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Virgin Media Democracy
Once upon a time lefty academics used to write unreadable tomes about the problem of concentration of media power (Robert McChesney anyone?). Forget William Randolph Hearst and Max Beaverbrook. They were concerned. Now, at last they have allies in the world of corporate PR. Here’s Sir Richard Branson‘s larynx, Will Whitehorn (pictured left, smiling –…
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Bring out the Branson
Screw It, Let’s Do It. Looks like James Murdoch has been taking ‘lessons in life’ from Richard Branson. Sir Richard, a minority shareholder in NTL, is unhappy because James has snuck in and bought a billion quid’s worth of ITV stock. Sir Rick’s anger has led him into the dangerous academic trap of asserting ‘strong’…