Wednesday, August 31, 2011

As the Rupert Turns

On this morning's episode, Forbes Magazine media writer Jeff Bercovici points out the reason why Rupert might be hyper-sensitive about the latest Bill O'Reilly scandal.

He writes: "Rupert Murdoch is working hard to contain the fallout from the hacking scandal that has engulfed his U.K. newspapers. His nightmare scenario right now would be the coming to light of anything to suggest that the bad behavior that was so (allegedly) commonplace at the News of the World also happened with any frequency in the U.S. That means not just interception of voicemails but also use of shady private investigators and improper relationships with, or payments to, law enforcement officials. How unfortunate for Bill O’Reilly, then, that new accusations against him involve exactly those things."