Comments on: The Media: How Now Dow Jones? http://themoderatevoice.com/14308/hoiw-now-dow-jones/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:48:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rudi http://themoderatevoice.com/14308/hoiw-now-dow-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-93024 Rudi Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:16:23 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/media/media-criticism/14308/hoiw-now-dow-jones/#comment-93024 No one addresses that fact that the family controlling the WSJ sold out their interest for the $. The Ford family put Billy JR in charge and he almost destroyed the families business. Welcome to the world run by corporations, don't fear the World Bank, Newscorp and Cerebus will devour the world. No one addresses that fact that the family controlling the WSJ sold out their interest for the $. The Ford family put Billy JR in charge and he almost destroyed the families business. Welcome to the world run by corporations, don’t fear the World Bank, Newscorp and Cerebus will devour the world.

]]> By: harto http://themoderatevoice.com/14308/hoiw-now-dow-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-93006 harto Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:41:22 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/media/media-criticism/14308/hoiw-now-dow-jones/#comment-93006 i think there's a bigger issue here. Murdoch has an unbroken record, from his days trying to jump start his inherited newspapers in Australia (he was a 'liberal' then) through his purchase of the Times of London to the Fox acquisition, his somewhat ruthless takeover of the NFL NFC cdontract, to the Fox News startup. Murdoch is now the largest media owner in the world. And, universally, throughout, his media outlets are expected to cook the news in the direction of his interests. The Wall Street Journal's editorial page might have seemed Murdochesque (don't expect much in the way of changes), but the rest of the paper had a lot of damned fine reporting in everybody's book, and a committment to excellence in journalism is the anti-forte of the entire organization. A bunny rabbit might give birth to an ostrich. Mary, we are led to understand, had a little lamb. But generally, what is birthed from one entity is a like, if smaller entity. The Wall Street Journal as we know it is gone. Maybe he can do with it what he did with TV Guide: tart it up and sell multiple "collectors cover" editions. Or, as the inventor of the "Page 3 Girl" we might see boobs inside the cover and above the fold. But whatever happens, it will follow the prior model. Of that there's no doubt. Perhaps to be remembered as a black day in American journalism. Perhaps not. i think there’s a bigger issue here. Murdoch has an unbroken record, from his days trying to jump start his inherited newspapers in Australia (he was a ‘liberal’ then) through his purchase of the Times of London to the Fox acquisition, his somewhat ruthless takeover of the NFL NFC cdontract, to the Fox News startup. Murdoch is now the largest media owner in the world. And, universally, throughout, his media outlets are expected to cook the news in the direction of his interests.

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial page might have seemed Murdochesque (don’t expect much in the way of changes), but the rest of the paper had a lot of damned fine reporting in everybody’s book, and a committment to excellence in journalism is the anti-forte of the entire organization.

A bunny rabbit might give birth to an ostrich. Mary, we are led to understand, had a little lamb. But generally, what is birthed from one entity is a like, if smaller entity. The Wall Street Journal as we know it is gone.

Maybe he can do with it what he did with TV Guide: tart it up and sell multiple “collectors cover” editions. Or, as the inventor of the “Page 3 Girl” we might see boobs inside the cover and above the fold. But whatever happens, it will follow the prior model. Of that there’s no doubt.

Perhaps to be remembered as a black day in American journalism. Perhaps not.

]]> By: domajot http://themoderatevoice.com/14308/hoiw-now-dow-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-93000 domajot Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:16:03 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/media/media-criticism/14308/hoiw-now-dow-jones/#comment-93000 How business interests drive news is evidenced by the fact that no one ever points out that Dow Jones, S&P and other indicators are never adjusted for inflation when compared to past years. They're UP, we're told, and that's all we need to know. Economists without 'proper' ideological agendas are not allowed acesss to the podium. The Murdochs of our news world will only intensify this lop-sided situation. How business interests drive news is evidenced by the fact that no one ever points out that Dow Jones, S&P and other indicators are never adjusted for inflation when compared to past years. They’re UP, we’re told, and that’s all we need to know.

Economists without ‘proper’ ideological agendas are not allowed acesss to the podium.
The Murdochs of our news world will only intensify this lop-sided situation.

]]> By: casualobserver http://themoderatevoice.com/14308/hoiw-now-dow-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-92991 casualobserver Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:37:01 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/media/media-criticism/14308/hoiw-now-dow-jones/#comment-92991 Well, maybe we should start things off with a show of hands.........how many TMV'ers read page A14? Said differently, I'm inclined to believe editorial content is not the big deal here. However, if there is dimunition of its factual business news coverage and depth, now that will be significant. Well, maybe we should start things off with a show of hands………how many TMV’ers read page A14?

Said differently, I’m inclined to believe editorial content is not the big deal here. However, if there is dimunition of its factual business news coverage and depth, now that will be significant.

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