Rupert Murdoch Apologizes For Knocking 'Jewish Owned Press'

Media mogul ignited storm of criticism

Rupert Murdoch knew who was behind biased news coverage of the escalating Gaza violence. "Why Is Jewish owned press so consistently anti- Israel in every crisis?" Murdoch tweeted Saturday evening.

Within hours, though, the media mogul had apologized.

"',Jewish owned press' have been sternly criticised, suggesting link to Jewish reporters. Don't see this, but apologise unreservedly," Murdoch tweeted Sunday morning. He also deleted his original post.

Murdoch seems to have taken to heart criticism expressed most prominently by Peter Beinart, editor of the left-wing "Open Zion" blog on The Daily Beast.

"As a smart friend points out, Murdoch's tweet is the equivalent of saying 'Why don't Jewish bankers loan more money to Jews?" Beinart wrote. "What's offensive is the suggestion that Jewish bankers should make professional decisions not as bankers, but as Jews."

But for Commentary's Jonathan S. Tobin, Murdoch had it basically right the first time around, even if the sentiments were worded poorly.

"As usual, Beinart has it backwards," Tobin wrote. "Far from wanting Jews in journalism to jettison their professional obligations, what media critics want is for them to return to a position of integrity and to tell the story of the Middle East conflict more accurately. If they did, media bias against Israel wouldn't be as much of a factor as it is today."

Via The Daily Beast.

Was Rupert Murdoch right to apologize?

[Registre56]

Speak your mind!

[Rightwing]

Amazing coming from the super rich who does not really belong to america,he come's half way around the world and want's to run it,and the republicans wonder why they lost,all they had to do is stop listening at Murdoch's screwed up hatred machine that he use in America to pit us against one another (Foxnews/News Corp) wonder why there is no fox news in the country he comes from ?????

[Real4WheelDrv]

@Rightwing There is.

[hertz_doughnut]

@Real4WheelDrv Obama is a member of the Illuminati. He is their number one guy.

[Phreakwars]

@Rightwing This is true. The guy is not a real American, and he uses his influence to brainwash conservatives and they fall for it. Wanna know why Romney lost? Fox News. Wanna know why Republicans even chose a loosing candidate like Romney? Fox News. Wanna know why there is so much division in America? Fox News. If Republicans truly want a reboot on their brand, and truly want to be an option worth considering in future elections, they simply need to turn off America hating Fox News, and tell Rupert Murdoch to piss off and go back "down under" the rock he came from. America deserves better.

[dances-weebles]

@hertz_doughnut oh, fudge

[Real4WheelDrv]

of course, he shouldn't have said it at all. His SENTIMENTS may be correct, but how he went about it...no way.

[Laradian]

We have freedom of speech here. Murdoch should be allowed to say whatever he wishes. If he truly believes what he says then he's wrong to apologize.

As for the Middle East problem, God evicted the Jews from Israel nearly 2,000 years ago when He sent the Romans in to punish them for killing His on and the all the prophets. I don't recall God sending out an invitation for them to return to that land. They leave, problem solved.

[Zazziness]

This entire planet would be better off if some people had never been born. Rupert Murdoch is among them.

[PoliticalSpice]

Murdoch, Ann Coulter and W Bush are a good arguments for post birth Abortion...

[bsking]

@Elliotsreport obama,bill ayres,rev wright,and the ballerina punk emmanuel brothers, micheal moore,the peanut farmer,....this game could go on for hours

[Dan_Tien]

It is not a sincere apology, so who cares?

[FFX_VA]

BTW, I think I owe you an apology.
I only use my phone for this so for the longest time my creative mind thought ur picture looked like Jim Carrey from the movie Grinch wearing a bowler hat. On my new phone I clearly see it's Magritte's The Son of Man, a much better choice :) Totally off topic I know, but though it'd give you a laugh.

[Jim49418]

You mean, just like the one Susan Rice gave?
Like you say,.........who cares!
So,.... our new Secretary of State Lies to the public about Benghazi, and you say "who cares"!!!
Good point!
Heaven forbid we have an honest person in that position.
You do make a good point though......just lie until it makes you look good!
We've become accostomed to it.

[Zazziness]

@Jim49418 Where is your evidence that lies were told?

[DARSB]

@Jim49418 I know Sen. McCain wants Ambassador Rice to "admit" she was wrong, and she hasn't; when did she, as you say, "apologize?"

[marine1]

@Zazziness thats easy, their lips moved.

[Fishbone345]

Coward. Stand behind your words.

[NormalFlora]

The P T Barnum of "news" is criticizing legitimate news organizations? Irony meter go BOOM!!!!!!

[FFX_VA]

...at least he didn't go on a world tour to do it.

[mimi57]

He doesn't need to apologize to anyone, the 95% Jewish press has been leaning left for years, and has done
irreparable damage to both Israel and the US.

[martydotcom]

define Jewish Press damage vs Faux News damage.

I still giggling over Karl Rove's hissy fit and the pervert Dick Morris's election predictions, Sarah Palin's penetrating in depth, cogent analysis, Donald trumps great commentary, Sean Hannity balanced commentary, to say nothing of UK News TV hacking cell phones.

