In fact, throughout the newspaper industry Graham, 66, enjoys a reputation as one of the good guys of American journalism, the rare mogul who puts principles and people ahead of profits.
The situation is growing increasingly intolerable for Journal staffers, who say journalism at the paper that media mogul Rupert Murdoch owns is suffering from the overwhelming homogeneity of the newsroom.
Bloomberg was one of the largest philanthropic donors in the United States last year, and Rendell is far from alone in having thought of him as the natural white knight to save journalism — an antidote to predatory moguls like Rupert Murdoch and Sam Zell, who view the news strictly as a commodity, not a public service.
Mr. Lauer's abrupt downfall comes amid a head-spinning series of harassment and abuse claims that have toppled powerful men in journalism, comedy, Hollywood and Silicon Valley, including the movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and another famed television morning host, Charlie Rose of CBS.
"I'd love to see some of the S.F.-based tech moguls step up and help journalism in their own backyard," said Gary Kamiya, a former editor of the magazine.
From beneath my palm leaf thatched roof, I would become a media mogul who would completely disrupt both the journalism and education fields.
From William Randolph Hearst to Ted Turner, American journalism has created a pantheon of larger-than-life media moguls.
Her candid accounts of the intrigues among business moguls have won her awards for best business journalism, and two television shows.
For this international kingmaker and media mogul -- who built an empire on yellow journalism and destroying the lives of others -- it seems rather fitting that his fall from grace would take place under such sensationalism and salaciousness.
Newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst's empire of newspapers used the "yellow journalism" pioneered by Hearst to demonize the cannabis plant and spread a public perception that there were connections between cannabis and violent crime.
