By Hunter Walker 3/25 3:56pm

Moguls

US-OSCARS-ARRIVALS

Did Mayor Bloomberg Warn Rupert Murdoch to ‘Stop Twittering?’

At his press conference this afternoon, Mayor Michael Bloomberg was asked about his thoughts on the “Twitter universe” in light of a recent scandal involving an EMS lieutenant who was suspended after the New York Post revealed a series of racist statements he made on the social media site. Mayor Bloomberg described it as evidence people need to be far more careful about what they post online and suggested he’d even warned one of his fellow media moguls, Rupert Murdoch, to stay away from Twitter.

“Everything you send out is going to be retweeted, re-Facebooked, re this, re that and … if you write it down, some day somebody’s going to FOIL it or get it based on a judge’s order,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “You should write down, number one, only things you believe and, number two, then think about how it would look if somebody else sees it.” Read More

By Hunter Walker 1/12/12 5:38pm

Namecalling

Rupert Murdoch (Photo: Twitter)

Rupert Murdoch Wonders How 'Chicken Cuomo' Will Respond To 'Bloomberg's Bold Teacher Proposals'

News Corporation media mogul Rupert Murdoch took to Twitter today to weigh in on Mayor Bloomberg’s State of the City address. Mr. Murdoch praised Mayor Bloomberg’s education proposals, encouraged the United Federation of Teacher’s to drop their opposition to the initiatives and wondered how New York’s “chicken” governor will respond.

“Bloomberg’s bold teacher proposals today terrific. How will chicken Cuomo respond? If UFT refuses this money good teachers will scream,” Mr. Murdoch wrote. Read More

By Hunter Walker 1/02/12 5:10pm

Bromances

Rupert Murdoch (Photo: Twitter)

Rupert Murdoch Calls Mike Bloomberg 'New York's Best Mayor in Memory!'

Rupert Murdoch shared some kind words for his fellow billionaire and media mogul, Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Mr. Murdoch joined Twitter this weekend and his first social media musings included compliments for Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, movie reviews, New Year’s resolutions and a glowing assessment of Mayor Bloomberg. “Great to see Mike Bloomberg getting some rewards for being New York’s best mayor in memory!” Mr. Murdoch wrote last night.  Read More

By Hunter Walker 10/21/11 12:00pm

Comedy

Steven A. Schwarzman (Getty)

Blackstone Group Billionaire Steven Schwarzman Roasts Occupy Wall Street and Rupert Murdoch at White Tie Dinner

After his company announced hundreds of millions in losses yesterday morning, Blackstone Group chairman and co-founder Steven A. Schwarzman did his best Henny Youngman impression with a political roast routine at last night’s annual Al Smith dinner. Mr. Schwarzman’s schmaltzy speech at the Waldorf Astoria white tie bash included zingers about Occupy Wall Street, the News Corporation phone hacking scandal and New York Senator Chuck Schumer. Hey-O! Read More

By Azi Paybarah 7/26/11 7:56pm

Features

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 12: Rupert Murdoch, the chief executive officer of News Corp., is driven from his apartment on July 12, 2011 in London, England. Allegations emerged yesterday that private investigators working for The Sun and The Sunday Times newspapers, owned by Mr Murdoch's company, targeted former Prime Minister Gordon Brown to obtain bank details and his son's medical records. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Rupert’s Post Game: His Royal Pie-ness Story on Page SShhh

No one in News Corp.’s New York headquarters knew quite what to do when the pie landed on Rupert Murdoch.

“The newsroom stopped,” said one person inside the Wall Street Journal offices at the time, where the hearing was being broadcast on the televisions in the bullpen.

Outside, two NYPD cars were parked directly opposite of the building’s main entrance on Avenue of the Americas, while a CNN reporter filmed a report with Mr. Murdoch’s flagship building in the background. Inside, Mr. Murdoch’s operations tried to carry on: Fox News ran the London hearing live, and the Journal reporters—upon recovering—prepared a front-page story for the next morning.

But the pie-stained moment—which included Mr. Murdoch’s wife, Wendi Deng, slapping the assailant, and his son, James, complaining to the police—was, in many ways, tailor-made for Mr. Murdoch’s favorite local outlet, the tabloid he had twice bought and most closely resembles the embodiment of his life’s work: Turning dry dispassionate reports of government bodies into dramatic, personal narratives of powerful men and business elites behaving badly. And yet, if any Murdoch news outlet had something resembling an emotional desire to protect the 80-year-old Australian on what he called the “most humble” day of his life, it was the New York Post, the money-losing property that has long felt like a physical extension of its doting owner. The Post ran the story on page 35. Read More

By Reid Pillifant 7/26/11 7:15pm

investigations

King: 'No Reason to Think' Murdoch Knew About Hacking

Last week, Congressman Peter King called for an investigation into possible News Corp. hacking in New York City. But King isn’t assuming his friend Rupert Murdoch knew anything about it.

“I have no reason to think Rupert Murdoch knew about it, or that anyone from the New York Post, Fox News, knew about it, so I’m not going to get into that,” King said at a breakfast event hosted by the Observer yesterday. “I think this is corruption that could be in any organization. I just thought this had to be tracked down and investigated.” Read More

By Azi Paybarah 4:29pm

suggested reading

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 19: U.S. President Obama arrives in the Brady Press Briefing Room for a brief statement on ongoing debt ceiling negotiations with congressional leaders July 19, 2011 in Washington, DC. Obama said a proposal offered by the bipartisan group, the 'Gang of Six', was 'a very significant step' on resolving the stalemate over the debt ceiling issue. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Roundup: Cuomo Moves Into Phase 2, Dominic Carter Makes a Debut

Tonight: Rangel does live online town hall at 5:30. [We Harlem]

Tonight: Gianaris on NY1 with Errol Louis. [Twitter]

Tonight: Dominic Carter makes TV debut as guest on RNN Richard Frech’s show, tonight and tomorrow. [ Jerry Barmash/ FishbowlNY]

2013: “Fall internship positions with NYC citywide campaign.” [Twitter]

2014: DiNapoli has just $53,000 on-hand. [Liz Benjamin / Capital Tonight]

Debt Ceiling: Obama embraces bi-partisan plan, hoping the House will too. [James Calmes and Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times]

Silicon Alley: Bloomberg’s plans for new college is “a shot across the bow of Silicon Valley.” [Samantha Gross / AP]

Silicon Alley: New school could create 30,000 temp and permanent jobs [Patrick McGeehan / New York Times]

Phone Hacking: Murdoch maintains his innocence. [Alan Cowell and Graham Bowley / New York Times]

Phone Hacking: “The hearing ended with another MP saying, ‘Mr. Murdoch, your wife has a very good left hook.’” [Keach Hagey / Politico]

Phone Hacking: Why Joel Klein was sitting behind the Murdochs today. [Jacob Soboroff / Twitter]

Cuomo: Phase II, creating jobs. [Cara Matthews / LoHud]

DiNapoli: Top aide, Dennis Tompkins departs for job with state Education Dept. [Ken Lovett / Daily News]

Same-Sex Marriage: Paul Singer, GOP who advocated for same-sex marriage, donated to Conservative Party. [Liz Benjamin / Capital Tonight]

Same-Sex Marriage: Lottery system to handle the influx this Sunday. [NY1]

Same-Sex Marriage: “We want to make sure that Sunday is not like a trip to Motor Vehicles,” said Quinn, about city preparations. [Julie Bolcer / Advocate]

Headline: “Christian Clerks Face NYC Same-Sex Marriage License Dilemma.” [Jennifer LeClaire / Charisma Magazine]