Friday, August 26, 2005
Bad Times At Fox News
A typical evening's fare on Crox News.
Things don't seem to be going very well for the self-appointed media protector of all things American, the Australian Rupert Murdoch. His empire, especially its so-called journalistic components, has had a few noticeable hiccups lately.
1. A Los Angeles area family, and their neighbors, are living in fear after the Fox News Channel incorrectly identified their home as belonging to a terrorist.
2. Murdoch's News of the World will pay Justin Timerlake "a substantial undisclosed sum as damages" after falsely accusing him of cheating on Cameron Diaz.
3. The New York Post could be in trouble for publishing the transcripts from a bug in New York Governor George Pataki's office.
4. Murdoch has abandoned plans to expand his television empire to China after getting some flack from government officials there.
5. With Chinese TV off-limits, Murdoch is pursuing "dysfunctional" websites.
6. Murdoch's son, and once-apparent heir, is not happy with daddy's company, and took a lot of money before quitting. Murdoch's mother says the family may lose the company.
With all of that in mind, it's time to present my other Idea of the Week, the Foxblocker.
