N.Y. Post Gives Obama the Nod

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2008 The idea of any news organization associated with conservative Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch backing a liberal Democrat (egad!) such as Barack Obama may seem strange, but upon closer inspection the New York Post's endorsement for the Democratic nomination reads less like a bid for Obama than an effort to avoid four more years of "Team Clinton" in the White House. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

2008’s News Before It Happens

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Jan 12, 2008 The humorist looks into his crystal ball and tells us what to expect from the candidates, George W. Bush and even Monica Lewinsky. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Romney’s Firm to Buy Clear Channel

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2007 It's a big week for big media: First, Dow Jones & Co. officially approved Rupert Murdoch's takeover of The Wall Street Journal, and now Lew Rockwell is reporting that Mitt Romney's private equity firm is buying radio behemoth Clear Channel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wall Street Journal Braces for Murdoch

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2007 Change is afoot at the Wall Street Journal. As of Wednesday, mega-mogul Rupert Murdoch is just a day shy of officially owning The Journal (although shareholders haven't officially signed off on the sale yet), but he's already looming large at the paper's Dow Jones & Co. headquarters. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Poking Holes in Fox News’ Mythology of Objectivity

Staff / Truthdig Nov 20, 2007 This is certainly a point that has been made before, but the Guardian's Michael Tomasky performed his own journalistic audit on the U.S.'s Fox News network, starting with the conservative channel's overt claims of offering "fair and balanced" news coverage, and finds that it falls short of its mission statement about spin-free reporting. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ex-Publisher Accuses News Corp. of Protecting Giuliani

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2007 Judith Regan, the HarperCollins publisher who was fired after her O.J. Simpson book project fell apart, has accused an unnamed executive from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. of telling her to lie to federal investigators in order to protect Rudy Giuliani. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Justice for Sale?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2007 The Supreme Court, arguably the most powerful institution in our democracy, manages to fly a bit under the radar. Take, for example, the $1.5-million advance Rupert Murdoch paid Clarence Thomas to write a book. Conflict of interest, perhaps? The Nation's Jon Wiener thinks so. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Radio for the People

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Aug 8, 2007 The FCC is providing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for local noncommercial radio. With tycoons like Rupert Murdoch snatching up more trophies for his media empire, local alternatives are needed now more than ever. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Murdoch’s Latest Acquisition

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Dow Jones Agrees to Sell to Murdoch

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2007 Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has long coveted The Wall Street Journal and has now reached a deal to buy parent company Dow Jones & Co. Many employees of the iconic paper and two board members who resigned expressed fears that the conservative Murdoch would damage the Journal's objectivity and journalistic integrity, as with previous conquests. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Murdoch’s Minions Smear Bloggers

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jul 26, 2007 Right-wing ideologues Bill O'Reilly and William Kristol are on a campaign to marginalize the "netroots," but on issues such as the war, Rupert Murdoch's pet pundits are the ones barking from the fringe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Murdoch May Be What’s Best for Wall Street Journal

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jul 24, 2007 Could the veteran of rough-and-tumble tabloid journalism with dubious ethics be the only appropriate buyer for the fabled newspaper? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )