Tag Archives | Rupert Murdoch

Making online your “very owned” point of difference

By on November 22, 2009 in Agent Websites, Real Estate Agents

Rupert Murdoch once said, “The Internet has been the most fundamental change during my lifetime and for hundreds of years. Someone the other day said, “It’s the biggest thing since Guttenberg,” and then someone else said, “No, it’s the biggest thing since the invention of writing.” Which is why I want to write about it. [...]

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The Future of the Newspaper – Part Two

By on November 22, 2009 in Digital Readers, Media, Newspapers

Whilst Rupert Murdoch may extol the brilliance of his newspapers journalism, however his history and facts really tell a different story. Over the past decade newspapers across the globe including Rupert’s have culled journalists from their payroll amid cost blowouts and shrinking readerships. It is not uncommon these days for one journalist to have 5 [...]

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Commercial News vs Public News

By on October 20, 2009 in Media, Newspapers, Television

A war has erupted and it is being fought across the newspapers of the world and also in senate hearings. It is a war that the commercial newspapers, radio and television networks have a invested a lot of time in debating. But have they got a chance of changing the dynamic of the way we [...]

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Rupert Murdoch Rants

By on October 13, 2009 in Media, Newspapers, Soapbox, What's New

Rupert Murdoch has been throwing off protectionist rants of late to pretty much anybody that will listen. On the one hand I admire the guy for building an empire and embracing the digital era, but on the other hand I wonder if he is losing his marbles. In case you have not read my some [...]

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Internet + Journalism will save newspapers?

By on June 13, 2009 in Digital Readers, Media, Newspapers

Much has been written about newspapers and their demise. We have all read stories of how newspapers are bleeding all over the world and in cases like the Los Angeles Times (and The Chicago Tribune) filing for bankruptcy in the United States, not to mention that our own traditionally profitable newspapers are slowly losing profits [...]

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