Ten Years Ago... Mr. Murdoch's Rage

Mr. Murdoch's Rage
[SOURCE: New York Times 10/24/1996, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]
[Commentary] Editorial criticizes Ted Turner and particularly Rupert Murdoch for using their media outlets to condemn each other. Turner made a parallel between Murdoch and "the late Fuhrer," though he later apologized. Murdoch has stated that Turner is edging towards insanity and his New York Post has printed illustrations of Turner in a straitjacket. Murdoch is also using his media outlets in Britain and Australia to promote his political agenda and excessively praise New York pols Pataki and Giuliani. Turner's networks, including CNN, were recently merged into Time Warner, which controls NYC's cable system. Rupert Murdoch owns several media outlets including the Fox Network and the Fox News Network, which is battling to be carried on NYC's cable system. Turner does not want Time Warner to carry a station that competes with CNN. The editorial reads -- "It is unsettling enough to contemplate a world dominated by a few giant media companies without imagining them being run by spiteful egomaniacs."
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