Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Mr. Murdoch goes down...

Here, too, is pretty insightful coverage of Rupertgate in US News.

And from AP.

For Murdoch's empire, a scandal of its own - USATODAY.com

For Murdoch's empire, a scandal of its own - USATODAY.com

"When you think of how powerful Murdoch is here and in the UK … it's like a Wizard of Oz moment: Pull back the curtain and it's just this pathetic little dude."

Hilarious, but as some have perceptively pointed out, the real scandal is the state of media ownership at the present. This could be a moment when things are turned on their head so that
the dangers of concentrated media ownership are revealed and rebuffed...but don't count on it.