Rupert Murdoch, chief biggie of the second largest (and most controversial) news empire on the globe. One of his British newspapers has finally been closed for its ugly, dangerous and corrupt reporting practices (illegal phone hacking), and Murdoch claims to be cleaning up the mess. He is the wrong man for the job. He has spent a lifetime savaging the reputation of journalism and turning its people into reportorial barbarians. No man since William R. Hearst has dirtied the news business so much; but Hearst did it for power; Murdoch does it because he is a slug.
TOM TIEDE