In light of the news that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, the parent company of Fox News, made a $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association, it looks like Rupert is violating his own Standards of Business Conduct:
- No payment shall be made to, or for the benefit of, any public official in order to induce or entice such official to: enact, defeat or violate any law or regulation for the Company’s benefit; influence any official act; or obtain any favorable action by a governmental agency or official on behalf of the Company.
Note that a spokesman for Murdoch defended the donation by saying:
News Corporation believes in the power of free markets, and the RGA’s pro-business agenda supports our priorities at this most critical time for our economy.
... but apparently Murdoch's standards of conduct only apply to his employees so he's in the clear for the payoff to Fox News for a job well done.