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Murdoch's "polite" endorsement of Labor

Submitted by Visitor on Sun, 2007-04-22 00:37

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Federal Opposition leader Kevin Rudd says media mogul Rupert Murdoch was "just being polite" when he appeared to endorse his bid to become prime minister.

Mr Murdoch and Mr Rudd had a one-hour private meeting at the News Corporation's New York headquarters yesterday and then had dinner together.

When asked after the meeting if Mr Rudd would make a good prime minister, Mr Murdoch replied "Oh, I'm sure''.

But Mr Rudd today shrugged off questions over whether he thought Mr Murdoch had endorsed him as future prime minister.

Fox v You Tube:

Submitted by administrator on Sun, 2007-01-28 22:21

Bart is very angry at You Tube

It had to happen! Fox - owned by News Limited, the operator of another social media site My Space - has sent a subpoena to YouTube requesting that the site provide identification info on the user who uploaded the first episodes of 24's sixth season, as well as 12 episodes of ‘The Simpsons.’

The subpoena comes as My Space is also facing a raft of copyright breach cases confirming the growing threat the new social media sites face from aggrieved copyright holders.

Murdoch says no takeover plans

RUPERT Murdoch says he has no intention of taking over newspaper group Fairfax. [News - breaking news from news.com.au]Do we believe him? Murdoch and the now departed Kerry Packer did a deal in the mid 90's which would have delivered Fairfax and its rivers of gold (aka cash) to Murdoch. The plan, which was documented in court proceedings, had Murdoch closing his two tabloids in Melbourne and Sydney and turn these cities into one newspaper towns. Want to know that would look like? Try the West Australian News. A tepid suburban daily at best.