Media

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 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 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 Slide Show: Rupert Murdoch’s ‘News of the World’ Scandal in Pictures

Jul 13, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Sky Falls on Rupert Murdoch Sky Falls on Rupert Murdoch

As stunning revelations break daily in the hacking scandal, Rupert and James Murdoch withdraw News Corporation’s bid for BSkyB. But the inquiry into Murdoch’s para-corp...

Jul 13, 2011 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan

‘The Nation’ Takes on Rupert Murdoch ‘The Nation’ Takes on Rupert Murdoch

Highlights from over three decades of Nation coverage of Murdoch and his global empire.

Jul 13, 2011 / The Nation

Is Rupert Murdoch’s Media Empire About to Collapse? Is Rupert Murdoch’s Media Empire About to Collapse?

The Nation's John Nichols joins The Last Word to explain the history of Murdoch's extreme influence over British politics and also how this translates to who is—and who isn't...

Jul 11, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

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