Stop RUPERT MURDOCH to own nearly half the British media!!!

cy_girl


Joined: 18/03/2010
Posts: 24

Message Posted:
02/03/2011 00:56

In 48 hours, nearly half the British mass media could be bought by one of the world's worst media moguls.

Sign the petition to stop him!!!



http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_rupert_murdoch_3/?copy

MoBry



Joined: 08/02/2011
Posts: 78

Message Posted:
02/03/2011 05:51

Yes, I've already signed, cy girl, it would be an appalling control of the media.

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
02/03/2011 08:41

Yep - I signed this petition at 'sparrowfart' this morning!

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
02/03/2011 09:01

Imo you aim at the wrong target. It shouldn't matter who owns a news paper, TV station etc. The problem is that Murdoch can tell the senior editor and journalists what and how to write. If they don't 'behave' - he, Murdoch, can dismiss the senior editor etc. THAT is the problem in the UK. The content of a news paper is none of the owners business - the content belongs to the journalists and their ultimate boss: the senior editor. The senior editor should be a democratic choice of the journalists and he can only be dismissed if the majority of the paper's journalists decide to do so. That's why I call news papers in Holland independent - not submissive to the owner or a political party. If you had such a situation in the UK you wouldn't have to worry about Mr. Murdoch - he won't own more than 50% of the mass media anyway. "Brussels" will not allow that.