The Profit Bias

by Patrick Appel

Reihan's argues that Rupert Murdoch isn't Glenn Beck's puppet-master:

I'd submit that [Rupert Murdoch's:] own political proclivities matter very little tothe substance of the various media outlets he owns. Consider this:MTV's political coverage, to the extent it has any, tends to be fairlyleft-of-center. Do you seriously believe that Sumner Redstone, themajority owner of National Amusements and, indirectly, MTV's ownerViacom is an enthusiastic left-winger who is bitterly...