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THE SLIME UNWINDS; MURDOCH MEDIA UNDER ATTACK By Danny Schecter
Rupert Murdoch withdrew his bid for British broadcaster BSkyB on Wednesday in the face of cross-party hostility in parliament following allegations of widespread criminality at one of his tabloid newspapers. Continue reading
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The end of Murdoch media?
Yesterday Murdoch pulled a last minute manoeuvre to exclude his company’s outrageous hacking practices from the BSKyB deal review. Let’s call on the government to immediately rule that the Murdochs aren’t fit and proper to own half our commercial media. Tomorrow this will be debated in Parliament. Let’s beat the Murdoch mafia – sign the… Continue reading
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The Fourth Estate is bankrupt By William Bowles
How can such a press be considered free or independent in any real sense of the word? Controlled either by the state or three large corporations, the MSM plays an intrinsic role in maintaining the status quo and it does it quite openly. Until now that is… Continue reading
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Disregard the Blairite undead
It is difficult to imagine either of Ed Miliband’s predecessors as Labour leader deciding to force a parliamentary vote to delay consideration of Rupert Murdoch’s swallowing up of BSkyB until criminal investigations into the News of the World are complete. Continue reading
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Sky Decision Imminent
Has Murdoch has built his empire in this country in spite of the criminal surveillance of MPs by his journalists, or because of it? Continue reading
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Stop Murdoch — Round Two
Murdoch’s friends in government have given him approval to buy out our media. Avaaz is launching an all out campaign to stop the Murdoch deal during the 10 day consultation period, with a national opinion poll, hard hitting ads and legal challenges. Small donations from 5,000 of us will make it happen: Continue reading
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What the Sky Decision Tells Us About Media Reform By Dan Hind
The purchase by Murdoch of the shares in Sky currently owned by Pearson and others won’t mean that a viable media system will become the plaything of unaccountable interests. The media system won’t suddenly turn into a conduit for commercial propaganda, an instrument of state manipulation. It won’t become a fatally unreliable source of information… Continue reading
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Stop Rupert Murdoch – incredible response!
In 24 hours, nearly half our commercial media could be owned by Rupert Murdoch. Continue reading
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Stop Rupert Murdoch – incredible response!
In 24 hours, nearly half our commercial media could be owned by Rupert Murdoch. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 