Category Archives: Rupert Murdoch

Roy Greenslade: Murdoch is wrong to charge for online content

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Roy Greenslade: "I concede that there are many supporters of Murdoch's move too. The split is both philosophical and practical. There are those (with whom I agree) who believe that the digital media revolution is in the process of transforming journalism and those (such as Murdoch and most traditional newspaper publishers) who believe the net is merely another platform rather than an instrument of transformation. It follows that if you wish to continue to fund traditional journalism that you require similar revenues, hence the Murdoch charging strategy."

Business Insider: From Celeb Pics To The WSJ, News Corp Will Charge For Everything Online (NWS)

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"[Rupert Murdoch] overestimates the value of celebrity scoops. TMZ broke the story of Michael Jackson's death. We know this because we watch the Web publishing space obsessively. Most people don't. TMZ got a lot of traffic breaking the story -- 33% over its previous record. But Yahoo, which was even a little late to the story, crushed it too, setting all-time record in unique visitors with 16.4 million people. Yahoo's front page story “Michael Jackson rushed to hospital” saw 800,000 clicks in 10 minutes."

Press Gazette: Rupert Murdoch: ‘Newspapers will reach new heights’

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"I like the look and feel of newsprint as much as anyone," [Rupert Murdoch] said. "But our real business isn't printing on dead trees. It's giving our readers great journalism and great judgement. ... Murdoch said The Wall Street Journal was planning to offer three tiers of content online - free news, a subscriber-level service, and a third "premium service" of reader-customisable "high-end financial news and analysis". ... "The newspaper, or a very close electronic cousin, will always be around," he said. "It may not be thrown on your front doorstep the way it is today."

Portfolio: Murdoch: I Won’t Put the ‘Times’ Out of Business

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Rupert Murdoch tp Esquire: "It's bullshit to say we're going to dumb down The Wall Street Journal. We didn't dumb down the London Times -- we made the London Times. The Sunday Times, too. Are they a little more popular than they were? Yes. They are populist papers. You've got to listen to readers."