Last week the FCC was all, “you know, owning multiple forms of media in the same city isn’t such a big deal.”

But this week, they’re singing a different tune. Michael Copps, a democrat on the Federal Communications Commission, wants to open an inquiry into News Corp.’s takeover of the Wall Street Journal.

Currently the buyout is not under review, but it will result in one company controlling two of the country’s five largest papers along with two TV stations.

The FCC has no precedent in getting involved with takeovers of national papers, but as Fox’s Cody Willard can attest, Rupert Murdoch is kind of scary.

If Cody Willard’s grandfather could see him now, he would not be proud. At least that’s what the Fox Business Network anchor fears.

Twice last night at the Fox Business Network launch party, inside the Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Willard mentioned that his grandfather, who was a cowboy, would be disappointed in his grandson for needing make up before going on air. But what is Willard to do? As he said, “Fox Business causes bad skin.”

But the best way to spot a Fox Business Network anchor is not by blemishes, which were well-concealed, but lack of body fat. That, and every female Fox Business anchor we spoke to made a point of touching our arm during the conversation. It felt so intimate—like we were real friends! Perhaps it was to stay warm? Or a lesson they learned in refinery school?

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