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Tucker Carlson had to go because his racist text cost Rupert Murdoch money
Photo (cc) 2021 by David Geitgey Sierralupe Who could have imagined that Tucker Carlson, a white supremacist in public, is also a white supremacist in private? The New York Times has unearthed what it...
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No one has done more to harm our public discourse than Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch. Photo (cc) 2015 by the Hudson Institute. Over the past 50 or so years, no one has done more harm to our public discourse than Rupert Murdoch, who announced earlier today that he’s...
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How Rupert Murdoch saved the Boston Herald — not just once, but twice
As I noted Thursday, one of the few positive contributions Rupert Murdoch can take credit for is preserving The Wall Street Journal as a great national newspaper. Another is that he saved the Boston...
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Despite warning signs, Lewis may prove to be an inspired choice as Post...
Will Lewis (photo via LinkedIn) The Washington Post has named a new publisher to replace Fred Ryan, who left earlier this year amid widening losses, falling circulation and a reported rift with...
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‘Catch and kill’ isn’t new; plus, Facebook spurns news, and why the WSJ will...
Three media tidbits for your Tuesday morning: • Catch and kill. The National Enquirer’s practice of paying for stories and of deep-sixing articles in order to gain power and influence over someone —...
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Media notes: Will Lewis’ unethical ask, Biden is still old and Hub Blog is back
Photo (cc) 2016 by Dan Kennedy Once the mishegas over the shake-up at The Washington Post dies down, we are left with a question: Is publisher Will Lewis the right person to set a new direction for...
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Boston 25 is shrinking. You won’t be surprised to learn that private equity...
I knew that the news staff at Boston 25 was getting squeezed, but I didn’t realize how deeply until I read Aidan Ryan’s report in The Boston Globe (I’m briefly quoted). Ryan writes: … at least 13...
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From here to eternity: How Murdoch plans to maintain Fox as a right-wing force
Photo (cc) 2019 by ajay_suresh If there has been one consolation about Fox News’ ongoing subversion of our political discourse — and even of democracy itself — it has been the near-certainty that...
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Will Lewis is back in the news. And once again, it’s for all the wrong reasons.
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis. 2019 public domain photo by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Few media executives have benefited from the political chaos of the past month more than Washington...
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At The Washington Post, silence is Gold; plus, a bad day for Rupe and...
Photo (cc) 2016 by Dan Kennedy In the latest sign that The Washington Post has lost its way, the paper’s acting executive editor killed a story reporting that managing editor Matea Gold had left to...
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