Rupert Murdoch Has Left The Building
What the fuck does Rupert Murdoch do all day? To judge by his baffling performance before a British parliamentary committee investigating him for phone hacking, little more than gossip on the phone...
View ArticleThe Best Memes To Come Out Of ‘The Rupert And Wendi Show’
Man, was that a gas or what? Two-plus hours of doddering and selective senility, with a surprise splosh party and French manicure attack thrown in for good measure! One day, we’ll have a better...
View ArticleEveryone Just Can’t Wait For Piers Morgan To Get Arrested
Puffy British game-show presenter Piers Morgan, who also hosts a show on CNN about Twitter, is in the spotlight these days because he formerly edited Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World and a competitor...
View ArticleThe Case Against Piers Morgan
Blotchy Gong Show revivalist and CNN host Piers Morgan came off looking good in his confrontation with a British MP who accused him – falsely, as it turns out – on Tuesday of having confessed in his...
View ArticleJames Murdoch’s Former Lawyer And Editor Say He’s A Liar
Former News of the World editor Colin Myler and former News International legal manager Tom Crone have issued a terse joint statement saying James Murdoch was “mistaken” when he told a parliamentary...
View ArticleThe Definitive Gallery Of Rupert Murdoch Looking Evil
The British hacking scandal has raised many questions, none more pressing than which fictional evil elderly man does factually evil Rupert Murdoch resemble most? Emperor Palpatine? Mr Burns? Voldemort?...
View ArticleThe News Corp. Scandal Book Deal Tidal Wave Is Beginning
In your ominous Tuesday media column: the first big scandal book deal of many sure to come, Peter Chernin lives, Gannett rips off Groupon, Tim Hetherington’s final pictures released, and corporate...
View ArticleNew York Daily News Defines ‘Cognitive Dissonance’
I know, we really shouldn’t, but let’s take a close look at today’s New York Daily News! The front page declares: “9/11 OUTRAGE: Zadroga ruling tells cancer-stricken Ground Zero workers… GO DIE!”...
View ArticleNOTW Hacked Phone It Gave As Gift To Murdered Girl’s Mother
News of the World, the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid shut down last month over allegations of extensive illegal story-gathering practices, is now accused of hacking the voicemail of the mother of a...
View Article‘Smart Is The New Sexy,’ Declares Unsexy Industry
It’s pretty eerie how the media industry – which makes its money by selling advertising – is not capable of making a single decent ad for itself. The dying newspaper industry is now pinning its hopes...
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