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Murdoch is the only contemporary figure who can be spoken of in the same breath as the great press barons of yesteryears. Murdoch’s contemporary press barons were bit players by comparison, either because they failed to match his global scope or because they flamed out. But was he good or bad for journalism?

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BB vs BB It looked as though Google vs Oz was going to be the first pitched battle between Big Business and Big Brother but now it looks as if it will be FB vs Oz. Google has settled its battle over whether it should pay for Aussie media content after threatening to withdraw its search service from Oz if a law was passed forcing it to pay for Aussie content. Google has now said it will pay, and pay quite generously, and even the Dirty Digger did a deal with Google along with other big Aussie me...

verdict that is letting anthony go free this weekend. i want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." one of the worlds biggest media empires in crisis now. rupert murdoch publicly apologizing for serious wrongdoing and is now the front tabloid, the news of the world. the new ad in british newspapers coming days before he and his son are scheduled to face members of parliament. our correspondent brian todd and...

bare bones bargain. if not, payments to critters, bill payments, you name it, there is not enough income to cover all that. every month we come up $125 billion short. if we cannot borrow to bridge the cap, 40% of the monthly obligations could not be paid, and that could include social security checks due to go out on august 3rd. the stakes we just laid out are monumental, so both sides have to give ground and risk their jobs for the good of the country. what is so hard about that, righ...

bridge collapses. sending a tourist bus plunging into the forest below and the death toll could get higher. clock is ticking and tensions are soaring and if you want an idea how things heat are over the debt crisis, listen to this. president obama storms out of yesterdays meeting vowing he will veto any extension of the debt ceiling that is only short term. reports say he said to aeric cantor, quote, many could bring down my presidency. the august 2nd deadline is looming and pessim...