Monday, November 12, 2007

CHANNEL ISLAND: Fox sees dollar signs in picket lines

Thanks to shows such as 'American Idol,' a Fox exec says money it will save on salaries offsets any lost ad revenue.By Scott Collins, Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNovember 12, 2007STRIKING writers had a special message for Fox executives Friday morning.An estimated 3,000 picketers massed outside Fox's Century City headquarters, where they were serenaded by guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, an anti-corporate, far-left band that has made a career of telling listeners how to stick it to the Man. One sign bore a doctored photo of Peter Chernin, president of Fox parent News Corp., extending his middle finger over the legend, "Write this!"

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