Rupert Murdoch: Good or Bad?
The term “robber baron” or “captain of industry” isn’t a term that can be thrown out to anyone, but today the truth of what Rupert Murdock truly is will be revealed. To begin with, we will start at Rupert’s beginning. At the start, Rupert was known to gamble, and before he inherited his father’s business, he would often run out of money. After many years, Rupert out came his bankruptcy and became incredibly rich by buying and creating many news outlets. Many people began to criticize his up and coming monopoly and feared what it might bring. These folks were correct as during the 2010 election Murdock donated one million dollars to the republican party specifically. This upset many as they believed news outlets should not show favoritism to either party.
To farther highlight the building of his (somewhat) monopoly we will dive into what he bought and how he effected it. Almost immediately after receiving Sunday Mail and The News, Rupert turned the articles into a crime and scandal based news source. This was not entirely bad, but still a controversial topic since many thought this was a change for worse. The next newspaper change he made was a more redeeming change. He created the first Australian newspaper called the Australian. It was a respectable newspaper that covered all topics. The final newspaper act he created was probably the most controversial of the three. Rupert bought a failing newspaper called The Sun and made it relevant again, but included the infamous page 3. Page 3 contained images of women without clothes or proper censorship. As you can assume this brought many issues with readers of the newspaper.
To farther highlight the building of his (somewhat) monopoly we will dive into what he bought and how he effected it. Almost immediately after receiving Sunday Mail and The News, Rupert turned the articles into a crime and scandal based news source. This was not entirely bad, but still a controversial topic since many thought this was a change for worse. The next newspaper change he made was a more redeeming change. He created the first Australian newspaper called the Australian. It was a respectable newspaper that covered all topics. The final newspaper act he created was probably the most controversial of the three. Rupert bought a failing newspaper called The Sun and made it relevant again, but included the infamous page 3. Page 3 contained images of women without clothes or proper censorship. As you can assume this brought many issues with readers of the newspaper.
Scandals and Feuds
From what has been said in the earlier article (scroll above to read) Rupert Murdoch is looking like a robber baron. What truly seals the deal on this debated title is his worst mistakes. His first huge mistake happened during 2011. This event was widely known as the phone scandal. The main points of the issue were that editors and journalists working for Rupert Murdock were found to be hacking the phones of Britain’s important influencers. Rupert was brought to court to testify. It was there he decided to shut down The News of the World. Afterwards, Rupert paid money back to those who were hacked. Most of the issues were resolved, but the damage was done.
The next mistake happened more recently during 2018. The whole issue revolved around a feud between Rupert and Mark Zuckerberg. Rupert apparently tried to create a scandal involving predators on Facebook. The two continued to have issues with each other. Rupert continually threatened Facebook and went as far as retaliating. He launched many anti-Facebook campaigns through his news-outlets and lobbying trials. To conclude, Rupert has been involved in scandals and long lasting feuds that negatively reflect him and his company.
The next mistake happened more recently during 2018. The whole issue revolved around a feud between Rupert and Mark Zuckerberg. Rupert apparently tried to create a scandal involving predators on Facebook. The two continued to have issues with each other. Rupert continually threatened Facebook and went as far as retaliating. He launched many anti-Facebook campaigns through his news-outlets and lobbying trials. To conclude, Rupert has been involved in scandals and long lasting feuds that negatively reflect him and his company.