Comments on: Murdoch’s board approves deal to purchase WSJ. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:36:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: upright left http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3981569 upright left Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:03:14 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3981569 I heard a very interesting supposition tonight on Rachael Maddow’s show on Air America. She and her guest were talking about the possibility that Rupert Murdoch’s real agenda is to totally destroy the credibility of news in general. If he is able to do that, peddling their propaganda will be much easier. If there are no investigative reporters and no news media that actually report the news, we are doomed as a nation. Comment by bilbobaggins — July 31, 2007 @ 11:54 pm What you heard was yet another liberal conspiracy theory. ;) I heard a very interesting supposition tonight on Rachael Maddow’s show on Air America. She and her guest were talking about the possibility that Rupert Murdoch’s real agenda is to totally destroy the credibility of news in general. If he is able to do that, peddling their propaganda will be much easier. If there are no investigative reporters and no news media that actually report the news, we are doomed as a nation.

Comment by bilbobaggins — July 31, 2007 @ 11:54 pm

What you heard was yet another liberal conspiracy theory. ;)

]]> By: JT http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3980397 JT Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:01:03 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3980397 <strong> bilbobaggins, what is the basis for your "facts"? The News Corporation board approved the deal a long time ago; they had to in order for Murdoch to pursue buying the WSJ. The Dow Jones board approved the offer, as PREVIOUSLY approved by the News board, last night. That's how TP AND YOU got it wrong!</strong>

bilbobaggins, what is the basis for your “facts”? The News Corporation board approved the deal a long time ago; they had to in order for Murdoch to pursue buying the WSJ. The Dow Jones board approved the offer, as PREVIOUSLY approved by the News board, last night.

That’s how TP AND YOU got it wrong!

]]> By: Immanuel Lincoln http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3980029 Immanuel Lincoln Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:03:48 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3980029 Isn't Murdoch that crazy chap on the A-Team? Isn’t Murdoch that crazy chap on the A-Team?

]]> By: Mugs http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3980028 Mugs Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:02:21 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3980028 Nice going Bancroft family. Ka-ching and blingity, bling, bling! I suppose you all really needed the money far more than Americans deserve to know the truth about the world of business news. Now would be a good time to take a long shower you were thinking about the whole time in order wipe the grime off from dealing with Rapert. Nice going Bancroft family.

Ka-ching and blingity, bling, bling!

I suppose you all really needed the money far more than Americans deserve to know the truth about the world of business news.

Now would be a good time to take a long shower you were thinking about the whole time in order wipe the grime off from dealing with Rapert.

]]> By: divine http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3979708 divine Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:14:36 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3979708 6 company owns 90% of world media. They control the news and if they like brainwash anyone http://www.mediachannel.org/ownership/chart.shtml 6 company owns 90% of world media. They control the news and if they like brainwash anyone
http://www.mediachannel.org/ownership/chart.shtml

]]> By: divine http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3979693 divine Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:07:21 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3979693 here is the picture, who owns it, http://www.mediachannel.org/ownership/chart.shtml here is the picture, who owns it,
http://www.mediachannel.org/ownership/chart.shtml

]]> By: Dloberk http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3979692 Dloberk Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:07:18 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3979692 Switch to the Financial Times and bloomberg.com. That's what i have done. Switch to the Financial Times and bloomberg.com. That’s what i have done.

]]> By: bilbobaggins http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3979675 bilbobaggins Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:54:40 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3979675 I heard a very interesting supposition tonight on Rachael Maddow's show on Air America. She and her guest were talking about the possibility that Rupert Murdoch's real agenda is to totally destroy the credibility of news in general. If he is able to do that, peddling their propaganda will be much easier. If there are no investigative reporters and no news media that actually report the news, we are doomed as a nation. I heard a very interesting supposition tonight on Rachael Maddow’s show on Air America. She and her guest were talking about the possibility that Rupert Murdoch’s real agenda is to totally destroy the credibility of news in general. If he is able to do that, peddling their propaganda will be much easier. If there are no investigative reporters and no news media that actually report the news, we are doomed as a nation.

]]> By: bilbobaggins http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3979670 bilbobaggins Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:52:10 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3979670 WSJ - RIP! <em> Folks, you seriously need to re-consider any “facts” that Thinkprogress purports to post on their blog. Comment by JT</em> No JT, you are the one that needs to observe the facts. Today both boards approved the purchase: "The boards of directors of Journal parent Dow Jones & Co. and Murdoch's News Corp. last night approved Murdoch's unsolicited $5 billion bid for the company, according to a source. The offer received more than enough support from the deeply split Bancroft family, Dow Jones's controlling owners." So JT, please let us know how TP got it wrong. WSJ – RIP!

Folks, you seriously need to re-consider any “facts” that Thinkprogress purports to post on their blog.
Comment by JT

No JT, you are the one that needs to observe the facts. Today both boards approved the purchase:

“The boards of directors of Journal parent Dow Jones & Co. and Murdoch’s News Corp. last night approved Murdoch’s unsolicited $5 billion bid for the company, according to a source. The offer received more than enough support from the deeply split Bancroft family, Dow Jones’s controlling owners.”

So JT, please let us know how TP got it wrong.

]]> By: JT http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3979644 JT Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:25:43 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3979644 <strong>Thinkprogress, you are such idiots!! The Board for Dow Jones approved the deal, not Murdoch's board! Check out reuters.com (the very source you used) for the correct information. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THINKPROGRESS SCREWING UP THE KEY FACTS IN THEIR BLOG POSTS. Folks, you seriously need to re-consider any "facts" that Thinkprogress purports to post on their blog.</strong> Thinkprogress, you are such idiots!!

The Board for Dow Jones approved the deal, not Murdoch’s board! Check out reuters.com (the very source you used) for the correct information.

ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THINKPROGRESS SCREWING UP THE KEY FACTS IN THEIR BLOG POSTS.

Folks, you seriously need to re-consider any “facts” that Thinkprogress purports to post on their blog.

]]> By: MikeD http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3979643 MikeD Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:25:42 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3979643 I fully expect the Dow Jones Index and all economic reports to be tainted by Rupert Murdoch agendas. I fully expect the Dow Jones Index and all economic reports to be tainted by Rupert Murdoch agendas.

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3979607 RUCerious Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:53:28 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3979607 Just plain shit. Another national treasure plundered by the neolocons. Just plain shit. Another national treasure plundered by the neolocons.

]]> By: Devil's Advocate http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3979606 Devil's Advocate Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:52:39 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3979606 WSJ, RIP. The editorial page of the paper was always the refuge of the crazies, so most people never read it. The rest of the paper was absolutely first class. The business news was always very well researched, and the "human interest" story was always a delight. The WSJ is now going to turn into a right-wing, imbecile, newspaper. Pathetic! WSJ, RIP.

The editorial page of the paper was always the refuge of the crazies, so most people never read it.

The rest of the paper was absolutely first class. The business news was always very well researched, and the “human interest” story was always a delight.

The WSJ is now going to turn into a right-wing, imbecile, newspaper. Pathetic!

]]> By: Jeffrey Stewart http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3979563 Jeffrey Stewart Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:14:57 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3979563 murdoch will not be running the venerable Wall Street Journal, he'll be ruining it! murdoch will not be running the venerable Wall Street Journal, he’ll be ruining it!

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3979555 katy Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:09:18 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3979555 <em><strong>Murdoch's Dow Jones deal sealed: WSJ</strong> Posted 52 minutes ago Updated 48 minutes ago Done deal: The Wall Street Journal (Reuters: Shannon Stapleton) Related Link: The Wall Street Journal The online version of America's Wall Street Journal is reporting that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has clinched the deal to buy the newspaper's parent company Dow Jones. The paper's website reports that long-running Dow Jones owners, the Bancroft Family, are split over the sale, but that there are enough votes for the $US5 billion deal to go ahead. It says the deal has been approved by the boards of both companies which met separately over the past few hours. [...] http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/01/1993776.htm?section=world</em> ... and so it goes... ... Murdoch’s Dow Jones deal sealed: WSJ

Posted 52 minutes ago
Updated 48 minutes ago

Done deal: The Wall Street Journal (Reuters: Shannon Stapleton)

Related Link: The Wall Street Journal

The online version of America’s Wall Street Journal is reporting that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has clinched the deal to buy the newspaper’s parent company Dow Jones.

The paper’s website reports that long-running Dow Jones owners, the Bancroft Family, are split over the sale, but that there are enough votes for the $US5 billion deal to go ahead.

It says the deal has been approved by the boards of both companies which met separately over the past few hours.
[...]
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/01/1993776.htm?section=world
…

and so it goes…
…

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3979532 katy Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:54:38 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3979532 never have bought it, gorn... one person having so much power in communication is just wrong... to be able to further manipulate markets and the stories of business and trade, is downright scary... . never have bought it, gorn…

one person having so much power in communication
is just wrong…

to be able to further manipulate markets and the stories
of business and trade, is downright scary…
.

]]> By: Serenity Now http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3979529 Serenity Now Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:53:58 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3979529 The Onion produces better and more accurate news than the WSJ will be dishing out. The Onion produces better and more accurate news than the WSJ will be dishing out.

]]> By: Egreggious, Esq. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3979525 Egreggious, Esq. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:50:37 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3979525 <em>I would recommend anyone who subscribes to this paper should end their subscription and buy Hustler Magazine instead. -GSD Comment by GSD — July 31, 2007 @ 9:49 pm</em> Business as usual for me. I would recommend anyone who subscribes to this paper should end their subscription and buy Hustler Magazine instead.

-GSD

Comment by GSD — July 31, 2007 @ 9:49 pm

Business as usual for me.

]]> By: GSD http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3979522 GSD Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:49:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3979522 I would recommend anyone who subscribes to this paper should end their subscription and buy Hustler Magazine instead. -GSD I would recommend anyone who subscribes to this paper should end their subscription and buy Hustler Magazine instead.

-GSD

]]> By: MapleStreet http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/comment-page-1/#comment-3979518 MapleStreet Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:48:21 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/31/murdochs-board-approves-deal-to-purchase-wsj/#comment-3979518 It has finally come true. The value of a paper and the quality of its reporting is proportional to the quality of its comics page. It has finally come true. The value of a paper and the quality of its reporting is proportional to the quality of its comics page.

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