Tag Archives: Rupert Murdoch

Captain Rupert Chases The Great White Times, Chapter Four

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

After 1) morphing the Wall Street Journal from a knockout financial daily into a reasonably interesting general-interest newspaper; 2) launching a glossy WSJ. (don’t forget the period) magazine; and 3) bankrolling a WSJ New York Metro section (in hopes of bankrupting the other … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged New York Times, Rupert Murdoch, Wall Street Journal, WSJ Weekend, WSJ. | 2 Comments

WSJ Obliterates NYT

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

From a Tuesday Wall Street Journal op-ed about District of Columbia public school chancellor Michelle Rhee’s firing 241 teachers (about 6% of the total) for poor performance: The mass dismissals follow a landmark agreement Ms. Rhee negotiated with the Washington … Continue reading →

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What Ailes Fox

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

The Fox News/Roger Ailes/House of Murdoch rumpus proceeds apace, here in a Daily Beast piece from Lloyd Grove: Several News Corp. veterans tell Lloyd Grove that Roger Ailes may soon be out as Fox News chief—and that Rupert Murdoch can’t … Continue reading →

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Rupert Murducks Disclosure

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal featured an op-ed column purportedly penned by the Dark Prince of News Corp., Rupert Murdoch. The piece, headlined “Journalism and Freedom,” had this uplifting nut graf: The future of journalism is more promising than ever—limited only … Continue reading →

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