The millionaire's media megaphone

By Alicia C. Shepard

Rich people live lives that most everyone else can only imagine. They can buy the nicest cars, drink the finest wines, afford the best docto

Excerpts from this story referencing "George H.W. Bush":

"… media mastermind for the campaigns of Presidents Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush. In 1989, he worked for Rudolph Guiliani in his first, although unsuccessf …"

Murdoch’s News Corp lobbied on privacy issues as hacking controversy bubbled

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Under fire for hacking, Murdoch properties have spent $1.5 million to lobby on privacy and other issues

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"… of Congress to return the money. …"

A most favored corporation: Enron prevailed in federal, state lobbying efforts 49 times

By M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, January 6, 2003 — Enron Corp., which ran a formidable lobbying machine in Washington and state capitals, gained favorable treatm

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"… opinion column for the New York Times, and Bill Kristol, the editor of the Rupert Murdoch-owned Weekly Standard, were paid for consulting work for the company.At le …"

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Commentary: Profiteering from democracy

By Charles Lewis

In his January 1998 State of the Union address, after decrying the campaign-fund-raising "arms race," Preside

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"… amWorks SKG’s part-owner David Geffen, and News Corp., Ltd.‘s chairman Rupert Murdoch.Junkets: Since 1997, media companies have taken 118 members of Congress an …"

Overnight guests at governor's mansion added $2.2 million to Bush campaign

By Nathaniel Heller

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2000 — Sixty of George W. Bush's overnight guests at the Texas Governor's Mansion have collectively given and raised m

Excerpts from this story referencing "Rupert Murdoch":

"… Oprah Winfrey, former South African president Nelson Mandela, media titan Rupert Murdoch and Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. A spokeswoman i …"

FBI investigation may make Murdoch political beneficiaries skittish

By Josh Israel

Murdoch and News Corp. spent millions on political contributions

Excerpts from this story referencing "Rupert Murdoch":

"… uence on British politics writ large. Over the past three decades, though, Rupert Murdoch and his media empire have been plenty active on this side of the pond, inc …"

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On the road again—and again

By Morgan Jindrich

FCC officials rack up $2.8 million travel tab with industries they regulate

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"… ia outlets by huge conglomerates such as Viacom, Tribune Co. and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Critics are particularly incensed the commission has hel …"

Captive audience

By John Dunbar

A few big media firms dominate 4 of 5 FCC commissioners' hometownsA few big media firms dominate 4 of 5 FCC commissioners' hometowns

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"… , the second by General Electric, the third by Australian billionaire Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and the fourth by Allbritton Communications.A survey of …"

"… d Fox has consumer advocates and competitors worrying that News Corp. head Rupert Murdoch may use the direct broadcast pipeline to push his own programming. The dea …"

Behind closed doors

Top broadcasters met 71 times with FCC officials

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"… officials since the proposals first surfaced eight months ago.Media moguls Rupert Murdoch of News Corp., which owns Fox, and Mel Karmazin of Viacom, which …"