Tag Archives: Rupert Murdoch

The Arts Seen in NYC (‘Summer with the Averys’ Edition)

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Big Town last weekend to check out this that and the other thing and, say, it was swell. After the usual funhouse ride through Six Flags Over Midtown Manhattan, we headed … Continue reading

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Wall Street Journal Launches Heat Street: ‘News. Fired Up.’

The Weekend Wall Journal featured this quarter-page ad for HeatStreet.com – the second time it’s run in the Journal in the past few weeks.     The site – a product of Dow Jones & Company, parent of the WSJ and a … Continue reading

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Correction o’ the Day (Rupert Murdoch Pie Face Edition)

From Sunday’s New York Times: THE ARTS Because of an editing error, a picture caption on Wednesday with an article about “Rupert,” a cabaret-style dramatization of the life of Rupert Murdoch staged by the Melbourne Theater Company in Australia, misstated the setting … Continue reading

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Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The News Corpse – Er, News Corp – Ad?

Well the Doc opened the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, Rupert Murdoch has just split his News Corp empire in two: 21st Century Fox, the entertainment division, and the new News Corp print/publishing division. … Continue reading

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Herald Held Hostage By Reality, Day One

Stop the presses! The Schadenfreude Gazette has actually stipulated to the facts about the imminent sale of crosstown rival Boston Globe. From today’s edition of the feisty local tabloid: Rupert Murdoch has ‘no interest’ in the Boston Globe Media titan quashes talk of bid … Continue reading

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Boston Globe Herald Hostage, Day 4

The Schadenfreude Gazette is so desperate for new ways every day to bash the Globe over its impending sale, the feisty local tabloid is willfully ignoring reality just to get in some cheap shots. Today’s case in point (no idea why … Continue reading

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Boston Globe Herald Hostage, Day Three (Volume Two)

The print edition of The Schadenfreude Gazette has arrived at the Global Worldwide Headquarters of Two-Daily Town, so here’s a better look at today’s offerings: The hardreading staff previously noted the feature story. A taste of the others . . . Read … Continue reading

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Boston Globe Herald Hostage, Day Two

The Schadenfreude Gazette is at it again today: Obligatory two-page spread: Helpful chart . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.

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For New Yorkers, It’s Good To Live In A Two-Murdoch Town

The Big Town is the Big Top for Rupert Murdoch’s newly minted News Corporation, which owns umpteen newspapers across the globe. Most notable here in the US: the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal, the Goofus and Gallant of … Continue reading

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NYT Convicts BBC Host Jimmy Savile Of ‘Serial Child Molesting’

From Tuesday’s New York Times Business section: Clouds Lifting Over Murdoch, He’s Out to Buy Again News Corporation is starting to look like its old self again. The media conglomerate, which had been on its heels for more than a year … Continue reading

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