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Media man Rupert Murdoch is ruffling some feathers here in Boston as a Globe columnist reported today that he’s looking to print the ever-classy NY Post here in Massachusetts. Why bother printing up here in Boston, you ask? Murdoch owned the Herald until 1994 when he was forced to sell the paper after federal law said he couldn’t own two media outlets in one market. He sold it to Pat Purcell, who had been running the Herald for the previous 10 years for him and continues in that roll now as owner of Herald Media, Inc. Although Purcell and Murdoch were once on the same team, it looks like Murdoch is looking to take his new business over to Morrissey Boulevard. He’s in negotiations to have the Boston Globe start printing 30,000-40,000 copies a day of the Post and they’ll be distributed using the Globe delivery service. more ›

Yesterday, Ted Koppel announced he was leaving his anchorship at Nightline after 25 years. "I really don't think there's anything else at ABC I would find as interesting or as challenging," Koppel said in an interview, adding: "Of course it's difficult. . . . It will be very hard to leave friends and colleagues behind. But in the words of an old song, you've gotta know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em." more ›