Rupert Murdock on the Internet and Blogging

I get nervous whenever I find myself agreeing with Rupert Murdoch. In my mind, he epitomizes most of what is wrong with the mainstream media. Nevertheless, the Lord of Fox News makes a lot of sense when he talks about the revolutionary nature of the changes that the internet is making. Here are a couple quotes:

"Never has the flow of information and ideas, of hard news and reasoned comment, been more important. The force of our democratic beliefs is a key weapon in the war against religious fanaticism and the terrorism it breeds."

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Mr Murdoch has undergone a Damascene conversion, admitting he hugely underestimated the power of the web. He said last night: "It is a creative, destructive technology that is still in its infancy, yet breaking and remaking everything in its path. We are all on a journey, not just the privileged few, and technology will take us to a destination that is defined by the limits of our creativity, our confidence and our courage."