http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/29/time-snags-exclusive-with-murdoch/ Where TV Finds the Future Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:03:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/29/time-snags-exclusive-with-murdoch/#comment-392124 Steve Boriss Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:06:01 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/29/time-snags-exclusive-with-murdoch/#comment-392124 True, but I think that excerpt is inconsistent with other material in that excellent article. The impression I got we that Murdoch has made a career out of respecting and appealing to market segments, like downscale tabloid readers (e.g. The Sun) and under-served communities (e.g. Fox News for conservatives). This would suggest he would ride the WSJ to wherever he thinks the best fit with the marketplace is. Actually, the NY Post was not the elite, upscale paper in NYC when he bought it, so you can surmise that he simply guided it toward a solid audience. I wrote a post about this issue this week (Steve Boriss, TheFutureOfNews.com) True, but I think that excerpt is inconsistent with other material in that excellent article. The impression I got we that Murdoch has made a career out of respecting and appealing to market segments, like downscale tabloid readers (e.g. The Sun) and under-served communities (e.g. Fox News for conservatives). This would suggest he would ride the WSJ to wherever he thinks the best fit with the marketplace is. Actually, the NY Post was not the elite, upscale paper in NYC when he bought it, so you can surmise that he simply guided it toward a solid audience. I wrote a post about this issue this week (Steve Boriss, TheFutureOfNews.com)

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