Donations Show Fox News, WSJ Are Propaganda Wing Of Republican Party

[kpete]

Donations Show Fox News, WSJ Are Propaganda Wing Of Republican Party

News Corp.'s board of directors has decided to come clean about all this and start releasing details about political donations, starting in earnest this summer. But there's already information about where these donations have been going before this.


News Corp., which includes Fox News Channel and the Wall Street Journal among its holdings, last year contributed $US1.25 million to the Republican Governors Association, which was disclosed, and $US1 million to the US Chamber, which wasn't. The second sum was reported by Politco in October.

Such corporate donations are separate from the contributions made by a company's political action committee, which are regularly disclosed to the FEC.

Unlike their PACs, corporations can't contribute to the political parties, though they can help fund political groups such as the RGA and so-called super PACs. While super PACs can take in unlimited donations, they can't contribute directly to federal candidates. They can explicitly urge voters to support or oppose candidates.
http://www.theage.com.au/business/world-business/news-corp-to-reveal-political-donations-20110516-1eoln.html


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[Vinnie From Indy]

1. The actual cash showered on the GOP by FOX and the WSJ

pales in comparison to the FREE advertising given to the right wing in the form of propaganda that is donated in under the guise of "reporting" news. It is as clear as could be that these news orgs are merely the propganda arms of the extremist right wing.

[SoCalDem]

2. We have known this for a very long time..so are the right wiing radio stations

Free airtime for right wingers and safe-havens for them...

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

3. Well....

duh