News Corp versus the BBC, Internecine War Brewing
August 31, 2009
Read the BBC news story “Murdoch Attack on ‘Dominant’ BBC. Note the following comment:
Mr Murdoch (the son, not the big dog) said free news on the web provided by the BBC made it “incredibly difficult” for private news organisations to ask people to pay for their news. “It is essential for the future of independent digital journalism that a fair price can be charged for news to people who value it,” he said. News Corporation has said it will start charging online customers for news content across all its websites.
In a high class mud slinging rejoinder,
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke said Mr Murdoch’s argument that the BBC was a “threat” to independent journalism was “fundamentally wrong”. He told BBC Radio 5 live: “Journalism is going through a very difficult time – not only in this country but every country in the world – because newspapers, radio and television in the commercial world are all having a very rough time.”
Quite an exchange. Both outfits find themselves in the headlights of users who are embracing different methods of getting information. The likely escalation? Knitted brows and hard stares at the country club.
Stephen Arnold, August 31, 2009
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