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2005-09-26 Arabia

Saudi Prince Buys Large Share of Fox News

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-09-26 09:40|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 5.46 percent of the Fox corporation

Can he really do anything like this article claims?

Posted by Gluns Hupineger4859 2005-09-26 11:35|| 2005-09-26 11:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Its a depressing thought that anyone with enough money can exploit our capitalist system to silence speech. I dont think the "prince" has to do much. He will automatically be deffered to as a large shareholder.

So now the Saudis are buying into our broadcast networks like they have bought into our universities with such large endowments that many universities undoubtedly self-censor themselves for fear of losing the pot of gold. Most disturbing is the trend of Saudi money keeping Christian universities in the black. The Saudis donates millions to no less than Baylor U in Texas and who knows how much to other historically Christians institutions.

So when will we see from these people the kind of backbone Guiliani displayed? Dirty silence money should be returned no matter the cost. There are more important things than money.

Posted by peggy 2005-09-26 12:00|| 2005-09-26 12:00|| Front Page Top

#3 Foreign ownership of broadcast media is limited to 25%. Talal owns 5.46% of not just Fox, but the international parent News Corp with broadcast, cable, and newspapers worldwide (e.g. DirectTV, NY Post, SkyTV, UK Sun, Times UK, practically all of Australia, ...).

Posted by ed 2005-09-26 12:19|| 2005-09-26 12:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Fox sux anyway. I like their on-air talent, but you can watch them for 24 hours and get as much real news as you can get on the internet in 2.4 minutes.

Posted by 2b 2005-09-26 21:59|| 2005-09-26 21:59|| Front Page Top

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