More Murdoch Media

[elleng]

'Longtime associates of President George W. Bush are consolidating their hold on American media with a string of recent purchases, RAW STORY can report.

Conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. announced of late the sale of 8 of its US television stations to a private equity firm -- Oak Hill Partners -- for an estimated $1.1 billion dollars that is expected to close sometime in 2008.

The deal leaves Murdoch with another 27 television stations in major US cities such as Boston, New York City, and Los Angeles, as well as The New York Post, a controlling interest in BSkyB, movie studio 20th Century Fox, and Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co Inc.

Oak Hill Partners lead investor Robert M. Bass, a longtime associate of George W. Bush, is also the founder of Ft. Worth, Texas-based Bass Brothers Enterprises. Oak Hill issued a statement announcing the stations would be jointly managed by a broadcast holding company, Local TV, that was created by Oak Hill for the purpose of purchasing 9 other television stations from The New York Times previously this year.'>>>

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Bush_associates_consolidate_hold_on_US_1226.html

[elleng]

1. We should

contact all members of FCC oversight committees.

http://tinyurl.com/yrzekt

http://energycommerce.house.gov/

[snowbear]

2. Ellen, the Bass Bros know Bush.. but Robert M. Bass is a DEMOCRAT

We had a post on here when that deal went down. He's never donated to a Republican in his life ----- ever.

Don't worry! He's a good guy. ---

[elleng]

3. Larissa!

Is it YOU?

I'm not concerned about donations, I'm concerned about CONTROL. Murdoch etc. have the sort of control that none should have over media, and we're all suffering because of it.

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[snowbear]

4. I'm hoping that once a Democratic president is in place...

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...that everyone working for the FCC is given their walking papers.

Hire someone like Thom Hartmann to be the Director!

[elleng]

5. They'll have to

amend the law (or re-amend it!)

The repub chairs have taken things in their own hands, expecting appreciation, which they've received I'm sure. This is a BIG piece of 'corporatism,' and it won't die quietly, I'm sure.