Has your opinion of FOX and Rupert Murdoch changed based on the recent scandal

[Burgold]

Curious about the court of public opinion. Right now, there's no evidence to hang any of this on FOX, but how have the recent events in England colored your view of FOX or has it?

[Bang]

My opinion of them hasn't changed, but there's no way it could be worse anyway.
I am just hoping that they have had a bit more ethics than to engage in this sort of thing, but i must admit, I am not optimistic that the investigation won't turn out something.

~Bang

[clietas]

My opinion has not changed at all . I've always thought Murdoch was a money grubbing scumbag.

[Burgold]

My opinion of Newscorp has dropped. I knew they were ethically challenged, but I didn't think it reached the level of criminal behavior. I really hope that FOX is not a part of this. As much as I dislike the way they propagandize the news, I just hope there are some lines they refused to cross.

[HBnotBlades]

I also stated my opinion hadn't changed because Murdoch seemed to be morally bankrupt long before this scandal.

[Baculus]

Curious about the court of public opinion. Right now, there's no evidence to hang any of this on FOX, but how have the recent events in England colored your view of FOX or has it?

If it were possible, my views on News Corp have become even more negative.

[Thinking Skins]

Honestly, my opinion of FOX (or maybe the police/us courts) will change if we find out that FOX had nothing to do with this. Somehow it seems just up their alley in my book.

[Burgold]

Certainly. After a reshuffle I have as the greatest human beings of all time:

1. Jesus Christ (Same as last week)
2. Ghandi (Up from #3)
3. Rupert Murdoch (Down from #2)
4. George Washington (Same)
5. Frank Zappa (Same)

Hmmm... surprised you have three liberals on your list

[mjah]

My opinion of Fox News has not changed in the least. Knowing a bit about Roger Ailes makes it impossible to underestimate that network's integrity, unless you're fond of negative numbers. It will be no surprise at all to me if Fox turns out to be deeply mired in these horrifying breaches of basic decency. If they are, then clearly the apple is rotten to the core and it's time to shut it down. America deserves better.

My opinion of Murdoch has changed, though. I was once willing to believe that in his advanced age he had a bit of doddering-old-coot about him, and I actually placed a bit of trust in the public image of ol' Rupert shaking his head slowly while saying "That crazy Roger Ailes... he actually believes all of that stuff. What a silly kid!" Now I don't buy that for a minute. He's scum, and so is any mouthpiece who would voluntarily continue working for him.

[Henry]

Certainly. After a reshuffle I have as the greatest human beings of all time:

1. Jesus Christ (Same as last week)
2. Ghandi (Up from #3)
3. Rupert Murdoch (Down from #2)
4. George Washington (Same)
5. Frank Zappa (Same)

I moved him down to 4, but then again I'm a liberal.

[Teller]

Certainly. After a reshuffle I have as the greatest human beings of all time:

1. Jesus Christ (Same as last week)
2. Ghandi (Up from #3)
3. Rupert Murdoch (Down from #2)
4. George Washington (Same)
5. Frank Zappa (Same)

I 'd.

[Jumbo]

Nice work, Timmy

Mine's similar but I have Bruce Lee instead of Ghandi.

[Predicto]

Right now, there's no evidence to hang any of this on FOX

Well, not this exact scandal, but wasn't there a story posted here that was written three years ago, where a former FoxNews high level employee flat out says that FoxNews does the same sort of thing in the US that News of the World did in England? Did I dream that?

[Jumbo]

Well, not this exact scandal, but wasn't there a story posted here that was written three years ago, where a former FoxNews high level employee flat out says that FoxNews does the same sort of thing in the US that News of the World did in England? Did I dream that?

Nope. It's a real pig circus at that lab.

[Dan T.]

Well, not this exact scandal, but wasn't there a story posted here that was written three years ago, where a former FoxNews high level employee flat out says that FoxNews does the same sort of thing in the US that News of the World did in England? Did I dream that?

The Rolling Stone article on Roger Ailes a short while ago talked about an electronically secure "brain room" at Fox headquarters in NYC where stuff happened. It didn't mention hacking specifically, but former staffers in the article hinted at nefarious things going on there. Too lazy to search, but a thread on the article ran here a couple weeks ago...