Hollinger Woes Casting a Pall Over Future of Neocon Papers

[Classical_Liberal]

Hollinger Woes Casting a Pall Over Future of Neocon Papers
By NATHANIEL POPPER
FORWARD STAFF

A convergence of unrelated financial scandals is threatening to sink the tiny but influential boat of Jewish-flavored conservative journalism.

At the center of the controversy is Hollinger International, a media company that owns dozens of conservative newspapers, including the hawkish Jerusalem Post. An internal investigation into improper payments allegedly made to Hollinger's majority owner and CEO, Conrad Black, and its president, F. David Radler, has triggered a major reorganization of the company.

Radler, who oversaw the Jerusalem Post, has resigned. Black has stepped down as CEO, but will continue to play a role in planning what is expected to be a mass sell-off of the company's media holdings.

Many media insiders are predicting the shakeup will lead to the sale of most Hollinger-controlled newspapers, including The Jerusalem Post, The Daily Telegraph of London and the Chicago Sun-Times. Hollinger also owns a piece of The New York Sun, which was launched in 2002 by former Forward editor Seth Lipsky. Though ostensibly a general interest newspaper, the Sun is best known for its pugnacious coverage of Jewish-related issues, as well as its neo-conservative policy positions.

http://www.forward.com/issues/2003/03.11.21/news3.hollinger.html

[Classical_Liberal]

1. Looks like 90% of the sources of right

wing propaganda in this group are going dry up shortly.

[Resistance]

2. well that would be hopeful

[IndianaGreen]

3. Rupert Murdoch could buy them

which wouldn't do anyone any good.

[Jack Rabbit]

4. What has this to do with I/P?

Apart form the fact that the Jerusalem Post is part of Mr. Black's empire of fishwrap, nothing that I can see.

Perhaps once it is out from Mr. Black's control, the Post can restore its former reputation as a fine and reliable source for news and opinion, even if presenting an editorial slant with which not all here would agree.

[bluesoul]

5. 80% of the posts from a

particular "team" here are posted by newspapers owned by Hollinger ;)

[Jack Rabbit]

6. So?

The other "team" will just find other sources.

[IndianaGreen]

7. The Post was used as the propaganda arm of Xtian fundies

that were opposed to any land-for-peace settlement in the Middle East.

Richard Perle was one of several neocons that worked for the Post.

[Paschall]

9. His official biography still lists him...

...as a director of Hollinger Digital.

[IndianaGreen]

10. Conrad Black resigned

and he may be prosecuted. The story of his resignation was posted in LBN earlier this week.

[Classical_Liberal]

11. It has everything to do with I/P

since most of the right wing posts to I/P come from it.

[Lithos]

8. Moving to the Media forum

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