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For a spoof, this video of the Australian media mogul in full tantrum is incredibly slick. Rupert Murdoch, enraged by a tabloid parody of his Wall Street Journal, demands News Corporation executives have every copy burnt. In the best line, the News Corp boss thinks to bring in Roger Ailes, his lieutentant at Fox News. "We need to get Roger on this. He's a sadistic shit. He'll take care of it." But here's the mystery: who would go to the trouble of creating a video that will go viral in the media towers of Sixth Avenue, and no further?
Incidentally, the Murdoch imports at the Wall Street Journal continue to tread on the newspaper's delicate sensibilities. You'll remember Marcus Brauchli, the Journal's managing editor, had a speech ready to welcome his new overlords, but they never called on him. That was just the first humiliation.
The latest: Tina Gaudoin, who came in with the Journal's new publisher from Murdoch's Times of London, has talked of her plans for the business newspaper's new weekend magazine. The luxury title will cover modern wealth with wit and irreverence—which, says the Murdoch import, "may come as a shock to some of the people at the Journal.” Such diplomacy.
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If this is really a spoof, it's little like watching the Grinch's heart grow at least a tiny bit larger.
Take a bow, JPS.
Does Murdoch really sound like that? This is pretty impressive, for the you tube.
@LoveHandles: No, he sounds Australian.
News Corp wouldn't even let John Oliver in dressed like the Statue of Liberty. In conclusion, Richard Murdoch hates America (and freedom).
News Corp. wouldn't even let John Oliver in the building when he was dressed like the Statue of Liberty. In conclusion, Richard Murdoch hates America, freedom, and statues. http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=165990&title=the-meter-is-running-pt.-1 (If that link doesn't work, sorry, I'm an idiot w/ the new comment format)
Call me slow, but I'm a little confused. This is a parody, or is he srsly pissed at the parody of the paper?
@EleanorRigby: *killing self* (don't execute me)
" But here's the mystery: who would go to the trouble of creating a video that will go viral in the media towers of Sixth Avenue, and no further? "
Because clearly it won't???
duh.
The Murdoch brothers are actually quite the hotties.
Denton,
Are there any videos of you berating Gawker employees? If so, please post.
@oneinsixbillion: This is a parody. As Alex noted, the head is too big. (Just like me!) And the accent seems more South African than Australian. Also, Murdoch does bang tables, but in less vigorous a manner. Oh, and James is hardly his enforcer. But, otherwise, very credible. The handheld shakiness is very effective.
@MattGaymon: ahhhhh, yes. Couldn't quite put my finger on it....
@PickleTitsTurner: I tend not to lose my temper too obviously. Though I came close, yesterday.
@Nick Denton: Was it Sheila? It was Sheila wasn't it?
@IBentMyWookie: Totally. "You can't tell me what to do; you're not my father!"
@mathnet: I imagine it was more along the lines of --
Nick: You have WHAT kind of reproductive system?! Get out of my building!
@Nick Denton: Come on, Dad... details, please! Perhaps a new feature called "What's Getting On Nick's Tits This Week?" I love that side of you!
(PS: I am aware you do not actually have tits. You can borrow mine if you're worried about getting sued. They are, as the courts say, "well-represented" here.)
Denton is a woman?
very impressive. I totally fell for it until I looked again.
@PickleTitsTurner:Did you almost tell them that their Gawker tenures were the result of prom night accidents, not love? That's what my dad said--well, he actually said my "life" (and used air quotes)was the result of just such a tryst.
@Nick Denton: @Hez: It was about your star Hez. He lost it with the employee who took your star. Nick takes this star stuff very seriously. It's his baby and he doesn't want IT going rogue with them.
@Nick Denton: Wow, I sent that last comment to myself on accident. But I think I just had a breakthrough. "It's not your fault, Pickle Tits."
Anyway, the question was meant for you, Mr. Denton.
@PickleTitsTurner: Mommy says I'm here because they only had wooden clotheshangers in the old country.
@AndSheSaid: Ah, would that my daily toings and froings were on the Dentdar, but alas, I am merely a spaniel at Daddy's gate... woof!
(But thanks to Ricardo LOLtalban for starring me back to Fantasy Island!)
@IBentMyWookie: No. Wire. Hangers. Ever.
By the way NIck, I burried a Radar shirt at your new offices. Cursed!
"It's a fuckin' outrage.....a fuckin' outrage......Are you recording this?"
"Yes. Let me introduce myself. I'm a reporter for Gawker.com..."
Famous last words.
Good one! By the way, Rupes became a US citizen in 2004 when he moved NewsCorp headquarters from Adelaide to Delaware so please no more referring to him as ours, he's all yours now, or at the very least co-badge him...
Murdoch became a US citizen in September 1985 so that he could own a US television station.
You can look it up.
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