Murdoch to charge for all news sites "Quality journalism isn't cheap," he says.

[cynatnite]

Chairman Rupert Murdoch said Wednesday that the company intends to charge for all of its news Web sites. "Quality journalism is not cheap, and an industry that gives away its content is simply cannibalizing its ability to produce good reporting," Murdoch said.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/murdoch-we-will-charge-for-all-news-sites-2009-08-05

[MichiganVote]

1. A cheap whore buys more........

[Arkana]

2. So he's going to charge for shitty journalism?

That ought to please his drooling Neanderthal slaves.

[Curtland1015]

3. Oh GOD I hope this is really going to happen!

How many people will stop following that swill if they have to start paying for it!?

[charlie]

4. Somebody's got to pay for that MySpace travesty, eh Rupert?

NewsCorp takes $203 quarterly loss on MySpace writedown

Smooth move, genius.

[rustydog]

5. Murdoch would not recognize quality if it were 8'X10' square

and had "quality" written on it in 1'X 2' lettering!

Hell, he thinks O'Really is a journalist...

[Laelth]

6. "Quality Journalism"?

I don't know whether to laugh or to cry.

:shrug:

:dem:

-Laelth

[zbdent]

7. Mr. Murdoch ... when you hire quality journalists ...

please announce it on some free media, so someone will know ...

meanwhile, enjoy your unqualified journalists ...

[BlueIdaho]

8. He'll call it "Cash for Crap" nt.

[ingac70]

9. Is it gonna cost to go to the FAUX website?

[3waygeek]

10. It already costs...

the price is your sanity.

[ingac70]

11. lol.

:thumbsup:

[Smarmie Doofus]

12. But cheap journalism should be free. nt

[Curtland1015]

13. Don't worry, they'll charge a fair and balanced price. nt

[tekisui]

14. Good! Get that shit marginalized!

[mmonk]

15. What would he know about quality journalism?

[pacalo]

16. Rupert's definition of "quality" journalists is writers who have no scruples & will sell their souls

for $$$.

[ControlledDemolition]

17. K&R. Murdoch is as interested in quality journalism...

... as Rush Limbaugh is in herbal tea.

That rat bastard started his flirtations with the dark side in the early seventies when he played his part in bringing the then Prime Minister (of Australia) Gough Whitlam's government down.

[Jennicut]

18. Its gonna kill what little business he has left...no one will pay to get news when they can get it

for free. Or maybe the crazies will fall for it.

[Telly Savalas]

19. OMFG!

:rofl:

That's the funniest thing I've read all week.

[JBoy]

20. If he starts charging, he'll end up dropping his price to what his content is worth. Squat.