In just about a week, Rupert Murdoch is going to launch a new publication, The California Post.
In digital and print, no less, it's been described as a New York post for the left coast.
If Mr.
Murdoch seems unbothered by reports of the death of media, perhaps that's for a reason.
Murdoch media isn't dying.
Former Fox News personalities are currently running the Departments of Defense and Transportation.
One is the Bordersar, one is the Director of National Intelligence,
and Donald Trump, you may recall, is in the White House.
Rupert Murdoch knows what he's doing.
He has been one of the most important media owners,
not only for what he owns, but also for the way he's used it.
He has had this fascinating but for many people poisonous impact on political discourse on politics more generally.
Today on Today explained a rerun of a show we ran last fall.
My co-host Sean Ramos firm on how Rupert Murdoch remade the world.
Do you remember?
Do you like the feeling of power you have as a newspaper proprietor,
being able to formulate policies for a large number of newspapers in every state of Australia?
Well, if anyone on it knows about it, of course, and that's yes.
Of course one enjoys the feeling of power.
I think Rupert is a very good and tough businessman.