Will The FCC’s Chairman Give Rupert Murdoch A Holiday Gift In 2013?

The curious thing about Julius Genachowski‘s tenure as Federal Communications Commission chairman is that he’s been a virtuoso in dealing with broadband issues but tone deaf when it comes to traditional media. Case in point: Look at all the people he has infuriated with his attempt to make it easier for a company to own a TV station and major newspaper in the same city. (A proposal Genachowski circulated would put the burden on the FCC to show why it should block a cross-ownership arrangement in the 20 largest markets.) The effort is tailor-made for Rupert Murdoch.