Steve Jobs to Rupert Murdoch: 'Fox Has Become an Incredibly Destructive Force in Our Society'

(Via Simon & Schuster)

Not to heap more praise on a man who already is getting way too much love, but there are some great anecdotes about New York media in the Steve Jobs biography. Poynter collected a few of them, and we’ve pulled out our favorites.

According to the author, Walter Issacson, Jobs wanted to help journalism and in particular the New York Times. Before the iPad launched, Jobs met with about 50 of the paper’s leaders and told them that the Times’ app should be offered at a midpoint price ($5 “at most”) in order to reach the most readers.

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