5 posts and columns on Roger Ailes

Godspeed on That Investing Thing, Yertle–But I Still Have Some Questions for Your Boss, Arianna

in News on April 28, 2011 at 10:19 am PT

Would it surprise you to know that BoomTown doesn’t really care anymore if TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington sidelines as a blogger while he makes investments in tech companies his tech news site covers? Especially after reading his post yesterday that made a good argument about who he is and, frankly, who he has always been. But that does not mean his boss, AOL content head Arianna Huffington, doesn’t have some ‘splainin’ to do.

News Corp.: Conan’s Not Coming to Fox Just Yet; Amazon’s Ready to Bend on E-Book Pricing

in Media on February 2, 2010 at 2:41 pm PT

Amazon caved to Macmillan’s demands on e-book pricing, and now the online retailer is set to give News Corp.’s HarperCollins a new deal too, says Rupert Murdoch. Meanwhile, don’t hold your breath waiting for Conan O’Brien on Fox.

News Corp. Gives a “Wolverine” Review a Thumbs Down. Way, Way Down.

in Media on April 6, 2009 at 4:18 am PT

Fox News columnist Roger Friedman loves the new “X-Men” movie with Hugh Jackson. But his employers hate his review, which is based on an unfinished version that leaked to the Web last week. It may cost him his job.
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Murdoch Shuffles Desks on the Fox Lot; Here’s the Full Memo and the Scorecard

in Media on March 12, 2009 at 3:35 pm PT

It’s reorg day, although this one was less of a surprise: In the wake of News Corp. COO Peter Chernin’s departure, Rupert Murdoch is reshuffling the top names at his Fox businesses, which Chernin oversaw. Murdoch had hinted at this last month when he told the troops that it was “time to streamline” the company. Prominently not mentioned: Rupert’s son, James, who is supposed to be his eventual successor.
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