Mr. Murdoch Goes to War - The Diigo Meta page

• 25 Jul 08
  

  Rick Powell

  Rupert Murdoch wants his Wall Street Journal to displace The New York Times as the world’s paper of record. His ambitions could be good news for the newspaper industry— or another nail in the coffin of serious journalism.

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• 08 Jul 08
  

  elsamary

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• 20 Jun 08
  

  Lynette Webb

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• 17 Jun 08
  

  Michael Becker

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  • It doesn’t matter much to a fully integrated media conglomerate like News Corporation how its customers choose to access this content, as long as the transaction pays.
  • One of the first strong messages Journal reporters and editors received from their new owners was that Murdoch wants scoops. He wants his reporters out in front of every competitor on the planet.
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  • • This means that, at a time when every big newspaper is tinkering with futuristic business models, Murdoch is doing so with both feet planted firmly in the past. His strategy for success in 2008 is to behave as though the year is 1908. So while his competitors retrench, Murdoch is going to war—by challenging The New York Times, in particular, to an old-fashioned newspaper battle. Except this time the stakes aren’t nickels in Times Square, but dominance in America, and the world.
• 14 Jun 08
  

  paul allitor
• 12 Jun 08
  

  Petr Kočí

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• 10 Jun 08
  

  Paul Ryan

  Rupert Murdoch wants his Wall Street Journal to displace The New York Times as the world’s paper of record. His ambitions could be good news for the newspaper industry— or another nail in the coffin of serious journalism.

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