Murdoch of Fox News Admits Manipulating the News for Agenda

[bonito]

Run time: 01:33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K2pLo8JV5Y   Posted on YouTube: January 16, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: January 16, 2008 By DU Member: bonito Views on DU: 2116

 

[YOY]

1. D'ya think?

n/t

[ihavenobias]

4. I just watched the special edition of Outfoxed a couple of weeks ago

and I wish that clip had been included!

I wonder if BraveNewFilms has done/will do short movie with that gem? If not they should.


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[YOY]

20. Damn good Documentary...

They're only fooling the foolish...

[Radical Activist]

2. wow

What "we" is he referring to there exactly?

[bonito]

3. Supports Clinton as well

Murdoch's publications worldwide tend to adopt conservative views. During the buildup to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, all 175 Murdoch-owned newspapers worldwide editorialized in favor of the war.<17> Murdoch also served on the board of directors of the libertarian Cato Institute. News Corp-owned Fox News is often criticized for a strong conservative and anti-liberal bias.

On May 8, 2006, the Financial Times<5> reported that Murdoch would be hosting a fundraiser for Senator Hillary Clinton's (D-New York) Senate reelection campaign. Murdoch's New York Post newspaper opposed Clinton's Senate run in 2000. morehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Murdoch

[robbedvoter]

7. Have you seen NY Post covers lately? I didn't think so.

[bonito]

15. No I haven't

?

[JAbuchan08]

19. The Post also had the "Bush Knew" cover

point being that the Post prints what sells, and it sells to bash Hillary. Murdoch is smart enough that he can "try" to buy off Hillary and still sell papers.

[corkhead]

5. "News Flash: Bear admits he shit in the woods"

[robbedvoter]

6. Can't change elections" - how modest...in 2000 they moved Florida from Gore's

column - wait, that was NBC. Faux NEVER put Florida in Gore's column...
And yeah, the famous "we tried"

[whatchamacallit]

8. $$$"Enterprise"$$$ is the right word for it

Thanks you withered old pus sack.

[progressoid]

9. God, he's the quintessential nasty media baron

[Plucketeer]

10. What a nice man!

I'm glad FNN never sullies our TV screens. :puke:

[Cant trust em]

12. I watch Fox News all the time

just to find out how fucking crazy the other side is. Like a while back when they blamed the terrorist attacks on London on socialized medicine.

[fascisthunter]

11. Rupert Murdoch is a Fascist Polluting Our Democracy with His Propaganda (nt)

[Cant trust em]

13. I don't have a problem with Rupert Murdoch and Fox News

I just wish that WE had a news channel that pumped liberalism into people 24 hours a day. Ours wouldn't make up lies, but imagine what we could do if we had an information stream that all they did was talk about how great Democrats were.

[lovuian]

14. I think their viewership has dropped off the charts

I read that they only out of the whole US had 19,000 viewers

and still the propoganda channel plays over and over again

[bonito]

16. I guess in a free society they are their own worst enemy

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[rAVES]

18. I think these numbers where for the Fox Business channel

But no doubt, they are suffering from the sea change in the US

[RuleOfNah]

17. Life imitates Network.

In the classic political satire Network (a movie full of offensive stereotypes) the basic story line is...

Old newscaster being eased out.
Conglomerate buying media asset, including news department.
Newscaster rants on live TV.
Network fires newscaster.
Newscaster rehired because ratings went up, coins phrase "Mad as hell", ratings surge.
Network reacts badly when newscaster exposes buyout of conglomerate.
Newscaster converted by CEO, spouts the corporate line.
Network keeps newscaster as long as they can even though newscasters ratings are now horrible.

The moral: pumping propaganda at the expense of profits is the way it works for corporations, until the immediate greed resurfaces.

In other words FOX advertisers will keep FOX afloat, even if the ratings are terrible.

[RuleOfNah]

21. A link to the conversion scene.

Someone just happened to post it. :)

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