(Re: Loose Cannon: Two Young Men Meet The Wizard From Oz, Direct Newsline, Monday, June 02, 2008 [http://directmag.com/opinions-columnists/loosecannon/loose-cannon-two-young-men-oz-0601/]):
Sadly, your column will be closer to the truth than we’d like:- Murdoch has never been one to abide by the rules of ethical journalism, or respect for intellectual discourse . . . his plowboy rush to champion his rather unique Right Wing perspective is sad. His wealth has the momentum but not the intellect to make positive change.
As a broke-ass techie businessperson, I watch helpless as the WSJ assets becomes marketing fodder for the Murdoch machine . . . your notes were sadly spot on.
Larry Quintana
CEO
The Messina Group
Modesto, CA
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Your column was not as far off as you think!
The Wall Street Journal has arrived at my house in a plastic bag with a coupon for the NY Post!
And this is in the Washington, DC market. Bethesda, MD is about as unlikely a demographic for the NY Post as Greenwich, CT. Possibly more so.
David S. James
Bethesda List Center, Inc.
Bethesda, MD
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You paint an alarming picture of what would happen if the Wall Street Journal became a tabloid!
Surely Rupert Murdoch wouldn’t try to “jazz up” a winner like the Journal!
Fred Morath
Fred Morath Direct Marketing
Natick, MA
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Congratulations on the 2nd best placement of the verb ‘skulk’ since Andie McDowell twirled Hugh Grant’s fancy in ‘4 Weddings and a Funeral’ . . . Once again, you’ve brought a smile on a Monday morning.
Sunny Heyer
Market Segment Manager
AMA Insurance Agency, Inc.
Chicago
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