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?
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BSkyB chief executive James "Son of Rupert" Murdoch's salary rose 15% last year, to approximately six million dollars. Keep that in mind when you're handed your walking papers, Journal employees.[Guardian]
If Rupert Murdoch's son James takes over News Corp., the company's pro-Israel stance may change. At a 2002 meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, "Murdoch said he didn't see what the Palestinians' problem was and James said that it was that they were kicked out of their f— homes and had nowhere to f— live." The Sun is worried about the succession: If News Corp. goes wobbly, who will be left to speak for the Jews? [NYS]
Murdoch (James, but you take what you can get) vs. Branson. RELATED: This Times summary. [NYT]
Philly papers accurately assess people's level of patience for them. [NYT]
Sale of Reader's Digest a done deal. Mary Berner, waiting in the wings all the while, will be running the show. [MediaPost]
The BBC and IBM do a deal to develop Web 3.0 technology, which is at least 1.0 more than we knew was available. [Guardian]
Brian Williams' surprise trip to Baghdad has nothing to do with NBC Nightly News' declining ratings, okay? We'll let you know how the ratings were as soon as we hear. [NYT]
Gender-equity specialist Dave Zinczenko to bring forth a female version of his Abs Diet bestseller. Expect this one to be longer and less satisfying. [WWD]
A group of Columbia journalism students allegedly cheated on an ethics exam. There go those cushy Voice gigs. [Radar]
They're not striking just yet at the Philadelphia dailies, although that may have changed by the time this item posts. [NYT]
Daily Show/Colbert Report executive producer Ben Karlin is leaving both shows, will be replaced at TDS by current head writer David Javerbaum. [Variety]
Another "whither newspapers" piece from Jack Shafer. You know what the best part of Jack Shafer's column is? That link at the bottom to "Shafer's hand-built RSS feed." It's like a big, glaring, "Fuck you, Slate!" Anyway, whatever, thought we'd share. [Slate]
Jon Friedman doesn't understand why people call Nick Kristof "sanctimonious." He seemed perfectly modest when Jon interviewed him! Honestly, how are Friedman's ears so fucking big when there's plainly nothing in between them? [Marketwatch]
The idea of a member of the Murdoch clan attacking anyone else for "megalomania" is as ironic as, well, cheating on an ethics exam. [Guardian]
How long will Sumner Redstone hold on to Midway games? Hopefully, long enough to give us a few more Photoshopped pieces like the one above. [NYT]
Lou Dobbs is sort of a dick. Also, there's an article about him in the New Yorker. [NYer]
Not that you care, but the government is pretty much at war with the idea of an independent press, and the government is winning. Oh, look, Britney's hanging out with Paris Hilton! Sorry, what were we saying? [NYT]
Observer to go tabloid in attempt to appeal to women and their diminutive limbs. [NYM]
Slate's Jacob Weisberg would rather be online than anywhere else. So, you know, don't try and tempt him away with a real job, print people. [Guardian]
Don't be alarmed, but some people think Fox News may be biased. Just gays and Democrats, though, so no worries. [NYS]
Of interest only to British media junkies: Publisher Kimberly Quinn to leave the Spectator. Guess she ran through the roster of contributors. [Guardian]
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has hired an editor for Monocle. Nothing earth-shattering, really... it's just the Tyler Br
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BSkyB chief executive James "Son of Rupert" Murdoch's salary rose 15% last year, to approximately six million dollars. Keep that in mind when you're handed your walking papers, Journal employees.[Guardian]
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