Comments on: WSJ now part of MBN (Mass Brainwashing News) http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2007/08/01/wsj-now-part-of-mbn-mass-brainwashing-news/ Federal, Washington State and Clark County Politics Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:13:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: bushtool http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2007/08/01/wsj-now-part-of-mbn-mass-brainwashing-news/#comment-36179 bushtool Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:26:16 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2007/08/01/wsj-now-part-of-the-mbn-mass-brainwashing-network/#comment-36179 Here is a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-karr/washingtons-response-to-_b_59149.html" rel="nofollow">post</a> that contains some hope that our government might actually do something about the purchase: <blockquote>FCC Commissioner Michael Copps is already on the record urging his colleagues not to abandon their responsibility to protect the public interest: What's good for shareholders of huge media conglomerates isn't always what's good for the public interest or our civic dialogue. We should immediately conduct a careful factual and legal analysis of the transaction to determine how it implicates specific FCC rules and our overarching statutory obligation to protect the public interest. I hope nobody views this as a slam-dunk.</blockquote> But cynical me says "don't hold your breath". Money mostly trumps standing up to someone like Murdoch. How else would our pols get elected? Here is a post that contains some hope that our government might actually do something about the purchase:

FCC Commissioner Michael Copps is already on the record urging his colleagues not to abandon their responsibility to protect the public interest:

What’s good for shareholders of huge media conglomerates isn’t always what’s good for the public interest or our civic dialogue. We should immediately conduct a careful factual and legal analysis of the transaction to determine how it implicates specific FCC rules and our overarching statutory obligation to protect the public interest. I hope nobody views this as a slam-dunk.

But cynical me says “don’t hold your breath”. Money mostly trumps standing up to someone like Murdoch. How else would our pols get elected?

]]> By: Aneurin http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2007/08/01/wsj-now-part-of-mbn-mass-brainwashing-news/#comment-35962 Aneurin Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:16:48 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2007/08/01/wsj-now-part-of-the-mbn-mass-brainwashing-network/#comment-35962 The WSJ editorial board was always Murdoch-esque, so they'll fit right in. However, the news reportage was factual, unbiased, and always concise. I've always contended that if you want to know what's really going on, check the business pages. I see that former congressperson Jennifer Dunn, formerly in the Republican House leadership team that you brought you Tom Delay, will sit on some sort of committee that will "ensure" separation between the editorial and news gathering sides of the paper. Fat chance. What I want to know is where are we supposed to get our fact-based business news? Reuters? Bloomberg? FT.com? Certainly nothing available in a printed edition, and 2 out 3 of those sources are non-US based. The WSJ editorial board was always Murdoch-esque, so they’ll fit right in. However, the news reportage was factual, unbiased, and always concise. I’ve always contended that if you want to know what’s really going on, check the business pages.

I see that former congressperson Jennifer Dunn, formerly in the Republican House leadership team that you brought you Tom Delay, will sit on some sort of committee that will “ensure” separation between the editorial and news gathering sides of the paper. Fat chance.

What I want to know is where are we supposed to get our fact-based business news? Reuters? Bloomberg? FT.com? Certainly nothing available in a printed edition, and 2 out 3 of those sources are non-US based.

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