Steve Jobs Called Fox News 'An Incredibly Destructive Force'

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Posted October 26, 2011 at 7:54pm by iClarified

Steve Jobs reportedly told Rupert Murdoch that Fox News was 'an incredibly destructive force in our society', according to the Walter Isaacson biography about him.

Reuters recounts a passage from the book in which Isaacson writes that Jobs violated a personal rule to speak at a News Corp management retreat after collaborating on the Daily app for iPad.

Murdoch said Jobs was "very blunt and critical of what newspapers were doing in technology" at the retreat. Later, at dinner, Jobs told Murdoch, "You're blowing it with Fox News."

"The axis today is not liberal and conservative, the axis is conservative-destructive, and you've cast your lot with the destructive people," the book quotes Jobs as saying. "Fox has become an incredibly destructive force force in our society. You can be better, and this is going to be your legacy if you're not careful."

Interestingly, Jobs believed Murdoch disliked the network's direction. "Rupert's a builder, not a tearer-downer," he told Isaacson. "I've had some meetings with James [Murdoch], and I think he agrees with me. I can just tell."

Murdoch shrugged off Job's remarks saying, "He's got sort of a left-wing view on this".

Apparently, Jobs even planned to ask 'The Daily Show' to compile a few clips of Fox News to show Murdoch; however, it's unclear if he ever did.

"I'd be happy to see it," Murdoch said. "But he hasn't sent it to me."

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crankyboy - October 30, 2011 at 11:09pm

Wtfover I'm not sure why you are calling me a shower in french. I do shower every day. At times twice a day if it's been especially hot. Like over the weekend. It was very humid too until the storm. Much better today. I didn't leave out any words from her quote you bath (since we seem to be on a personal hygiene theme, though I'm still not sure why). In fact I didn't any of it. I copied it. It does seem to ber the popular version. Perhaps you are quoting her "clarification"? I don't watch fox news so I could be wrong (I prefer me information to be "fair" and "balanced"). It was simply one of the many, many, many, many, many snippets I came across the 30 seconds of looking. I think you might be confused as to the meaning of the word "lies". It means an intentionally false statement. If I was wrong it was not intentional, simply an error. If I picked the one quote that was wrong I apologise. I'll grab another if you like. There is plenty to choose from.

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crankyboy - October 30, 2011 at 11:23pm

On further consideration I believe you were not talking about methods of cleaning yourself when you called me a douche. It seems you were attempting an ad hominem attack. Which is odd as we have never met, you know nothing about me and it's a reasonably uncommon term outside North America until recently (thank you Jersey Shore). Moron was a marginally better choice but once again you are a little off the mark. Questioning my intelligence when I think you ment to bring my knowledge of the situation, not my interpretation, into question. But an ad hominem attack does mark you as a Fox News supporter. It is one of their favourite techniques. Right on the money there.

crankyboy - October 30, 2011 at 11:44pm

I really must apologise for my poor typing. It's Monday morning and I hadn't had my coffee yet. Much better now though still a little tired. Why it Monday mornings always make me more tired than say a Saturday morning? Do you get that too?

Bill - October 27, 2011 at 9:21pm

Two points: 1) This article is about Steve Jobs, not Fox. Nobody gives a flying what the individuals posting think about Fox, either pro or con. 2) Who gives a shit what Steve Jobs thought about Fox? He's dead.

David - October 27, 2011 at 2:48pm

Liberals are iPods, iPhones, and iPads; Fox News fans are Zune.

boo hoo - October 27, 2011 at 2:30am

if fox news didn't have the overall conservative view it has, every single news outlet in america would be hard-core left wing. god forbid there only be one channel that leans more right than it does left. but, if it were left to liberals, they'd want everything to be the same: your income, your political views, etc. i thought this country protected freedom of speech (freedom of opinion), yet every other news outlet bashes fox news for being conservative...that's so marxist it sickens me! let's get one thing straight, people. steve jobs' political views were completely obvious: social liberal / fiscal conservative = moderate he was a doper (liberal) he was a zen buddhist (typically liberal) he was a businessman/CEO (typically conservative) i haven't read his bio, but i wanna say he was pro-life (conservative) we have to remember that whenever he showed off iOS and other things Apple, he LOVED to use The New York Times as a showpiece for demo...that says it all! When you get your news from NYT, your view on the news is so Marxist and gay that of course Fox News in comparison looks so right-wing to you. Then look at his products: in order to be free, you have to JAILBREAK to unleash the device's true potential. 'Nuf said.

Crankyboy - October 27, 2011 at 4:52am

I'm sorry you feel that way boo hoo. Fox News is globally famous for lies and missinformation. It's the gold standard for which all others are measured. For example: In November of 2009, Dana Perino appeared on Fox News Hannity, claimed, We did not have a terrorist attack on our country during President Bushs term. September 11 anyone?

no_ma'am - October 27, 2011 at 10:09am

@crankboy, it seems you have bought into the lies.

Well put. I couldn't have said it better myself.

Crankyboy - October 27, 2011 at 2:26am

I thought everyone knew that. Apart from the people who only watch Fox of course. Can't burst that bubble with nuke.

Glasmo - October 26, 2011 at 8:59pm

I simply refuse to believe that a hippy would think of Fox News as a "destructive force". Shocker!

no_ma'am - October 27, 2011 at 1:31am

Lol. That is weird. How interesting a total liberal doesn't like Fox. The sarcasm meter is off the charts.

byronchurch - October 26, 2011 at 8:05pm

"I'd be happy to see it," Murdoch told Isaacson What a crock