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August 29, 2003
Murdoch in the witness box
The Atlantic has a long piece about Rupert Murdoch that starts with his appearance before a US Congressional inquiry into changes to the US broadcasting ownership laws but then moves on to examine his entire career in greater detail. The piece by James Fallows calls Murdoch a "globally recognized symbol of media power". The article (http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2003/09/fallows.htm) looks at Murdoch's career, at his long-lasting success in a business that has turfed out many other moguls and examines what his influence means for the media landscape as a whole. Fallows comments that Murdoch has a "long-standing determination not simply to broaden News Corp's portfolio—by diversifying, for instance, into new or unrelated businesses—but to extend his strategic control of the supply and distribution channels on which his existing businesses rely." Posted by belinda at August 29, 2003 03:28 PMEmail this