The Murdochs: Power Without Responsibility The Murdochs: Power Without Responsibility
Getting to the bottom of News Corporation would require a global effort—and far more determination than anything shown either by Eric Holder’s Justice Department or Da...
Jul 20, 2011 / The Notion / D.D. Guttenplan
Melissa Harris-Perry: News Corp. Threatens the Health of Our Media and Our Democracy Melissa Harris-Perry: News Corp. Threatens the Health of Our Media and Our Democracy
Instead of standing up to those in power, News Corp. has fostered cozy relationship with governments on both sides of the Atlantic.
Jul 20, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Melissa Harris-Perry: News Corp. Threatens the Health of Our Media and Our Democracy Melissa Harris-Perry: News Corp. Threatens the Health of Our Media and Our Democracy
Instead of standing up to those in power, News Corp. has fostered cozy relationship with governments on both sides of the Atlantic.
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Is Rupert Murdoch’s Fall Inevitable? Katrina vanden Heuvel: Is Rupert Murdoch’s Fall Inevitable?
News Corp. has degraded the political discourse of at least three nations—what will it take to re-establish a free and responsible media?
Jul 19, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Citizen Murdoch—No Longer Untouchable Citizen Murdoch—No Longer Untouchable
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. has taken out full-page ads in Britain reading, “We are sorry.” “Sorry” is as good an adjective as any to describe the Mur...
Jul 19, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fox News’s Annotated Guide on How Not to Practice Journalism Fox News’s Annotated Guide on How Not to Practice Journalism
Fox News does its master Murdoch's bidding in playing down the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.
Jul 19, 2011 / The Notion / Ben Adler
Rupert Murdoch Has Gamed American Politics Every Bit as Thoroughly as Britain’s Rupert Murdoch Has Gamed American Politics Every Bit as Thoroughly as Britain’s
Members of Congress and federal regulators have bowed every bit as deeply before Murdoch as British officials. Don’t just investigate Murdoch's misdeeds, examine those of h...
Jul 16, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
An Exchange on ‘Checkbook’ Journalism An Exchange on ‘Checkbook’ Journalism
Eric sends a drink back and Reed spars with former ABC News president David Westin.
Jul 15, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Slouching Towards Faux Slouching Towards Faux
From Dominique Strauss-Kahn to Casey Anthony to Rupert Murdoch, the media are debasing the public conversation—and therefore our democratic process.
Jul 13, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Slide Show: Rupert Murdoch’s ‘News of the World’ Scandal in Pictures Slide Show: Rupert Murdoch’s ‘News of the World’ Scandal in Pictures
With the announcement that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has dropped its bid for full ownership of satellite broadcaster BSkyB, the media mogul’s once-sturdy corpor…
Jul 13, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation