Krugman Blog- Murdoch Most Foul

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Don’t read my column today — or anyway, don’t read it first. Run, don’t walk, to read David Carr. Among other things, a look at the culture of News Corp:

News America was led by Paul V. Carlucci , who, according to Forbes, used to show the sales staff the scene in “The Untouchables” in which Al Capone beats a man to death with a baseball bat. Mr. Emmel testified that Mr. Carlucci was clear about the guiding corporate philosophy.

According to Mr. Emmel’s testimony, Mr. Carlucci said that if there were employees uncomfortable with the company’s philosophy — “bed-wetting liberals in particular was the description he used” Mr. Emmel testified — then he could arrange to have those employees “outplaced from the company.”

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So what became of him? Mr. Carlucci, as it happens, became the publisher of The New York Post in 2005 and continues to serve as head of News America, which doesn’t exactly square with Mr. Murdoch’s recently stated desire to “absolutely establish our integrity in the eyes of the public.”

I think we need an update on one of Brad DeLong’s tropes: it’s looking as if the Murdoch empire is more evil than you could possibly imagine, even when you take into account the fact that it’s more evil than you can possibly imagine.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/18/murdoch-most-foul/

[Bluenorthwest]

1. Krugman is dead on accurate

Unmitigated unchecked evil.

[Richardo]

2. What a great title

:applause:

[joeybee12]

3. Exactly..he's pure evil...knr

[phantom power]

4. This all reminds me of H.G. Wells...

supposedly he wanted to publish a story about a man who takes over the world by manipulating the public's knowledge with a giant media empire. The publishers considered it too outlandish to sell. (As opposed to, say time travel and stuff).