Rupert Murdoch: 'There's no such thing as a free news story'

[Newsjock]

Source: The Guardian

Rupert Murdoch has today reiterated his belief that internet users will pay for content, saying they would be happy to shell out for "information they need to rise in society".

Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, gave a wide-ranging address to US media regulators that attacked internet news aggregation as "theft" and claimed that advertising-only business models were dead.

... His company's customers were "smart enough" to know they had to pay for news, Murdoch told a US Federal Trade Commission workshop on the future of journalism in the internet age.

... Two men heckled Murdoch as he ended his speech, shouting from the audience: "Do you agree that Obama is a racist?"

This was a reference to the controversy surrounding Glenn Beck, the presenter on News Corp-owned Fox News, and his controversial criticism of the US president. Murdoch did not reply as he left the stage at the FTC event and the two men were ushered out quickly.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/dec/01/rupert-murdoch-no-free-news

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. Rupert Murdoch should pay more taxes

[ShamelessHussy]

2. everyone already pays for internet content, however just like music cdroms, only a few will pay more

he needs to do it the old fashioned way, and EARN it through ad dollars.

it's a proven model that worked before the advent of the internet, that works just as well online, just ask the BIG and savvy online players e.g. google.

i guess will just have to wait and see just how savvy he really is ;>

[pam4water]

3. You don't know about he secret plan to taser peoples nads if they don't pay him!

[cliffordu]

4. He needs to be flushed. Like in a pay toilet.

[47of74]

5. Arrr Matey!!!

[DeSwiss]

6. "News-free stories???"

What a curious way of putting it. And apt. Particularly if you define "news-free stories" in the sense that it's reportage that is devoid of any resemblance toward the truth, when reported by Flocks Snooze.

- And of course, good talent isn't cheap....



K&R

[Anakin Skywalker]

7. Surprise Surprise! Rupie is a Greedy @$$hole!

[santamargarita]

8. They couldn't pay me to read his bullshit & propaganda

:puke:

[Demeter]

9. Murdock Doesn't Know about Gossip?

That's all he prints!

[boppers]

10. The Catholic Church: "No such thing as a free press!"

He seems to not understand what happened in the last twenty years.

[Ganja Ninja]

11. Oh where will I go for news without FOX and World Nut Daily?!!

And how am I going to replace the New York Post?:hurts:

[Botany]

12. Why should that bother Rupert?

He doesn't do news.

[Vinnie From Indy]

13. I hope the old fart goes for it!

Please take your huge shit machine of a media empire and wall it off from the general public. Nothing would make me happier than to see your "news" NOT show up on aggregator web sites.

In short, Murdoch is offering that he believes people will pay for the privilege of being shit on by his lie facory. I doubt it!!!

[Mr. Sparkle]

14. Murdoch should have to pay everyone he mentions in his news articles.

otherwise he is just leeching off their backs. Without these people he has nothing to write about. And given how he runs a for profit company, he should have to pay them.

what goes around should come around.

[L0oniX]

15. What does that mutha fucka know about news ...Fux news is news? Since when?

[smirkymonkey]

16. Hah! Like anybody is going to pay for the trash Murdoch

prints anyway.