Stay Connected
Atlanta Black Star/News
NewsPolitics

Rupert Murdoch Slams Romney on Twitter

Posted byBy Nick Chiles | Published on: CommentsComments (2)

Global media mogul Rupert Murdoch is not disguising his disgust with Republican challenger Mitt Romney, attacking Romney on Twitter for his weak response to President Obama’s immigration announcement and his inadequate team of aides.

With U.S. media properties that include Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, Murdoch is a man whose opinion can carry an enormous amount of weight, particularly when he is willing to use his companies to act on it. The 81-year-old Australian-born media baron—whose News Corporation owns more than 800 companies in over 50 countries—has grown fond of social media, frequently using Twitter to announce feelings that the public was never before privy to.

This was the billionaire’s tweet:

“Met Romney last week. Tough O Chicago pros will be hard to beat unless he drops old friends from team and hires some real pros. Doubtful.”

Regular readers of the Journal and the Post, and of course viewers of Fox News, will recognize the anti-Obama slant of their news coverage, clearly reflecting Murdoch’s feelings about the president. But it’s probably unlikely that these outlets will begin to go after Romney because Murdoch thinks Romney’s team of advisors is weak.

 

 

Democracy needs journalism it can trust.

This election season, the stakes are higher than usual — and so is the pressure on newsrooms to soften their coverage, stay quiet, or just disappear. Independent reporting, the kind that answers to readers instead of advertisers or political pressure, matters more in a moment like this, not less.

For over 14 years, Atlanta Black Star has stayed independent and reader-funded. We have no corporate owner and no shareholders telling us what to cover or how to cover it. That independence is also our biggest vulnerability: nothing protects it except readers choosing to fund it directly.

Newspaper ad revenue has fallen more than 80% since 2005, and local newsrooms are closing at a rate of roughly two a week nationwide. When outlets go under in a moment like this, it's rarely the independent, reader-funded ones that get to stick around.

We know a request for support isn't why you came here. But without readers choosing to fund this work directly, the depth of reporting we can do at home and abroad shrinks along with everyone else's. If you're not in a position to give, that doesn't change how much we value you as a reader.

If you are able to, a recurring contribution does more for us than a single one-time gift, because it lets us plan the next investigation instead of just the next invoice. It takes about 30 seconds, no long form, no account. Thank you for continuing to support independent journalism and freedom of the press.

Give once Give monthly Support another way

Related Stories

Back to top