The New Yorker profiles Rupert Murdoch
Hot off the heels of this extensive New York Times profile of Rupert Murdoch, I read this far-superior profile at The New Yorker. Understandably, both focus mainly on his attempts to buy The Wall Street Journal.
My favorite line from The New Yorker story:
Some [Wall Street] Journal reporters took to answering their phones with gallows humor and an Australian accent: “News Corp.”
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