Rupert Murdoch, Blogger?

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Rupert Murdoch 1.jpgBuyout mogul Carl Icahn says he's just about ready to start blogging at his personal site, The Icahn Report, any day now -- as long as he gets the OK from his lawyers. Has he started a trend?

At a party for Arianna Huffington last week, one of her eager employers cornered Rupert Murdoch, and asked the News Corp. (NWS) boss whether he'd like to start writing posts for free, too. The exchange, via the NY Observer:

“Would you blog for us?” said a young political reporter. “Would you ever want to do a blog for us?”
Mr. Murdoch gazed at him silently for a few seconds, then smiled. “I’d love to,” he said.

We're not sure that this represents an ironclad commitment on Rupe's part. But if it is, we have a proposal for his first contribution: "Why I Was Sure I Was Going To Buy Newsday A Week Ago, And What Happened Next".



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5 Comments

az said:
i would read his blog

jff said:
I like such stories.
Just in case anybody interested in satire, etc.
an out of print book (on amazon, though):
Peter Marnham: The Story of Private Eye (publ.
1981 or so)
It tells the story of the UK / London satirical
magazine, how it was started and so forth. They
were those who invented "spoofs", had some pretty
good cartoonists, etc.
Private Eye still exists, though I never read it,
except looking at the title pages (funny).
The original story has quality, and people
character.
Some ideas in there that might be worth to
"exploit", improve upon ... in the digital age.

jff said:
Sorry, made mistake in above booktip
the name is: Patrick Marnham

angela (URL) said:
640-802 Rupert Murdoch, Blogger? I'm kidding. No need! I want to make sure that I get it straight.


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