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Bending to political pressure, including unexpectedly sharp criticism from Bob Dole, soon-to-be Speaker Newt Gingrich rewrote the terms of a highly remunerative book deal with a Rupert Murdoch-controlled publishing house. Gingrich defended the deal as proper. But, saying he wanted to appear above reproach and quell any controversy, he announced he would forgo a $4.5 million advance for two books on politics. Instead he will settle for a $1 advance and royalties...
...federal rules that limit a foreign company or individual from owning more than 25 percent of a broadcast property. NBC's complaint follows a similar petition by the NAACP, which said that Fox's foreign ownership structure denied opportunities to U.S. minorities. Fox officials deny wrongdoing, saying that Rupert Murdoch, who controls News Corp. and became a U.S. citizen in order to buy the stations, now owns 76 percent of the network's voting rights.Post your opinion on theNew Mediabulletin board...
...only are the characters in Man is Man unreal, they also inhabit an artificial, dreamlike world. The sets by James Murdoch are disjointed and angular, with ramshackle flats giving way to railroad tracks which slices the stage diagonally. The sounds of this world are also curie; a disembodied voice announces military maneuvers, and the cool mellow jazz of the onstage quintet--featuring most notably Alex Barnett on clarinet--provides an otherworldly, impressionistic musical undercurrent. The cuminsting battle scene is recreated with nightmarish intensity through the efforts of the sound and light crew...
Responsible not only for the performance but also for the direction of the play. Brown maximizes the dramatic effect with minimalist staging. The set, designed by James Murdoch, is sparse enough to accomodate the many different kinds of scenes...
...RUPERT MURDOCH...