News Corp CEO Criticizes Google, Silicon Valley

The Hill: It’s not every day that a speech given by a publishing executive is truly noteworthy, but remarks given earlier this month by Robert Thomson, CEO of News Corp., are the exception to the rule. Speaking on Aug. 13 at Australia’s Lowy Institute for International Policy, Thomson delivered a powerful speech in which he decried, among other things, the business practices of “distribution” companies like Google, the theft of intellectual property and the politically correct mindset of Silicon Valley.