[CATTLEPROD]

@martydotcom It amazes me that 70% of american jews voted for obama. Considering the treatment barry has given israel I would have thought a good 99% would have voted for romney. That should have swayed the election mitts way. But considering that hollyweird, most media outlets, and the entertainment industry are jewish owned, and the fact that this election was also won for obama from the constant cheerleading of those various outlets, he is obviously thier man for whatever world domination plan THEY have, not the NATION of israel. I am not anti-jewish. I hope they do what has to be done and teach that region a lesson they will not soon forget. They aint getting no help from us so they have no reason to be shackled by our P.C. style of warfighting. But it is strange to me that any jewish american would have voted for barry. Just like it is strange to me romney got ZERO votes in philadelphia and chicago. I know he had ground operations in those cities, meaning someone who lived there was volunteering and should have voted. At least a few votes for romney. But ZERO? I am sure NONE of those votes were miscounted, or lost, or thrown away.

[martydotcom]

@CATTLEPROD Your premis has several invalid assuptions; most American Jews rejected Netanyahu's meddling in US politics. To your dismay I'm, sure, as illustrated by the vote American Jews don't perceive Obama's treatment as unfair. The U S Jew feels Netanyahu is a right wing zealot owned by the radical orthodox parties Adelson owns a news paper with editorial policy of Fox he gives away for free destroying conpetition The ultra right wing isrEli's who have no interest in a peace accord, they belive they are entitled to all wat bank and all gazavEach time talks are impending Israel builds another settlement. The current government is not interested in a peace accord. Protection From nuke Iran yes!
Obama got zero votes in several distrct in Tx. All back dist voting 100% for Obama no surprise ever been to S. Philly

[martydotcom]

@CATTLEPROD do you now recognize Hollywood's lack of influence. look how little influence the Koch Bros. Karl Rove and all the other PACs had on voters. Why did you assume Jews would be twits and follow the Hollywood crowd

[AceLuby]

@CATTLEPROD Why would Jews care about Israel? Most American Jews are from Europe and Eastern Europe. Very few American Jews are from Israel. It's like asking why the Christian Right isn't sending money to African Christians in droves to help 'their people'.

[DARSB]

You know, for a guy who owns a corporation called, "Newscorp" Rupert sure is poorly informed.

[NormalFlora]

But since he owns Weekly World News, he knows all about Batboy and that flying saucer that landed on the aircraft carrier...

[DARSB]

@NormalFlora OMG, how could I have forgotten WWN? Now they're covering a UFO over Denver that might be watching Paula Brownwell's Playboy shoot while Petraeus takes over at Princeton and Mitt Romney moves to the Cayman Islands. http://goo.gl/ynAe9

[Denizen_Kate]

@DARSB and NormalFlora - LMAO! Please stop! I'm getting a tummy ache!

[martydotcom]

"Fair and Balanced" trips over into the reality of News Corp. " Bigoted and Biased"

[CATTLEPROD]

Fox goes out of it's way to show the lefts point of view. It is far more balanced than the treatment any token conservative pinata would get on bill maher.

[martydotcom]

@CATTLEPROD pass whatever you're smoking you've got a grippy view of reality

[Doghiker]

@CATTLEPROD

[Thomas_Paine]

Isn't Murdoch a Jewish name? ;-0

[jessejaymes]

I care far less about what Murdoch says than I do that he made 33 million dollars in the USA two years ago and paid zero income tax and in fact got an additional 800,000.00 back from the American Taxpayers. THAT I care about.

[marine1]

don't be pissed at murdoch, be mad at you goverment for allowing it to happen and before you go off the left/right deep end, keep in mind it took both sides to screw this country over as bad as it has.

[Nemesis3X]

@marine1 How dare you!!! It's only the Repubs that screw everything up. The Dems have our best interest in mind, not to maintain their power base. The Dems will fix it in 4, no 8, no make that 12 yrs. If they don't? Well , we know Bush some how screwed it up.

[jessejaymes]

@marine1 As long as you can find blame elsewhere you won't find any with Murdoch and Fox. That about cover it?

[marine1]

@jessejaymes No, as long as the tax loopholes are allowed,"by law" I know of no one that does not take advantage. I will give you this, the average american tax payer has and will continue to carry the load untill both sides start putting the working folks first and other countries 2nd.

[jessejaymes]

@marine1 and that is not going to happen.

[stepped_in_it]

I think his BOLOGNA has not only slipped off his cracker, it has fallen into his lap!!

[hertz_doughnut]

Just because some of the Illuminati bankers happen to be Jewish do not kill the whole race. There is a couple Germans and Every other Race that has kissed the ass of Lucifer.

[Politicskid]

More liberal bias. Come on, Politix!

[Zoe2012]

Who cares what Rupert says?

[RobertJHarsh]

No. His opinion is his own. One should not have to apologize for their views.

[idlbeokay_bob]

What, oh, I said what? I'm sorry, Next story.

[WMCOL]

His comment sure does not help the credibility of the right-wing spouting "news" organizations he owns.

[MRMacrum]

I do not care what Rupert does? The man is a pox on the media world.