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Rupert Murdoch Plans a Digital Newspaper For the US
Hugh Pickens writes "The Guardian reports that Rupert Murdoch plans to launch a digital newspaper in the US geared specifically to younger readers and to digital outlets such as the iPad and mobile phones. The paper, as yet unnamed, will pool the huge editorial muscle of Murdoch's combined holdings within News Corporation, which include the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and the financial wire service Dow Jones, as well as his newspapers in the UK and Australia. Earlier this month, Murdoch said of the iPad: 'It's a real game-changer in the presentation of news,' adding 'We'll have young people reading newspapers.'"
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I was also rather surprised to see Web of Trust (WOT) flag foxnews.com with tons of red marks. I installed this add-on to protect me from spyware and vicious scripts, not to block sites that some people don't like. :-( Meanwhile MSNBC which spews just as much propaganda as FOX had no red marks. :-|
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
Fox's audience probably wouldn't even notice the name change anyway... "Quick, O'Reilly's on!"
Grammar nazis are to this community what excrements are to gold.
In Europe, eastern Canda and Japan, they are not having enough children even to replace themselves. The result is an aging and increasingly unproductive population - and if you look at the bizarre socialist attitudes prevalent in those places, they are going to be quite screwed as they find that the few people still capable of providing their "free" health care do not have the numbers - or willingness - to do so.
Check out Russia in particular - their population is in a shocking freefall. (It's a 30-40% drop in the next forty years, IIRC.)
Western Canada and most of the US are okay, though. Barely.
I have yet to find a single liberal that can point out in detail why their point of view is better than a Conservative pov. In almost every scenario, their lack of understanding of Economics 101 is completely transparent. But they do love to complain.
Does MSNBC give its reporters an explicit ultimatum to promote a particular point of view or risk your job?
Absolutely. Guess you don't watch much MSNBC...
Look at the treatment the "mainstream media" is giving Michelle 0's trip to Spain. If it had been a Republican, the 'Marie Antoinette" parallels would have been flying!
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And does any other individual have the ability to spread his lies to 1/3 of the worldwide population?
Yes, 0bama does, sadly.
Rupert Murdoch is a fucking menace.
Not nearly as much as 0, Commander in Chief...
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2) Us "younger" readers know Rupert is a "douche".
You f'ed that up: 'We younger readers "know" Rupert is a douche.' You're welcome. Now, get off my lawn.
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