Comments on: Wall Street Journal reporters stage ‘walk-out.’

By: Jericho

Jericho — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:38:11 +0000

Ow, NOW the reporters of the WJS are threatened by a possible loss of independence. Well, nobody heard y’all complain when Bush stole the election… How about when Gitmo was opened… When the patriot act was installed…. When the Iraq war began…. When the surge began…. When we found out the lias behind this war…. When the US attorneys got fired…. When Bush broke the Geneva convention…. Not a friggin word from all of them, let alone some action. But now, now that their own bellies are in trouble, they will be the first ones to make an example, right…. Just step out of the green zone and Rupert will be the least of your troubles, ‘journalists’, maybe try to do your job for a change instead of lazin’ on the job.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:14:13 +0000

After some of the truly psychotic ravings I’ve seen in WSJ editorials, I fail to see how the dead hand of Murdoch can be any worse.

By: Com_n_sense

Com_n_sense — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:40:00 +0000

Hooray! For them!

Welcome to the fight. Guess there is such a thing as a “bridge too far”.

But you’ll have to do more than just walk out for a day, you’ll have to commit what could be either journalistic suicide or your professional salvation. Demand that your readers join your cause!

I’d participate. Set a date and I will join a General Strike. Let Murdoch know how this Republic stands. Give us, your readers, a chance to stand with you.

Murdoch already has too much control over what many people hear, read and see. A man this powerful, even one without the checkered past of Murdock’s, even if a saint, should never be given the power of taking over the premier, independent, financial publication left in America too.

Do it! Call on your Wall Street brothers and sisters and DO
IT! Could you stop the sale if we closed Wall Street for a day? We won’t know till you ask.

By: muckdog

muckdog — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:29:57 +0000

The reporters have the right to protest. And the WSJ then has the right to hire new reporters.

Maybe these protesting reporters, if fired, can start a liberal blog and try to make some money via blog advertising.

I wish them the best.

By: Spudge_Boy

Spudge_Boy — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:44:37 +0000

The same Rupert Murdoch who is courting China, because they have the same policies about propaganda that Murdoch has?

By: me

me — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:22:02 +0000

I will cancel my subscription if Murdock buys it. I invest in China and Murdock let’s China edit the MySpace comments so there goes any facts from that paper. He will probably Hanitize it important facts from Bill O’Liar.

By: Janeane The Acerbic Goblin

Janeane The Acerbic Goblin — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:13:51 +0000

I thought the WSJ people were against organizing and having solidarity. Those are Commie characteristics!

Maybe now all those idiots at the WSJ will think twice now before saying “the free market is perfect and never does anything wrong”. Now you have to deal with Murdoch, so fuck off.

By: freedomrings

freedomrings — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:53:55 +0000

Why does BARTELBEE hate striking Wall Street Journal reporters so much? Why does he want them treated as traitors for exercising their Constitutional Rights? Why does he hate Americans along with shrub?

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:41:28 +0000

I would think that their editorial board is at least partly responsible (I use the word loosely) for making the publication so attractive to Murdoch.

By: CD

CD — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:10:27 +0000

have you hugged a WSJ reporter today?

Each and every one of them that walked out to day is a good person.

By: Gregor Samsa

Gregor Samsa — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:52:42 +0000

Comment by Roger_Roger â€” June 28, 2007 @ 2:43 pm

Well, thanks for your non sequitur.

We were talking about the employees’ rights to express their opinion on how a company is run, not ratings.

Your non-response is a lame attempt at moving the goal posts.

By: Proud Dem

Proud Dem — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:48:02 +0000

STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE!

By: Roger_Roger

Roger_Roger — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:43:35 +0000

#17 What we need to look at to evaluate success is ratings, subscriptions, and shareholder value. Fox has actually done a very good job, thus their “workers” have done well for their employer. We the free market always decide if reporters and journalist are doing a good job based on if we watch/read their stuff. That is the only parameter we need to look at actually.

By: veritas

veritas — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:38:10 +0000

This is NO NEWS! Real news will be made when they develop the presence of mind and conscience to stand up to their sycophantic mediawhore bosses because they are being forced to report half truth, overt lies, and obvious propaganda.

By: veritas

veritas — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:37:00 +0000

I’d be more impressed with these reporters if they walked off the job because their were being spoon-fed lies and propaganda and parading it as truth to the american public. So, this impresses me very little. Funny how they can be upset about Murdoch purchasing their sorry butts but can’t see that all that will occur is that that they will have another person’s shoes to shine. Reporters today have zero credibility.

By: veritas

veritas — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:35:06 +0000

Rupert Murdoch is an old fool whose only power is the “buying of people”. Monopolies were once illegal and for good reason. This is why this country has become a fascist nation overnight.

By: plural

plural — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:20:06 +0000

Too bad they can’t match Murdoch’s bucks and buy the paper for themselves.

By: freedomrings

freedomrings — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:06:38 +0000

My GOD BARTELBEE did you hear how these people subverted the government by exercising their 1st Amendment Right. I hope the government gets them you know how it is if people strike to subvert the government especially at a time of war!

GFY BARTELBEE! You can’t have it both ways you idiot!

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:05:31 +0000

Good point, Gregor. I probably did over-estimate roger-roger’s measly intelligence.

Here is another analogy he might understand, though. Would he want to be treated in a hospital where the doctors and nurses had no professional standards and were totally subservient to their employer? I doubt it.

By: Gregor Samsa

Gregor Samsa — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:02:54 +0000

Comment by Tom â€” June 28, 2007 @ 1:49 pm

I am afraid your answer was well beyond roger*2’s attention span.

Short answer for you, roger*2:

The Wall Street Journal’s employees are that, employees, not slaves. They are not held in servitude or bondage to the Journal’s owners.

If I still have your attention, read on:

These people have the right to express themselves on how the company is run, as employees. (Did it occur to you they may be shareholders -you know, being capitalistic and all- hence having even more reason to protest the acquisition?)

Are you usually 100% submissive to every command your boss barks in your general direction?