Weekly Standard Magazine

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 12:35am on Saturday, August 15th, 2009

Who Is Philip Anschutz? Portfolio.com posed the question and offered some answers on August 7, 2009:

"Throughout his career, Michael Jackson surrounded himself with unusual characters, from Marlon Brando to Bubbles the chimp. As his life was subsumed in controversy and financial difficulties, Jackson took on surprising advisers, like members of the Nation of Islam, orthodox-rabbi-turned-reality-show-host (and advocate of something called The Kosher Sutra) Shmuley Boteach, and Saudi prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.

Late in life, Jackson may have found his most mysterious—and lucrative—partner in Philip Anschutz, the Denver-based billionaire who has made money in everything from oil to telecom to movie-making and distribution."

The full story:
http://www.portfolio.com/companies-executives/2009/08/07/who-is-philip-anschutz-and-why-is-he-in-business-with-michael-jackson-and-the-weekly-standard/

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 2:20pm on Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Weekly Standard editor William Kristol assails "Liberal Media" and "GOP Hacks" in defending Sarah Palin, from a blog post on June 30, 2009:

"Lefty journalist Todd Purdum has a hit piece in the new Vanity Fair on Sarah Palin. You don’t have to be a big Palin fan to recognize the article is full of dubious claims, and is dependent on self-serving stories provided on background by some of the people who ran the McCain campaign into the ground.

Here’s a highlight of Purdum’s reporting: “More than once in my travels in Alaska, people brought up, without prompting, the question of Palin’s extravagant self-regard. Several told me, independently of one another, that they had consulted the definition of ‘narcissistic personality disorder’ in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders--’a pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy’--and thought it fit her perfectly.”

The full blog:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/TWSFPView.asp

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 10:55pm on Monday, June 29th, 2009

The Weekly Standard loses an estimated $5 million annually, Forbes magazine reported on June 29, 2009, in an article by Dirk Smillie about "stealth media mogul" and billionaire Philip Anschutz.

The full story:
http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/28/anschutz-weekly-standard-business-media-examiner.html

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 3:55pm on Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Clarity Media Group, the parent company of the Washington Examiner and San Francisco Examiner newspapers, has bought the Weekly Standard from News Corporation, the Washington Examiner reported on June 17, 2009:

"Clarity Media Group CEO Ryan McKibben announced today that the company had acquired The Weekly Standard magazine, which he characterized as “one of the most highly respected publications of public policy and political commentary in America.”

According to McKibben, Clarity Media Group intends to build on the editorial strengths of The Weekly Standard’s current staff and increase the magazine’s circulation and ad pages. “We have the highest regard for the editors and staff of The Weekly Standard, particularly founder William Kristol and executive editor Fred Barnes. The Weekly Standard’s content deals with the most critical public policy issues of our time, in an intelligent and compelling way.” said McKibben.

Weekly Standard editor William Kristol issued the following statement with respect to the ownership change:

"I want to express my personal gratitude, and that of my colleagues, to Rupert Murdoch. His generous support and (if I may use the term) liberal disposition have made whatever we’ve accomplished possible."