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Roger Ailes Made More Money Than Rupert Murdoch Last Year
1:26AM John Cook | If you need more proof that Fox News is the only thing keeping Rupert Murdoch’s empire alive, look no further: Foul propagandist Roger Ailes made $US24 million last year—$US2 million more than his boss, foul oligarch Rupert Murdoch. More »
Print
The New York Post Will Spread CNN’s ‘Bullshit’ For A Modest Fee
4:41AM John Cook | When CNN launched a new ad claiming (falsely) to beat MSNBC and Fox News in viewers, Fox’s flack retorted that Time Warner CEO “Jeff Bewkes is too smart to buy [CNN president] Jon Klein’s bullshit.” But Rupert Murdoch isn’t. More »
Online
You Will Soon Pay To Access All Of Rupert Murdoch’s Online Rubbish
7:09PM the cajun boy | Rupert Murdoch announced plans yesterday to charge for online access to all of News Corp’s media properties. Coincidentally, the company posted a $US203 million loss for its fourth quarter, down from a profit of $US1.1 billion from the same period last year. More »
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Bill O’Reilly Has Had It With Media Corruption
6:49PM the cajun boy | Oh my—American news anchor Bill O’Reilly is angry. Angry at Newsweek specifically, for perpetrating what he sees as a “growing problem in America…media corruption.” What did Newsweek do? They allowed a liberal columnist to criticise Fox News and Sarah Palin! More »
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Handicapping The Bernie Madoff Interview Race
4:48AM Hamilton Nolan | Bernie Madoff’s only remaining purpose in life is to be exploited by the media. Which US network will land the first jailhouse TV interview with the villain? We handicap the possibilities, below. More »
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Bill O’Reilly: MJ Isn’t A Black Icon Because He Had White Kids
4:10PM the cajun boy | Ah Bill O’Reilly. God bless him. Tonight he opened his show stating that Michael Jackson’s family should be left alone and allowed to grieve. Naturally, he then turned right around and ripped Jackson to shreds for everything imaginable. More »
People
Roger Friedman’s Lawsuit Against Fox Is Weak
7:54AM John Cook | We’ve got a copy of Roger Friedman’s $US5 million complaint against News Corp. and Rupert Murdoch. When you sue someone for breach of contract, aren’t you supposed to actually quote from the contract? Just asking! More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Boston Globe’s ‘Friendly’ Joke
4:18AM Hamilton Nolan | In your soothing Wednesday US media column: the Boston Globe has a sense of humour, Jon Friedman turns 10, the Weekly Standard’s getting dumped, Steve Doocy’s kid finds a job, and crazy people want to start a new newspaper. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Don’t You Know Black Guys Control All The Banks And Media?
2:49AM John Cook | Rush Limbaugh unleashed an exquisite blast of paranoia on Fox News show last night, predicting that newspapers, television networks, and radio networks will all go bankrupt (true), at which point Obama will personally take them over (crazy). More »
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