Phone hacking: Ted Turner says Rupert Murdoch will have to step down

[Turborama]

Source: The Guardian

CNN founder and rival media mogul says News Corp head should take responsibility for crisis

James Robinson | Tuesday September 20 2011 16.00 BST

CNN founder Ted Turner said on Tuesday that rival media mogul Rupert Murdoch would "have to step down" in the wake of the phone-hacking controversy that has thrown News Corporation into crisis.

Turner who has clashed with Murdoch repeatedly throughout his career, told Bloomberg Television: "I think he's going to have to step down. He hadn't survived anything like this. This is serious."

Murdoch, who is chairman and chief executive of News Corp, has consistently denied any knowledge about the alleged extent of phone hacking at the News of the World, which the company was forced to close in July.

Turner said: "Well, he should have known. He was chairman of the board. He's responsible. I took responsibility when I ran my company. You never heard me say 'well, I didn't know'."

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/sep/20/hacking-ted-turner-rupert-murdoch

[SpiralHawk]

1. RepubliWankers like Murdoch always try to evade responsibility

Republicons - domestic and international varieties -- are Shameless Shirkers when it comes to any and everything public, but have their grubby gifty paws out to grab every penny they can from honest, honorable citizens.

So-called "Republicon Family Values" are right out of the spiritual cesspool.

[Kingofalldems]

2. Kick and Rec for all the Fox News fans stopping in

[Uncle Joe]

3. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Turborama.

[Left Coast2020]

4. How Sad that we don't have a news organizaton with Ted Turner...

...in command. We lost a respectable news source when he sold/merged with Time Warner. I wish he could take back CNN.

[newspeak]

5. thinking the same thing

ted turner needs to start a new news network. doesn't the house of Saud (a family member) own part of time/warner?

[dipsydoodle]

6. I'm sure Murdoch is really worried

about what Turner thinks. :sarcasm:

Guardian is still scratching around for odd bits I see in a vague attempt to sustain interest with the general public here in the UK.

I'd be interested to know how many here would use their site if it was chargeable.

[Matilda]

7. I think Murdoch will sacrifice his son if he has to.

As long as Rupert can hold on to power, I doubt he'd give a toss about James.

[Vidar]

8. I hope Turner is right, though I doubt it. Ted seems to be projecting some

of his own values & integrity on Murdoch, who totally lacks both.

[No Elephants]

9. Murdoch has no shame, whatever. That was evident during his questioning.

[Bosonic]

10. Meanwhile...

Rick Perry and Rupert Murdoch have dinner together

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry and embattled media mogul Rupert Murdoch had dinner together in New York City Monday night, CBS News confirmed on Tuesday.

The duo ate at Manhattan's ritzy Post House steakhouse, a few blocks away from Murdoch's Fifth Avenue apartment, the New York Times reported.

Perry, the popular Texas governor and a frontrunner for the GOP nomination, is in New York raising money from Hispanic and Jewish donors.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20108930-503544.html

[Javaman]

11. You know, if Obama isn't reelected, all of this goes away if a repuke gets in.

while I'm not a gigantic fan of Obama, I would rather have him then cement head perry.

cement head perry will let morlock (I know it's spelled wrong and for a reason) walk.

it will magically all go away on this side of the atlantic.

[Kingofalldems]

12. Kick this one to the top