Homer Simpson Has What the Bancrofts Want

HOMER SIMPSON HAS WHAT THE BANCROFTS WANT
[SOURCE: Slate, AUTHOR: Jack Shafer]
[Commentary] Editorial independence may be rare in Murdoch's News Corp. empire, but it's not unheard-of. For example, if News Corp. employees toe the shifting Murdoch line, they're granted all the editorial independence they can carry on their stooped backs. Or, if they're the inventors and proprietors of a phenomenally successful News Corp. property—such as The Simpsons—Murdoch and his minions know well enough to keep hands off.
http://www.slate.com/id/2170387/pagenum/all/