BizJournals Portfolio
Oct 19 2007 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Chris Matthews, Stephen Colbert...

-Rupert Murdoch says he'll spend $200 million to make Fox Business a hit. Only $200 million? [Bloomberg]

-Time Inc. has placed Bill Shapiro in charge of development. He was previously editing now-defunct Life magazine. [Jossip]

-Stephen Colbert's joke campaign might be breaking the real law. [Radar]

-Donnie Deutsch seems to think he's a "street fighter" and a "warrior." Dude, you are a talk show host. Not macho! [Portfolio]

-Guess I'm not the only one who thinks Chris Matthews is a tool. [Slate]


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