News Corp. Gives GOP Governors a $1M Boost
As if any doubt remained as to News Corp. titan Rupert Murdoch's political proclivities, we have hard monetary evidence in the form of the media megacorp's newly committed $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association.
As if any doubt remained as to News Corp. titan Rupert Murdoch’s political proclivities, we have hard monetary evidence in the form of the media megacorp’s newly committed $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association. However, as one of News Corp.’s alert spokespersons has pointed out, the editorial and business sides of the conglomerate are not one and the same! Of course not. –KA
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The contribution from Mr. Murdoch’s News Corporation, which owns Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post and other news outlets, is one of the biggest ever given by a media organization, campaign finance experts said.
[…] “News Corp. has always believed in the power of free markets, and organizations like the R.G.A., which have a pro-business agenda, support our priorities at this most critical time for our economy,” said Jack Horner, a company spokesman.
Mr. Horner said that the company’s corporate side made the donation with no involvement by its news operation and that the gift would not have any impact on newsgathering operations. “There is a strict wall between business and editorial,” he added.
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