CurtisLow
08-01-2007, 09:40 PM
Since Rupert Murdoch's bid to buy Dow Jones was made public, volumes have been written on what this deal might mean to journalism in America. But this deal is much more than a business transaction. It highlights deeply entrenched structural policy issues that are threatening the health of our democracy. With so much attention focused on the question of what will happen, less and less has been written about what it all means.
Please sign the below petition that urges the FCC to reject Rupert Murdoch's bid to takeover Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal.
http://action.freepress.net/campaign/murdoch/8we683u2obxjbx5?
Murdoch - Bad for Journalism, Bad for Democracy
The news that the Bancroft family has agreed to News Corp.'s $5 billion dollar buyout offer for Dow Jones is a powerful reminder of how media consolidation is constantly eroding the foundational structures of our democracy.
Josh Silver, Huffington Post
http://www.freepress.net/news/25055
Murdoch's Deal for the Journal - Yet Another Blow for Journalism
The News Corp. takeover of Dow Jones is bad news for anyone who cares about quality journalism and a healthy democracy. Giving any single company -- let alone one controlled by Rupert Murdoch -- this much media power is unconscionable.
Free Press
http://www.freepress.net/news/25052
Murdoch Wins His Bid for Dow Jones
A century of Bancroft-family ownership at Dow Jones is over. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. sealed a $5 billion agreement to purchase the publisher of the "Wall Street Journal" after three months public debate about journalistic values.
Sarah Ellison and Matthew Karnitschnig, Wall Street Journal
Bancroft Family to Support Murdoch Bid for Dow Jones
Enough family owners of Dow Jones have agreed to support Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion bid for their company, which would likely give the global media mogul ownership of the Wall Street Journal -- a prize he has long coveted.
Frank Ahrens, Washington Post
http://www.freepress.net/news/25052
Dow Jones Deal Gives Murdoch a Coveted Prize
Combined with the planned beginning of the Fox Business News channel in October, the purchase of Dow Jones makes Rupert Murdoch the most formidable figure in business news coverage in this country, perhaps worldwide.
Richard Perez-Pena and Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times
http://www.freepress.net/news/25073
Murdoch's Past May Offer Clues to the Future of the Journal
At its most ambitious, Rupert Murdoch's vision for Dow Jones would establish the Wall Street Journal as the rival to the New York Times in setting the daily news agenda of the country.
Richard Siklos, New York Times
http://www.freepress.net/news/25072
Murdoch Wanted Dow Jones More
Rupert Murdoch's love of American print is driven by an attraction for the kind of power print conveys, and only made possible through his success on other platforms. He simply wanted it more than others.
David Carr, New York Times
http://www.freepress.net/news/25064
Please sign the below petition that urges the FCC to reject Rupert Murdoch's bid to takeover Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal.
http://action.freepress.net/campaign/murdoch/8we683u2obxjbx5?
Murdoch - Bad for Journalism, Bad for Democracy
The news that the Bancroft family has agreed to News Corp.'s $5 billion dollar buyout offer for Dow Jones is a powerful reminder of how media consolidation is constantly eroding the foundational structures of our democracy.
Josh Silver, Huffington Post
http://www.freepress.net/news/25055
Murdoch's Deal for the Journal - Yet Another Blow for Journalism
The News Corp. takeover of Dow Jones is bad news for anyone who cares about quality journalism and a healthy democracy. Giving any single company -- let alone one controlled by Rupert Murdoch -- this much media power is unconscionable.
Free Press
http://www.freepress.net/news/25052
Murdoch Wins His Bid for Dow Jones
A century of Bancroft-family ownership at Dow Jones is over. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. sealed a $5 billion agreement to purchase the publisher of the "Wall Street Journal" after three months public debate about journalistic values.
Sarah Ellison and Matthew Karnitschnig, Wall Street Journal
Bancroft Family to Support Murdoch Bid for Dow Jones
Enough family owners of Dow Jones have agreed to support Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion bid for their company, which would likely give the global media mogul ownership of the Wall Street Journal -- a prize he has long coveted.
Frank Ahrens, Washington Post
http://www.freepress.net/news/25052
Dow Jones Deal Gives Murdoch a Coveted Prize
Combined with the planned beginning of the Fox Business News channel in October, the purchase of Dow Jones makes Rupert Murdoch the most formidable figure in business news coverage in this country, perhaps worldwide.
Richard Perez-Pena and Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times
http://www.freepress.net/news/25073
Murdoch's Past May Offer Clues to the Future of the Journal
At its most ambitious, Rupert Murdoch's vision for Dow Jones would establish the Wall Street Journal as the rival to the New York Times in setting the daily news agenda of the country.
Richard Siklos, New York Times
http://www.freepress.net/news/25072
Murdoch Wanted Dow Jones More
Rupert Murdoch's love of American print is driven by an attraction for the kind of power print conveys, and only made possible through his success on other platforms. He simply wanted it more than others.
David Carr, New York Times
http://www.freepress.net/news/25064