Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire tabloid news tycoon of Fox News fame who just last year bought out Dow Jones and its Wall Street Journal, is now a member of the the board of directors for The Associated Press.
Rupert Murdoch Tightens His Grip on the Media
April 14th, 2008 · 5 Comments
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1 Matt Bachman // Apr 14, 2008 at 11:48 pm
*Claps* Whoopdeedoo, another rich dude gains influence. (Why is this news?)
2 garonsen // Apr 15, 2008 at 2:07 am
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2004/07/b122948.html
Influence over the news is no ordinary influence.
3 Matt Bachman // Apr 16, 2008 at 11:03 am
This dude could OWN the AP for all I care. He’s nothing more than some conservative, rich dude (maybe the first??). lol.
4 Matt Bachman // Apr 16, 2008 at 11:06 am
Good link, btw. But I’m still uninterested in what ventures this dude gets himself into. I think it would seem common sensical to assume that a dude like him would go for power-grabs like this.
5 garonsen // Apr 16, 2008 at 11:55 am
You don’t have to post if you aren’t interested. The point is that Murdoch is known for tabloid-style, low credibility journalism (i.e. Fox News, New York Post, etc.), and the AP is the primary source of print news in the United States.
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