It would be a sad day for journalism is Rupert Murdoch takes over Newsday. So says Ruth Hochberger, a lawyer who teaches media law/ethics at the CUNY Journalism.
Hochberger, a media blogger for the Huffington Post, said she believes that with Murdoch at the helm of the New York Post, the Wall Street Journal and Newsday, "Even with the depth and breadth of media offerings in New York, having one owner directing news coverage of three of the largest publications cannot help but narrow the landscape." She thinks Murdoch is taking the Journal in wrong directions and with his extremely hands-on nature, "What prayer is there for Newsday -- a small suburban gem that nurtures writers, investigative reporters and columnists, and takes its watchdog role seriously?"
She believes that the FCC needs to step in and rein in Murdoch. But she's not optimistic that will happen.
--Noel Rubinton