RUPERT RUMINATES ON POWER

While it may have been flattering- except for the crocodile-to have been mentioned in the NT News list of the 120 most powerful, those named should not take themselves too seriously . In saying this, please do not regard Little Darwin as a power pooper. We merely point out that a really powerful person , Rupert Murdoch , News Corporation chief executive and chairman , owner of the NT News , said that power is fast diminishing in the newspaper world. The Weekend Australian recently quoted him as saying in March 2006 : "Power is moving away from the old elite in our industry –the editors , the chief executives and , let’s face it, the proprietors. "