Tag Archives: Murdoch
Murdoch’s dream
By Chris Daly Rupert Murdoch had a dream. Unlike you or me, he is in a position to spend millions making his dreams come true. According to today’s Times, Murdoch is making headway with his online-only, tablet-only news outlet, The … Continue reading
Filed under blogging, Journalism
Murdoch Hacking Scandal (cont)
More on the drip-drip-drip investigation into misbehavior by Murdoch employees in the U.K. Can the U.S. investigation(s) be far behind? It’s sad to see journalists waging a cover-up, but I suppose no one wants to go to jail. … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism
A media roundup
By Chris Daly –First, let’s pause a moment and let this sink in: Eastman Kodak has filed for bankruptcy protection. This is the company that ruled photography in the 20th Century, the company that made photography a popular activity, and … Continue reading
Filed under business, First Amendment, Journalism, media, Supreme Court
“Things went wrong. . .”
by Chris Daly So said James Murdoch on Thursday in his second round of questioning before a Parliamentary committee investigating his management of part of the News Corp. empire. At the same time, Murdoch insists that he was not in … Continue reading
Filed under Fox News, Journalism
The Murdoch hearing (cont.)
By Chris Daly James Murdoch, son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, is set to appear again Thursday before a committee of the British Parliament to answers about the behavior of Murdoch employees in Britain. The NYTimes has a preview … Continue reading
Filed under Fox News, Journalism
Watching the watchers
By Chris Daly The news about the news business is suddenly all-Murdoch, all the time. I am struggling with my reflexive reaction to government meddling with journalism, which is to say: hands off. Murdoch is the one person in the … Continue reading
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