Rupert Murdoch In Hot Seat, Rachel Reveals Secret Obsession, Fox News Attacks Obama's Jimmy Fallon Appearance

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Rupert Murdoch At Leveson Inquiry

Rupert Murdoch parried question after question about the extent of his political influence during a lengthy hearing on Wednesday, saying that the popular image of him as a power broker and ruthless backroom dealer is a "myth."

	Obama: Jon Stewart Is 'Brilliant'
	WATCH: Maddow Reveals Her Secret TV Obsession
	Fox News Attacks Obama's Jimmy Fallon Appearance
	Oh, Barbara!
	PHOTOS: Media's Big Night Out

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	John Brown: U.S. Diplomat Peter Van Buren Speaks About American Public Diplomacy "Any communications strategy plays second to reality. So as long as deaths from misplaced drone attacks, atrocities by soldiers and videos of Abu Ghraib exist, you are not going to fool anyone regardless of how many tweets you send out."
	Robert Reich: Why Anyone Should Care That Bill O'Reilly Calls Me a Communist So many Americans are so angry and frustrated these days -- vulnerable to loss of job and healthcare and home, without a shred of economic security -- they're easy prey for demagogues offering simple answers and ready scapegoats. Take, for example, Bill O'Reilly.
	Michael Levy: The Bo Xilai Scandal and What It Says About Us The Bo Xilai scandal is many things. It is intriguing, complex, significant, and even sexy. But don't believe the hype. It will no more bring down Beijing than Watergate brought down Washington.
	Daniel Souweine: The Discovery Channel's Shameful Self-Censorship But there was one thing missing from the final installment of Frozen Planet: in 45 minutes, not a word was uttered about why all that Arctic ice is melting. Discovery has admitted to wanting to avoid criticism from climate change deniers.
	Bill Moyers: WATCH: Eric Alterman on How Liberals Need to 'Toughen Up'