Media Matters Wins Lunch with Murdoch
Sam Stein at the Huffington Post reports:
In one of the more clever moments of issue advocacy in recent memory, the progressive media watchdog group, Media Matters for America, successfully won an online auction Thursday to have a "friendly lunch" with its long-time nemesis, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch.
The item, which was listed on the site Charity Buzz, was billed as a chance to "propose your business ideas" with the media mogul. The winning bid, according to a Media Matters representative, went for $86,000 -- the proceeds of which will be sent to The Global Poverty Project. The estimated value of the lunch is $15,000.
When the lunch will take place is not yet determined. But it will involve the watchdog group's founder and president, David Brock, along with five additional guests, dining with Murdoch.
"I look forward to this opportunity to have a friendly lunch with Rupert Murdoch, along with five of my invited guests," said Brock, in a statement provided by Media Matters after the bid was finalized. "I will soon contact Mr. Murdoch's office to determine a mutually convenient time and place in New York."
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