Earlier this week, we put up a poll on Marketing‘s homepage asking “Do you care about Rupert Murdoch?”
Here are the results so far, in order of votes:
Yes, because this could be a turning point in attitudes toward media ownership: 42.75%
Couldn’t care less. Pass the pitcher!: 26.81%
I read the headlines and scan the stories: 15.94%
Yes, because it is one of the best soap operas in years: 14.49%
The buzz around the media mogul in the Twittersphere is still going strong. Here’s a selection of recent—and unedited—musings:
@TheAwesomeator: “Rupert Murdoch should be in jail for the rest of his life for giving us Fox & Friends, giving jobs to Beck, O’Reilly, & Wallace alone.”
@JohnFugelsang: “I like how Rupert Murdoch can apologize for wrongdoing while denying any responsibility for wrongdoing he apologized for.”
@TheDailyShow: “Rupert Murdoch better watch out! By the laws of vigilante comedy, next comes rogue banana peels & psychos wielding seltzer bottles. #piegate”
@JonnyWalker27: “People really think Rupert Murdoch is phased by the scandal. hes the Thuggest thug of them all. He’s just gon’ thug it out.”
@Reginald_Jeeves: “I can’t believe people are comparing Rupert Murdoch to Satan. I mean he’s evil, but he’s not as bad as Rupert Murdoch.”
@imadesomething: “Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng are so cute together! Let’s forget all about the hacking and the corruption and that dead guy!”
