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Murdoch's influence extends to U.S., global politics

Sunlight Foundation by Ryan Sibley | Jul. 20, 2011 (Investigative Report)

(Blog Post) The phone hacking scandal currently plaguing News Corp owner Rupert Murdoch, began in London, and because of rumors that his employees hacked the phone messages of 9/11 victims as well, the scandal has made it's way to the U.S.—where the media mogul has far-reaching political interests and is a considered a major political contributor. Full Story »

Posted by Jon Mitchell - via Ellen Miller, Memeorandum, Megan Taylor (t), Ray Nichols (t)

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Subjects: Politics, Business, Media
Topics: Money and Politics, Mainstream Media, Media Ownership
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Posted by: Posted by Jon Mitchell - Jul 19, 2011 - 10:50 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Fred Gatlin (review), William E. Calbert Jr. (review), Jack Dinkmeyer (review)
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Edited by: Jon Mitchell - Jul 20, 2011 - 10:28 AM PDT

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Fred Gatlin
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 by Fred Gatlin - Jul. 20, 2011

This is an important article. Rupert Murdoch owns Fox Media and is willing to provide money to enough key Democrats to make sure he can reach both Republicans and Democrats when he needs help.

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Jul. 20, 2011

In this opinion piece, the most startling news is Obama is the personal recipient of the greatest largess from Murdoch’s evil empire. Does this mean he has Fox employment in his future? Basically, this short article looks at the contributions News Corp. made to various candidates and political organizations--both Republican and Democrat, covering all the bases, with the RNC being the one-amount winner at a cool million. An okay read, but don’t set your expectations very high.

In the coverage I saw of the British “inquiry”, Murdoch came across as a senile old fart who knew squat about his evil empire and was fully under dominance of his wife, who acts like she has to take control Murdoch's actions. Factoid: if his evil empire did it in Britain and Australia, it’s doing it here.

Murdoch and his media companies also take advantage of their powerful position by lobbying Congress on policy issues that affect the business they do. Since 1997, News Corp ... More »

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William E. Calbert Jr.
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 by William E. Calbert Jr. - Jul. 20, 2011

Because it discloses information that would remain untouched otherwise.

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