Buying Fox News

FrontlineMag.com ^ | Dec 13, 2005 | Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen

[ShutUpandSing]

“We have to be logical and understand that the US administration is subject to US public opinion," he said.

That's why GWB is so wildly popular over here. LOL

[neodad]

In addition, he announced his plan to shortly launch a television channel called ”The Message,” which, within two years will broadcast to the United States to “spread the right message”.

I hear AlGore has a station for sale at rock bottom prices.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Sort of explains ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS... Who are their majority stockholders.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Probably even explains the top Democrats.

[ozoneliar]

And bin Talal is moving fast. On December 5, Reuters reported from Dubai that bin Talal complained: “We in the Arab world are not doing the job of explaining ourselves properly.” To remedy the situation, and to bring the proper message to America’s brightest minds, bin Talal said that he established special centers dealing with Arab and Islamic studies at Harvard and Georgetown universities. In addition, he announced his plan to shortly launch a television channel called ”The Message,” which, within two years will broadcast to the United States to “spread the right message”.

What a load of crap!. What he means is that they are not propagandizing hard enough. If they repeat this religeon of peace nonsense enough people will believe it(too late).

I still can't believe this quote: The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That's not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace....

Ten bonus points if you guess whpo said it.

[no-to-illegals]

I have no doubt there is propaganda in news organizations.
I can only imagine why he didn't buy into ABC, NBC, CNN, CBS, PBS.....on second thought ... I know why he didn't buy into them.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Prince al-Waleed bin Talal Raghead el Camel-Jockey can't buy the Internet.

And that's where the real media power is migrating.

[no-to-illegals]

at least we hope he can't.

[Calusa]

When Papua New Guinea whispers, the world listens.

[systematic]

George Soros? lol

[citizencon]

Free press?? We don't have a free press. The NYT, WaPo, Time, Newsweek, NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN are all controlled and manipulated by the liberals. The bin Talal- Fox connection is alarming, but not outrageous.

[new yorker 77]

Yeah right.

And BILL O'REILLY forced gas prices to fall because he pressured the BIG OIL COMPANIES.

One bogus story deserves another.

[LK44-40]

Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal boasted in Dubai earlier this week about his ability to change the news content that viewers around the world see on television.

This is about the point at which my commitment to democratic capitalism bottoms out.

I would tend to react to a successful grab of financial control of a vital media outlet like FOX by such a character as though it were an act of outright war. And not "financial war" but the old-fashioned kind.

[DJ Taylor]

"Controlling the news media seems to fit into the Saudis long-term plan, which Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal revealed on December 6, 2005."

Controlling the U.S. news media was also a communist goal during the cold war, and they were quite successful as evidenced by our leftist MSM.

[irish guard]

Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal ....is he a good witch or a bad witch? ......a good Saudi Prince or one of the thugs that supports terrorism? There are so many princes, I can't keep em straight.

[RTINSC]

"I do convey to them the message about where I believe they went wrong."

He should buy up stock in MSNBC. He could have a field day.

[austinmark]

[antiunion person]

And we are surprised by this article WHY????

[LK44-40]

Actually, I was dancing around my instinct about how to resond to a Saudi f@@k grabbing financial control of FOX or other major Western media. Truth be told, my thoughts about the appropriate response are outside the posting guidelines for this forum.