This week we've seen the staff at ESPN and a group of 23 bipartisan members of Congress simultaneously reach the same conclusion: Murdoch's 'news' outlets can do real damage to our culture.

First, ESPN:

ESPN banned staffers from the New York Post from appearing on any of its programming on Wednesday after the newspaper published photos this week taken from a video showing sideline reporter Erin Andrews nude in a hotel room.

The Post published three images from the blurry video Tuesday.

“While we understand the Post's decision to cover this as a news story, their running photos obtained in such a fashion went well beyond the boundaries of common decency in the interest of sensationalism,” ESPN senior vice president of communications Chris LaPlaca said in a statement Wednesday night.

Second, the Congressional group:

As members of Congress and veterans of the United States Armed Forces, it was with incredulity and disgust that we watched Fox News Strategic Analyst Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters (Ret.) suggest on your airwaves that Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl, “abandoned his buddies, abandoned his post, and just walked off,” and stated that, if this is true, “the Taliban can save us a lot of legal hassles and legal bills.”

It's satisfying to see more and more people realize what Media Matters has been saying for years: Murdoch's brand of 'journalism' is often just dangerous and hateful.

UPDATED: Attorney for ESPN's Erin Andrews unloads on Murdoch-land and the slime that seeps out there:

“The Post's attack on ESPN and Erin is clearly an attempt to draw attention away from its despicable print coverage and that of its sister company Fox News.”