the future of Fox

[FightingIrish]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Murdoch himself a liberal? I seem to recall some noise about his making a contribution to Hilary Clinton's campaign back in 2008, for example.

First and foremost, Rupert Murdoch is a capitalist. He developed Fox News Channel as a conservative/Republican-leaning news channel because he saw money in it. Period.

I have also heard that he personally leans liberal, but that makes as much difference to FNC as the political views of the CEOs of General Electric and Comcast, which are more likely conservative, do to MSNBC.

Rupert Murdoch is an opportunist.

 

[KeithE4]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Murdoch himself a liberal? I seem to recall some noise about his making a contribution to Hilary Clinton's campaign back in 2008, for example.

First and foremost, Rupert Murdoch is a capitalist. He developed Fox News Channel as a conservative/Republican-leaning news channel because he saw money in it. Period.

I have also heard that he personally leans liberal, but that makes as much difference to FNC as the political views of the CEOs of General Electric and Comcast, which are more likely conservative, do to MSNBC.

Rupert Murdoch is an opportunist.

Quite. He saw an opportunity to make a boatload of dough by catering to right-wing-leaning news viewers, and he capitalized on it perfectly.

 

[searadiofreak]

I think this may be the main lesson here. Murdock is a businessman. He is not a republican shill. He wants to make money. I can totally see him "overlooking" some business practices to proceed to his goal. When we lose the political bent or perceptions, he is just that. If he broke the law in this endeavor then by all means he should be prosecuted, and he should step down. But the idea that he should be brought down due to politics is rediculous.