“I have nothing to declare except my genius.” ~ Rupert Murdock

Yes we can blame Rupert Murdock. His craftiness with how he devised and televised his brand of what goes over the he built and empire based on negligence, for that matters he may just get a slap on the hands but to know the history of Murdock is to understand Murdock and his greedy empire based on the assumed negligence of its viewers. There is an old British term called Doggie.  As that is what he has been and been able to do. Ethics, ethics within journalism – that is something that is taught within radio stations, local new stations, and even the average person does have a moral code. For Rupert, it was a matter of assessing and assaulting traditional.  Murdock launched the Fox and News Corporation back in 1986.

His niche market was with the thought that he could sell and obtain a market within a manner of propaganda. The corporation’s vision was that the average watcher would rather buy into entertainment of a different kind.  He admittedly held a high opinion of the stupidity of who would watch his networks, while raking in the monies.

His company looked at the existing television practices as a model and wished to be entirely a contrast to what many people have seen as the NBC, ABC, PBS, BBC CBC, and of course CNN, which had just came to be that of what Ted Turner wished for from his humble beginnings in Georgia.   The typical television practices back within the early 80s were networks aired programs from 8pm to 11pm, Monday through Saturday.  Sundays typically were that of national and international newscasts. You may even remember when Television signed off at night which was around this timeframe. 

As for the content, Fox took an entirely different formula in comparison to other network agencies as he graduated slowly to have his network breach the norm and lean more on vulgarity. A decade after 1986, the Fox network became the Fox News Channel. Murdoch’s New Corporation loot at the competition, of CNN and MSNBC and laughed at the idea of objectivity was anything but within the planning. It was to the contrary.

The core of Fox News was that of a masquerading of news. Murdock mission was to masquerade what was news as the thought and mission was that its viewers wished to hear about the sensationalism rather than the objective news. I myself think not. As people we rely on the news and the current events are something I do enjoy seeing as I am interested with what is happening within the word. There is good news and there is very thought provoking where people do have the ability to form their own points of view. Even here in Canada there was a person by the name of Conrad Black, who was a tremendous writer and had his own international empire, but he embezzled monies and that was his down fall. And he or recent not for immorally changing the news - he was a scholar yet accountability did place him in jail for a term.

The approach of which that Murdock and company had were to be biased, to take news as it happened and intentionally twist some truths but most of all have a desire of what reporting is not. Such a contrast to the other networks. Objectivity within the management of Murdock’s news network was with the thought that that the average person could be sensationalized. As well, with the competition of Ted Turner and company which were keeping them honest as a leader in the television coupled with the likes of CBS, NBC, and ABC – being different and being sensational would be more entertaining to the average watcher. Outrageous was not something that was undervalued. If anything it was the methodology as well as claim to being different which brought about the difference which rendered the almighty dollar.

“People enjoy outrage” Murdock once said within an interview. He believed that rather than the norm of how news is reported would not render the monies in comparision to formulating a different idea. He opted to formulate his television empire of into something which was inclined to cross the barriers and ideology of a news network. Really when I look at it I have never seen neither accountability nor corrections made with the hoaxyful news which came out of the likes of Bill O'rielly and some others.  Outrageous was the name of the game as the mandate of Murdock’s News Empire.

I think we have seen that from some of the newscasters of which the Murdock team handpicked. Yet it was not within the news reporting as we know it as there was never news of the likes of the Tom Brokaws, Walter Cronkits, and other reporters - which include so many other good newscasters and news agencies. It’s to service, worked hard for years to ensure that at the end of the day they have brought the best news possible and I will go out on a limb here as they all work to some extent in alliances. Mind you they write and present the news as how their viewership will understand it. Out of all the large news agencies the merit was in just giving the news without any fabrication. As well, I have seen many new that will make corrections when there is an innocent mistake.

Yet they follow a guideline with the priority being that of who reads or watches the news of the day. So yes when a company wire taps illegally I think there should be a penalty.  Murdock could very well just get a slap on the wrist as he is 88 years of age now.  Yet there is something to be said for Rupert Murdock as not only has he and/or his executive staff under his direction made misguided those of which view his network as a truthful news entity. (False on all counts)

Today Murdock and his executives appeared before parliament within England. There is an ever fast moving thought floating around that some serious laws have been broken and that like many he shall just be fined. Yet if you there is a lesson to be learned here. I read the news and I enjoy the news. Yet regardless of how rich or poor if you have broke the law a company should be held accountable.

 

Murdock’s reply with all that is at concern today was as I quote, “I have nothing to declare except my genius.” That’s an old statement from Oscar Wilde which Murdock used.

Morally and Ethicially he dishonored those of which have subscribed to his stations as well as empires. And althought he is as old as he is I believe that there should be accountability as there must be some laws over and above wire tapping but some people leave a legend when they are nearing the end of their time. And then there are some which feel that they are in fact right within what they have done.

The only words I can think of is he shamefully did a disservice to the News Reporting Industry as well has broken laws.