Anschutz may buy Murdoch's Weekly Standard
Posted by Emily Dilling on June 11, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Billionaire Philip Anschutz, who recently took over the Examiner papers in both Washington and San Francisco, may buy Rupert Murdoch's Weekly Standard, an "insider" told U.S. News & World Report.
The purchase of the conservative paper fits with other titles published by Anschutz's company, Clarity Media Group, which tend to print conservative editorials. Recent hirings of conservative columnists Michael Barone and Byron York seem to confirm a trend of publishing papers that lean to the right of the political spectrum.
Anschutz is not considered to be "right wing," however, and insiders say they do not expect much restructuring of the paper under the new ownership, claiming that Anschutz "prefers to make contrarian purchases and then leave the day-to-day operation up to his managers," according to U.S. News & World Report.
The purchase of the conservative paper fits with other titles published by Anschutz's company, Clarity Media Group, which tend to print conservative editorials. Recent hirings of conservative columnists Michael Barone and Byron York seem to confirm a trend of publishing papers that lean to the right of the political spectrum.
Anschutz is not considered to be "right wing," however, and insiders say they do not expect much restructuring of the paper under the new ownership, claiming that Anschutz "prefers to make contrarian purchases and then leave the day-to-day operation up to his managers," according to U.S. News & World Report.
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