tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post6833375213513408242..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Corporate failure: more than a few bad applesbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-36931004893963136902013-01-19T15:54:54.106+00:002013-01-19T15:54:54.106+00:00Guardian: Corporate access to UK government. A bud...Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/jan/18/buddy-scheme-multinationals-access-ministers" rel="nofollow">Corporate access to UK government</a>. A buddy system - what is this: kindergarten?byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-60647338159941933232012-11-19T11:20:04.039+00:002012-11-19T11:20:04.039+00:00Guardian: Corporate sins, by new Archbishop of Can...Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/andrewbrown/2012/nov/18/justin-welby-bp-deepwater-corporate-sin" rel="nofollow">Corporate sins</a>, by new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. I love it. This is so important and I love the fact that he's serious about consequences that go beyond tiny fines for serious corporate criminal behaviour.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-23158673354184224432011-08-15T11:28:16.431+01:002011-08-15T11:28:16.431+01:00Not in any direct way, though there are some cultu...Not in any direct way, though there are some cultural parallels about the loss of inhibitions in the pursuit of personal gain.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-43714373104362120902011-08-13T19:34:34.989+01:002011-08-13T19:34:34.989+01:00Yes, I did know that Zondervan is part of News Cor...Yes, I did know that Zondervan is part of News Corp. The one useful thing that my 6 months in an economics degree taught me (that and the fact that economics is not for me.)<br /><br />Do you think the riots have anything to do with the News International thing?Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703064533223990944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-44063069873045989872011-08-11T20:04:49.073+01:002011-08-11T20:04:49.073+01:00Did you know that Zondervan is part of News Corp? ...Did you know that Zondervan is part of News Corp? I think I did know that, at some stage, but hadn't remembered it until reading <a href="http://www.inhabitatiodei.com/2011/08/11/the-irresistible-devolution/" rel="nofollow">this piece</a> from Halden.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-47356516606362458522011-08-10T23:40:52.606+01:002011-08-10T23:40:52.606+01:00Tim Dickinson: Roger Ailes and the rise of Fox New...Tim Dickinson: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/10/roger-ailes-fox-news-murdoch" rel="nofollow">Roger Ailes and the rise of Fox News</a>. Some amazing stories and quotes here.<br /><br />"Ailes [..] has built the most formidable propaganda machine ever seen outside of the Communist bloc, pioneering a business model that effectively monetises conservative politics through itsbyron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-34973677926999498752011-08-03T22:52:09.707+01:002011-08-03T22:52:09.707+01:00Hot Topic: Lessons from the Murdoch saga. One of t...Hot Topic: <a href="http://hot-topic.co.nz/lessons-from-the-murdoch-saga/" rel="nofollow">Lessons from the Murdoch saga</a>. One of the lessons concerns the dangers of having any field dominated by a small number of big players, which is precisely the kind of systemic issue hidden by a smattering of resignations that I'm talking about.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-89324998642608931372011-08-03T22:36:51.990+01:002011-08-03T22:36:51.990+01:00A few bad apples - why Fox doesn't do phone-ha...<a href="http://s3.credoaction.com.s3.amazonaws.com/comics/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/TMW2011-07-27colorlowres.jpg" rel="nofollow">A few bad apples</a> - why Fox doesn't do phone-hacking.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-48239016711026646342011-07-23T11:28:36.376+01:002011-07-23T11:28:36.376+01:00The Conversation: Confessions of a "recoverin...The Conversation: <a href="http://theconversation.edu.au/confessions-of-a-recovering-former-murdoch-news-chief-2483" rel="nofollow">Confessions of a "recovering" former Murdoch news chief</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-55394061303710796592011-07-22T20:55:22.497+01:002011-07-22T20:55:22.497+01:00SMH: Corporate goliaths in Australia. This may app...SMH: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/national/corporate-goliaths-hold-sway-20110722-1hsxk.html" rel="nofollow">Corporate goliaths in Australia</a>. This may appear on the surface to have little to with News Corp, but the common thread is the distorting political effect of massive companies with large amounts of market share.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.com