You want another fox news mouthpiece for the White House. Hmmmmm?

Fox News is the poster child for the demise of American journalism. Its right-wing bias and low standards are not in dispute. And Rupert Murdoch, the man who brought us Fox News, now wants to buy Dow Jones & Co. -- which owns the Wall Street Journal and other leading business news outlets. Imagine if Fox News was in control of America's business media. Talk about surreal. Fortunately, the Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones, first rejected Murdoch’s $5 billion offer. But now they may be wavering. Just yesterday they surprised analysts by actually meeting with Murdoch to discuss, among other things, the editorial independence of the Journal.1
Tell the Bancrofts to keep the Wall Street Journal independent from Fox News.
The Wall Street Journal has the second highest circulation among U.S. newspapers, reaching 2 million people daily.2 And while we rarely agree with the Journal’s editorial opinions, its news pages are highly regarded and should stay that way. Journalism is the lifeblood of democracy. Let’s keep what’s left of it in the country alive.
http://act.truemajority.org/o/1/t/3/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=8
There's been little grassroots backlash against the proposed sale. That's why it's critical that you let the Bancrofts know the importance of an independent Wall Street Journal.
Sincerely,
Brian Sant
TrueMajority Online Organizer
1 - “Murdoch aims to charm Dow Jones shareholders,” Reuters, June 4, 2007.
2 - “Family Business,” The New Yorker, November 3, 2003

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