Is News Corp. Chairman-CEO Rupert Murdoch losing his conservative zeal? Say it ain’t so! The New York Times reports how positive, albeit very recent, coverage of Barack Obama in the New York Post has led many to believe the architect of a conservative-leaning media empire that includes the Post, the Wall Street Journal and Fox News Channel has softened. “He influences political coverage, as directly as you can possibly get at the Post,” says Michael Wolff, a writer who was given access to Mr. Murdoch for a book.
—Christopher Perez