Comments on: Inside the Mind of Murdoch – News Corp’s Path To Domination http://pjmedia.com/blog/inside_the_mind_of_murdoch_new/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:11:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: RE http://pjmedia.com/blog/inside_the_mind_of_murdoch_new/#comment-15413 RE Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:28:18 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/inside-the-mind-of-murdoch-news-corps-path-to-domination/#comment-15413 Yikes. I forgot to mention the other honest broker up at Fox - Neil Cavuto! Sorry Neil! So it's Brit Hume, Chris Wallace, and Neil Cavuto. So the score is Fox News 3, others 0. Yikes. I forgot to mention the other honest broker up at Fox – Neil Cavuto! Sorry Neil!

So it’s Brit Hume, Chris Wallace, and Neil Cavuto. So the score is Fox News 3, others 0.

]]> By: pch1013 http://pjmedia.com/blog/inside_the_mind_of_murdoch_new/#comment-15412 pch1013 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:07:16 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/inside-the-mind-of-murdoch-news-corps-path-to-domination/#comment-15412 "<i>Rupert Murdoch knows the importance of keeping customers happy</i>" Or, in the case of his Star TV network, the importance of keeping the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/26/world/asia/26murdoch.html?pagewanted=print" rel="nofollow">Chinese Communist Party</a> happy. “Rupert Murdoch knows the importance of keeping customers happy”

Or, in the case of his Star TV network, the importance of keeping the Chinese Communist Party happy.

]]> By: dougf http://pjmedia.com/blog/inside_the_mind_of_murdoch_new/#comment-15411 dougf Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:06:15 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/inside-the-mind-of-murdoch-news-corps-path-to-domination/#comment-15411 <i>At least the Hume show is the best of its kind in television.<i> That's <b> 5 hours</b> per WEEK. Plus 1 hour for the Sunday News Show with Chris Wallace + maybe another 3 or 4 hours for other Weekend Shows. So lets round it up to an even dozen and maybe even throw in O'Riley for another 5. And another 5 just to be fair. That's 20 hours per WEEK of halfway intelligent programming. On a 24-7 NEWS CHANNEL. At a time when it is important for Americans to learn about the Wider World which is increasingly impinging on them, Fox cocoons them in mindless trash. Think BBC without the BBC spin and that's a News Channel. That's what Fox should be compared to. Fox is deliberate cynical 'garbage' designed for the lowest possible denominator. The information equivalent of musak. I sometimes visit sites such as the Free Republic just because they post articles that I might never catch otherwise. But usually the commentary accompanying those pieces is often ,umm, shall we say less than stellar. And most people there think Fox is a complete waste of time because it's tabloid heaven, 24-7. Where is Fox's coverage of Iraq for example? Fox coverage of Iraq in 2007 has been almost non-existent and yet 2007 is proving to be the tipping point there. That's pathetic. Let's sum up ---- Fox News is to a decent NEWS Channel what the Head-On commercials are to decent advertising. And Murdoch is responsible for it. I don't think he merits much of a salute for that.</i></i> At least the Hume show is the best of its kind in television.

That’s 5 hours per WEEK. Plus 1 hour for the Sunday News Show with Chris Wallace + maybe another 3 or 4 hours for other Weekend Shows.

So lets round it up to an even dozen and maybe even throw in O’Riley for another 5. And another 5 just to be fair.

That’s 20 hours per WEEK of halfway intelligent programming. On a 24-7 NEWS CHANNEL. At a time when it is important for Americans to learn about the Wider World which is increasingly impinging on them, Fox cocoons them in mindless trash.

Think BBC without the BBC spin and that’s a News Channel. That’s what Fox should be compared to.

Fox is deliberate cynical ‘garbage’ designed for the lowest possible denominator. The information equivalent of musak. I sometimes visit sites such as the Free Republic just because they post articles that I might never catch otherwise. But usually the commentary accompanying those pieces is often ,umm, shall we say less than stellar.

And most people there think Fox is a complete waste of time because it’s tabloid heaven, 24-7.

Where is Fox’s coverage of Iraq for example? Fox coverage of Iraq in 2007 has been almost non-existent and yet 2007 is proving to be the tipping point there. That’s pathetic.

Let’s sum up —- Fox News is to a decent NEWS Channel what the Head-On commercials are to decent advertising.

And Murdoch is responsible for it. I don’t think he merits much of a salute for that.

