For all of the talk of Fox News being biased or pushing a conservative agenda, how can you find out if Rupert Murdoch is trying to shape the public's perceptions? You could ask him.
He was rated last year as number two (behind only Steve Jobs) on Fortune's 25 most powerful people in business for his worldwide influence via News Corp. He has a powerful influence most facets of the media industry.
If you don't like what he has to say, you'll have to do more than just avoid Fox News Channel. You couldn't watch The National Geographic Channel or local baseball games. No more Simpsons or American Idol either. And some movies would be out too-- Borat and Fight Club, Garfield, Juno, Marley & Me (book and movie). No to HarperCollins-owned books by Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Shel Silverstein. No to The Wall Street Journal and the Dow Jones. And now, even no to MySpace.
And although he's 77, with total worldwide assets of $62 billion, don't count on him slowing down any time soon.
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Hello, Leslie! Great blog! I actually can't wait to see Marley and Me, because I love the book.
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