Washington Post: British tabloid tactics are rampant in American journalism, too

[Snoutport]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/british-tabloid-tactics-are-rampant-in-american-journalism-too/2011/07/10/gIQAIB0l7H_story.html

I think this is the first American Publication to say, without a doubt, it is happening here too. I think the next story in America we read about this will show phone hacking is rampant.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Paper of record in DC, signaling something 'bout to break here

Nope, at this point it can't be stopped.

Hey Rupert. :nopity:

[Snoutport]

4. yeah?

[myrna minx]

2. Are we watching the slow motion destruction of the death star?

:popcorn:

[Snoutport]

3. Yes we are!

[abelenkpe]

7. :) hope so! Nt

[geardaddy]

10. ...

Wheee!

[myrna minx]

19. .

:woohoo:

[Enrique]

5. Howard Kurtz is doing damage control for Fox News

he's pointing to non-Fox episodes that supposedly show what Murdoch did wasn't so bad. This story is essentially a job application to the very well paying Fox News Channel.

[Uncle Joe]

9. Precisely, I believe you nailed it Enrique.

Instead of actually taking Murdoch to task or investigating and exposing to what extent his U.S. media tentacles are using the same MO to operate, the column does a subliminal whitewash.

[Vinnie From Indy]

16. It is hard to find the words to describe the dishonesty of Kurtz

He has a very long career of lying for the powerful. I would offer that he is "owned" by someone like Murdoch or Ailes/Fox/Bushco. Maybe he was an early victim of the classic right wing ploy of blackmailing and controlling politicians, judges etc. with some bit of compromising information. Kurtz being blackmailed to play ball seems infinitely more plausible now after learning of the Murdoch minions complete fearlessness at hacking even the Prime Minister of England.

[Snoutport]

18. Members of the media cannot speak freely about this subject...nor can politicians

Murdoch's minions will go after them.

[Odin2005]

6. K&R.

Eat Shit and DIE, Rupert.

[millijac]

8. Of course it's happening here.

Murdoch is first and foremost a tabloid news publisher. Always was, always will be. What is surprising to me is that anyone is at all surprised by this.

[librechik]

11. Howie manages to avoid the big issue: WSJ and Fox

whom he feels are probably not invovlved in any of the hanky panky. Except for the fact that WSJ is presided over by the editor who was in charge during some of the most sleazy tactics in UK.

What a whore Howie is.

[Uncle Joe]

15. I couldn't agree more on all counts, librechik. n/t

[Solly Mack]

12. Duh

[moondust]

13. Oh boy.

:popcorn:

[spanone]

14. k&r

[salin]

17. that was a major downplaying of 'comparisons'. Whatever Howie.

Again he misses the point. Its not about paying for stories - its about power, corruption and corruption of power.