]]> By: RE http://pjmedia.com/blog/inside_the_mind_of_murdoch_new/#comment-15410 RE Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:13:34 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/inside-the-mind-of-murdoch-news-corps-path-to-domination/#comment-15410 Brit Hume and Chris Wallace are excellent on Fox. I live without the rest of Fox's tabloid trash. So the score is Fox News 2, Others 0 in my book. Brit Hume and Chris Wallace are excellent on Fox. I live without the rest of Fox’s tabloid trash.

So the score is Fox News 2, Others 0 in my book.

]]> By: Fred Beloit http://pjmedia.com/blog/inside_the_mind_of_murdoch_new/#comment-15409 Fred Beloit Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:32:46 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/inside-the-mind-of-murdoch-news-corps-path-to-domination/#comment-15409 dougf writes: "I'm sorry folks but Fox News is a disgraceful product catering to the lowest possible denominator. It just is." But, doug, in comparison to what, CBS or CNN? Thanks, but no. At least the Hume show is the best of its kind in television. dougf writes: “I’m sorry folks but Fox News is a disgraceful product catering to the lowest possible denominator. It just is.” But, doug, in comparison to what, CBS or CNN? Thanks, but no. At least the Hume show is the best of its kind in television.

]]> By: dougf http://pjmedia.com/blog/inside_the_mind_of_murdoch_new/#comment-15408 dougf Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:09:04 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/inside-the-mind-of-murdoch-news-corps-path-to-domination/#comment-15408 <i>He will not run news that is negative, cynical, and despairing, or that runs-down cherished institutions to which his audiences identify,</i> Unhappily as one who used to watch Fox News, he won't actually deliver very much 'news' either. It is an absolutely abysmal news provider and I don't care if it is politically 'simpatico'. Missing Coeds. OJ Celebrity Trials Fires Crime Brittany Paris 24-7 JUNK. If you watched just Fox News you would be probably be the stupidest person on your block. I don't think he should be eulogized for that. Celebrated for his 'success', sure, but that is all. It is like eulogizing 'The National Enquirer' for 'respecting its audience tastes'. I'm sorry folks but Fox News is a disgraceful product catering to the lowest possible denominator. It just is. And I approve of its 'tendencies'. It's still garbage. He will not run news that is negative, cynical, and despairing, or that runs-down cherished institutions to which his audiences identify,

Unhappily as one who used to watch Fox News, he won’t actually deliver very much ‘news’ either. It is an absolutely abysmal news provider and I don’t care if it is politically ‘simpatico’.

Missing Coeds.

OJ

Celebrity Trials

Fires

Crime

Brittany

Paris

24-7 JUNK.

If you watched just Fox News you would be probably be the stupidest person on your block. I don’t think he should be eulogized for that. Celebrated for his ‘success’, sure, but that is all. It is like eulogizing ‘The National Enquirer’ for ‘respecting its audience tastes’.

I’m sorry folks but Fox News is a disgraceful product catering to the lowest possible denominator. It just is. And I approve of its ‘tendencies’.

It’s still garbage.

]]> By: Laurence Hallas http://pjmedia.com/blog/inside_the_mind_of_murdoch_new/#comment-15407 Laurence Hallas Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:53:20 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/inside-the-mind-of-murdoch-news-corps-path-to-domination/#comment-15407 David, if Murdoch "wimps out", someone will walk over him - just like he is doing now to the MSMedia. David,

if Murdoch “wimps out”, someone will walk over him – just like he is doing now to the MSMedia.

]]> By: David Thomson http://pjmedia.com/blog/inside_the_mind_of_murdoch_new/#comment-15406 David Thomson Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:40:24 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/inside-the-mind-of-murdoch-news-corps-path-to-domination/#comment-15406 "...and inviting Al Gore to deliver a talk on climate change." I have no problem whatsoever with Rupert Murdoch "inviting Al Gore to deliver a talk on climate change." As matter of fact, I strongly encourage it. I just want to make sure that those who disagree with Gore on this issue are not shut out of the dialogue. This is what has been going on for the last decade. Will Murdoch wimp out simply to appease the leftist establishment? “…and inviting Al Gore to deliver a talk on climate change.”

I have no problem whatsoever with Rupert Murdoch “inviting Al Gore to deliver a talk on climate change.” As matter of fact, I strongly encourage it. I just want to make sure that those who disagree with Gore on this issue are not shut out of the dialogue. This is what has been going on for the last decade. Will Murdoch wimp out simply to appease the leftist establishment?

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