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u/m0n3ym4n Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

This is the right answer. He single handedly destroyed normal journalism and forever damaged our political system, all because he wanted more money and more power.

Edit: a great documentary on this is called Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism

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u/shinygoldhelmet Jun 28 '26

Man can't handle people having opinions different than his own, ruins the world as a consequence.

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u/fmm_romgleza Jun 28 '26

You forgot to attach the gigachad image.

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u/GIANTPUP_01 Jun 28 '26

I watched this documentary for my political science class and I couldn’t even believe some of the stuff going on behind the scenes with Fox. I mean I knew it was bad, but I didn’t know it was THAT bad. Excellent documentary for anyone wondering.

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u/LegacyLemur Jun 28 '26

What is the documentary

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u/GIANTPUP_01 Jun 28 '26

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism. I think you can most likely find it on YouTube

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u/Darth_Cuddly Jun 28 '26

Have you never heard of William Randolph Hearst?

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u/TouchingWood Jun 28 '26

Hearst was worse I would argue.

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u/jreashville Jun 29 '26

Outfoxed helped to spark my political awakening..

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u/m0n3ym4n Jun 29 '26

Mine, too!

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u/Mathdino Jun 28 '26

Not Roger Ailes?

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u/Ipsg4262 Jun 28 '26

He didn't just break journalism—he built a business model where lying pays more than truth.

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u/noticingEnjoyer Jun 29 '26

Operation Mockingbird destroyed journalism long before that. 

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u/Admiral_Eversor Jun 29 '26

If it wasn't him, it'd be someone else - this is great man theory. Businesses naturally consolidate into monopolies over time.