21st Century Fox’s New Logo
The studio remains 20th Century Fox as the successor to the current News Corporation gets a minimalist new logo.
The studio remains 20th Century Fox as the successor to the current News Corporation gets a minimalist new logo.
Yes, that was the former representative from Ohio’s 10th District on the red carpet — and everyone wants to know why.
Before venting on Twitter, the News Corp. chairman grumbled behind the scenes. A particular irritant: Immigration.
This morning, News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch tweeted that, in the wake of the TomKat divorce, he believed Scientologists were “creepy, maybe even evil.” He says he’s received hundreds of attacks and he expects them to become more threatening, but Scientologists actually seem to have remained quiet on the controversy thus far.
Can someone let him borrow your lotion?
How did a fake twitter account get verified for Wendi Deng? And why is Rupert Murdoch’s account so sketchy? A speculative theory.
Political twitter becomes a firehose on nights like last night. Here’s some of what you missed.
Maybe somebody whose first language isn’t English? Read the tweets below and see if you agree with Murdoch chronicler Gabriel Sherman, who speculated last night that Murdoch’s Chinese-born wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch, is typing up the tweets for a mogul who only recently learned to use email.
The News Corp. chief unexpectedly backed Santorum on his wild new Twitter account today. What was that about?
The News Corp. CEO gave a speech in San Francisco yesterday at an education summit and was interrupted by #OccupySesameStreet activists, ostensibly speaking out for education reform. All six protesters were ejected from the conference but no arrests were made. Staged? (via Gawker and Xinhua News.) Watch Video ›
Republican congressional moron Tim Huelskamp thought he’d try and outsmart one of the richest men in the country by publicly daring him to divulge the details of his tax returns. Big mistake. View List ›
Remember the phone hacking scandal? This letter was made public today, and the implications could be devastating for Rupert Murdoch and his gang. Read the full story here. View Image ›
Time for Hasbro to churn out a NewsCorp special edition. (via.) Watch Video ›
An editorial cartoon in the Rupert Murdoch-owned Times of London is causing some outrage on Twitter. Jesus, no remorse from this guy! View Image ›
The News of the World/Rupert Murdoch/phone hacking scandal is going to make for an awesome movie (one that will hopefully be scripted by Aaron Sorkin, directed by Stephen Frears and called something like “Citizen Murdoch” or “Hacked: A Tale Of Power And Tragedy.”). Here’s my casting wishlist. Since you are a very opinionated internet, surely you have your own ideas as to who should play Rebekah Brooks, Hugh Grant, Wendi Deng, et al. Play casting couch in the comments! View List ›
Wendy Deng’s look of disapproval gets the Daily Show treatment. View List ›
Jon Stewart discovers that CSPAN in the United States has absolutely nothing on the UK’s live political entertainment. View Media ›
Following her fierce counter-attack to the shaving foam heard round the world, Wendi Deng has stepped out from behind husband Rupert Murdoch to become an international celebrity in her own right. Deng is 37 years Murdoch’s junior and a former employee of the embattled mogul. Thanks to her pie-slapping skills, Deng has become a national hero in her native China, affectionately referred to as Tiger Woman. Here are a bunch of photos of Ms. Deng-Murdoch, plus video of her discussing Tiger Mother techniques with Charlie Rose. View List ›
The British Prime Minister took to the floor of Parliament to defend himself against allegations that—at the very least—he showed poor judgement in hiring Andy Coulson, the former News of the World editor who was arrested in the phone hacking scandal, and—at the very worst—his staff attempted to stop an inquiry into the phone hacking scandal as a political favor to Rupert Murdoch. Cue the delightfully outraged harumphs! British Parliament is like a very polite Thunderdome. Watch Video ›
When we saw Rupert Murdoch interrupt his son this morning to “say one sentence,” it seemed only fair to alter his words, considering that he’s built an empire on doing just that. Make your own! With our sarcasms combined, we’ll become something that could make him feel sort of bad! View List ›
Shaving foam? Really? That’s like being attacked by a rogue Double Dare contestant. Foam doesn’t even stain clothing. Murdoch deserves a better brand of protester.
Some pies are simply more American than others, such as ones that find themselves on the face of certain media moguls. View List ›
Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the biggest news story of the day. View Media ›
British Prime Minister David Cameron has cut short a trade trip to South Africa in order to attend an emergency session of Parliament so that he may answer questions about his own involvement in the Rupert Murdoch phone hacking scandal. The move comes as Britain’s two top police officers have resigned in the face of corruption and bribery allegations related to the scandal, a scandal which has now become a crisis threatening every major institution in the UK. View List ›
Would you like to imagine a world in which Rupert Murdoch never existed? Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie did it for you on the BBC a few years ago in a segment called “It’s a Soaraway Life.” From season four of their sketch comedy series A Bit of Fry & Laurie. Watch Video ›
Only one of these headlines about the EXACT SAME STORY can be Fair and Balanced. (via reallyfoxnews.tumblr.com) View List ›
Chief executive of News International Rebekah Brooks, a close ally of Rupert Murdoch, has resigned amid the international phone hacking scandal that has engulfed Murdoch’s News Corp. The resignation is an abrupt turnaround for Brooks, who had been staunchly defended by Murdoch throughout the scandal. View List ›
In a major blow to News Corp., Rupert Murdoch has abandoned efforts to acquire British Sky Broadcasting, admitting that the fallout from the metastasizing phone hacking scandal has made the bid politically impossible. On another front in the fast-moving scandal, British Prime Minister David Cameron has promised a thorough inquiry into allegations Murdoch’s employees attempted to bribe a New York City police officer in order to obtain information on victims of the 9/11 attacks. View List ›
A must-watch if you’ve been following this amazing story at all. Nick Davies - the Guardian reporter who broke the story that eventually forced one of Britain’s oldest and largest newspapers to shut down - gives his take on how it happened, what it all means, and where we go from here. (The Guardian, via Jan) View Media ›
UPDATE: Bowing to intensifying public and political pressure, Rupert Murdoch’s son has announced that the News of the World will publish its last issue on Sunday. The uproar in Britain over a tabloid hacking into private cell phone data has intensified as it was revealed some of the phones may have belonged to dead soldiers, missing children and victims of terrorist attacks. British Prime Minister David Cameron has called the revelations “absolutely disgusting” and has called for public inquiries, on top of an ever-widening police investigation, into the scandal. View List ›