RUPERT MURDOCH

Click on link below to access an interview with his satanic majesty. Be aware that the institution responsible for this broadcast is SkyNews Australia. Murdoch's views, and the views of his son, the equally gorgeous James Murdoch,need to be considered in any discussion of the future of digital media. Further resources will follow. Be aware of the Fishymedia July Blog entry that relates to Murdoch's paywall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7GkJqRv3BI&feature=related

Click on link below to hear Murdoch's response to the question: 'Is there any agenda that you want to shape?'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K2pLo8JV5Y

Mark Thompson ,the BBC's director general, used this year's MacTaggart lecture to criticise Rupert Murdoch's media empire. Last year, James Murdoch attacked the BBC in his MacTaggart lecture.The content of both lectures should be of interest to any student/teacher of media.Click on link below to access the Guardian's interpretation of Thompson's views:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/aug/27/bbc-mark-thompson-murdoch-mactaggart

View the whole of Thompson's 50 minute speech below:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2010/aug/28/mgeitf2010-mactaggart-full-video

In 1994 the author Dennis Potter was filmed by Melvyn Bragg. Potter was aware that he would soon die, that his cancer was eating him, and that this would be his final interview. Potter named his pancreatic tumour, Rupert. He was not a big fan of Murdoch.Here Potter explains why he despises Murdoch. Potter died one month after this interview. Click on link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnVrK38xI-A

Click on link to access James Murdoch defending his own MacTaggart speech the day after he offered his lecture in August 2009:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHaMaQ5271o