Once again, Rupert Murdoch (News Corporation) is trying to buy more media services. The title\ , News Corporation, is a misnomer since he does not check sources and had a completely biased view on what can be presented. Fox News calls itself 'fair and balanced' but it is hardly that. Apparently the lies out of Fox News aren't enough to fool the whole world might prevent readers from learning the truth of things if he can buy a monopoly. Once before when he tried , so many people petitioned to the FCC that takeover was prevented..Once again he and his son James seem to be testing the waters for a repeat request..Once gain, petitions to prevent such a take over are circulating.For anyone who would like to see fewer choices in media coverage, you might be interested in signing the petition. You can get it here.
Keeping the Nation clean for all of us will not be left to the government alone. We must all raise our voices to see that we are no longer controlled by unelected forces.
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The media landscape has changed dramatically since the FCC cross-ownership rules were first drafted. The current state of affairs have rendered this petition moot.
The petitioners argue the need for keeping the L.A. Times and Chicago Tribune independent. But one of the reasons why these deals are being contemplated is that both papers are hemorrhaging red ink. Their last hope for staying in business may well be to join News Corp.
If one looks only at dead tree publishing, it appears that we have fewer choices and greater media concentration than ever before. But part of the reason why so much of the traditional media has taken such a beating is competition from the internet. Popular blogs such as instapundit and firedoglake now get more views that the major daily papers. The good news is that the blogosphere is the greatest forum for diverse opinions ever created. One can use a blog to challenge Rupert Murdoch, or anyone else, at very little cost, and without the aid or interference of the FCC. In the future, nearly every reader will also be a publisher.
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