html?source=rss 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? By Vincent Rossmeier Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/03/obama_fox/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/03/obama_fox/index.html?source=rss After a meeting with Rupert Murdoch, Obama will appear on "The O'Reilly Factor" Thursday. Rupert Murdoch's kowtow correspondence Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/31/murdoch_in_china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/31/murdoch_in_china/index.html?source=rss As if we needed even more proof of News Corp.'s willingness to cravenly curry favor at every opportunity. New York Post endorses Obama By Alex Koppelman Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/01/30/post_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/01/30/post_obama/index.html?source=rss 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 By Andrew Leonard Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/13/free_wall_street_journal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/13/free_wall_street_journal/index.html?source=rss 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 By Steven Yount Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/22/wall_street_journal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/22/wall_street_journal/index.html?source=rss 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 By Garrison Keillor Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/04/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/04/keillor/index.html?source=rss 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 By Amanda Griscom Little Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/17/murdoch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/17/murdoch/index.html?source=rss 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 By Gary Weiss Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/05/09/murdoch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/05/09/murdoch/index.html?source=rss 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? By Alex Koppelman Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/07/murdoch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/07/murdoch/index.html?source=rss 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 By Sidney Blumenthal Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/11/23/murdoch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/11/23/murdoch/index.html?source=rss Yes, Rupert Murdoch spiked the O.J. Simpson book. But the Fox mogul's obsession with degradation will continue unabated. Rewriting history By Eric Boehlert Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/23/fox_dui_moveon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/23/fox_dui_moveon/index.html?source=rss 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 By Eric Boehlert Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/23/fox_dui/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/23/fox_dui/index.html?source=rss 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 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/14/naderphonecall/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/14/naderphonecall/index.html?source=rss Salon editor David Talbot and the presidential contender have a frank and honest exchange of views. Strange alliance By Eric Boehlert Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/09/nader_murdoch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/09/nader_murdoch/index.html?source=rss Why is Rupert Murdoch's media empire publishing Ralph Nader's latest tome? Out-Foxed By Geraldine Sealey Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/04/24/fox/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/04/24/fox/index.html?source=rss How Rupert's red-state cable channel waved the flag and beat CNN. Fox News: The inside story By Tim Grieve Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/10/31/fox/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/10/31/fox/index.html?source=rss 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 By Michelle Goldberg Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/10/08/nypost/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/10/08/nypost/index.html?source=rss 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" By Laura McClure Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/08/27/franken/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/08/27/franken/index.html?source=rss 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.