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Who owns CNN? or MSNBC? ABC?
by systemfailure
Wednesday, Apr. 09, 2003 at 1:43 AM
So ya think we have a "free press" eh?
Check out who owns who, and who owns what you think.......
GENERAL ELECTRIC --(donated 1.1 million to GW Bush for his 2000 election campaign)
Television Holdings: * NBC: includes 13 stations, 28% of US households. * NBC Network News: The Today Show, Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Meet the Press, Dateline NBC, NBC News at Sunrise. * CNBC business television; MSNBC 24-hour cable and Internet news service (co-owned by NBC and Microsoft); Court TV (co-owned with Time Warner), Bravo (50%), A&E (25%), History Channel (25%). The "MS" in MSNBC means microsoft The same Microsoft that donated 2.4 million to get GW bush elected.
Other Holdings: * GE Consumer Electronics. * GE Power Systems: produces turbines for nuclear reactors and power plants. * GE Plastics: produces military hardware and nuclear power equipment. * GE Transportation Systems: runs diesel and electric trains. ==================================================
WESTINGHOUSE / CBS INC. Westinghouse Electric Company, part of the Nuclear Utilities Business Group of British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) whos #1 on the Board of Directors? None other than: Frank Carlucci (of the Carlyle Group)
Television Holdings: * CBS: includes 14 stations and over 200 affiliates in the US. * CBS Network News: 60 minutes, 48 hours, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, CBS Morning News, Up to the Minute. * Country Music Television, The Nashville Network, 2 regional sports networks. * Group W Satellite Communications. Other Holdings: * Westinghouse Electric Company: provides services to the nuclear power industry. * Westinghouse Government Environmental Services Company: disposes of nuclear and hazardous wastes. Also operates 4 government-owned nuclear power plants in the US. * Energy Systems: provides nuclear power plant design and maintenance. ================================================================ VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. Television Holdings: * Paramount Television, Spelling Television, MTV, VH-1, Showtime, The Movie Channel, UPN (joint owner), Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Sundance Channel (joint owner), Flix. * 20 major market US stations. Media Holdings: * Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video, Blockbuster Video, Famous Players Theatres, Paramount Parks. * Simon & Schuster Publishing. ============================================= DISNEY / ABC / CAP (donated 640 thousand to GW's 2000 campaign) Television Holdings: * ABC: includes 10 stations, 24% of US households. * ABC Network News: Prime Time Live, Nightline, 20/20, Good Morning America. * ESPN, Lifetime Television (50%), as well as minority holdings in A&E, History Channel and E! * Disney Channel/Disney Television, Touchtone Television. Media Holdings: * Miramax, Touchtone Pictures. * Magazines: Jane, Los Angeles Magazine, W, Discover. * 3 music labels, 11 major local newspapers. * Hyperion book publishers. * Infoseek Internet search engine (43%). Other Holdings: * Sid R. Bass (major shares) crude oil and gas. * All Disney Theme Parks, Walt Disney Cruise Lines. ======================================================
TIME-WARNER TBS - AOL (donated 1.6 million to GW's 2000 campaign) America Online (AOL) acquired Time Warner–the largest merger in corporate history. Television Holdings: * CNN, HBO, Cinemax, TBS Superstation, Turner Network Television, Turner Classic Movies, Warner Brothers Television, Cartoon Network, Sega Channel, TNT, Comedy Central (50%), E! (49%), Court TV (50%). * Largest owner of cable systems in the US with an estimated 13 million subscribers. Media Holdings: * HBO Independent Productions, Warner Home Video, New Line Cinema, Castle Rock, Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera. * Music: Atlantic, Elektra, Rhino, Sire, Warner Bros. Records, EMI, WEA, Sub Pop (distribution) = the world’s largest music company. * 33 magazines including Time, Sports Illustrated, People, In Style, Fortune, Book of the Month Club, Entertainment Weekly, Life, DC Comics (50%), and MAD Magazine. Other Holdings: * Sports: The Atlanta Braves, The Atlanta Hawks, World Championship Wrestling. ======================================================= NEWS CORPORATION LTD. / FOX NETWORKS (Rupert Murdoch) (donations see bottom note) Television Holdings: * Fox Television: includes 22 stations, 50% of US households. * Fox International: extensive worldwide cable and satellite networks include British Sky Broadcasting (40%); VOX, Germany (49.9%); Canal Fox, Latin America; FOXTEL, Australia (50%); STAR TV, Asia; IskyB, India; Bahasa Programming Ltd., Indonesia (50%); and News Broadcasting, Japan (80%). * The Golf Channel (33%). MEDIA HOLDINGS: * Twentieth Century Fox, Fox Searchlight. * 132 newspapers (113 in Australia alone) including the New York Post, the London Times and The Australian. * 25 magazines including TV Guide and The Weekly Standard. * HarperCollins books. OTHER HOLDINGS: * Sports: LA Dodgers, LA Kings, LA Lakers, National Rugby League. * Ansett Australia airlines, Ansett New Zealand airlines. * Rupert Murdoch: Board of Directors, Philip Morris (USA).
*(Phillip Morris donated 2.9 million to George W Bush in 2000)*
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twiddledee |
Wednesday, Apr. 09, 2003 at 9:03 AM |
| And they must have... |
daveman |
Wednesday, Apr. 09, 2003 at 9:09 AM |
| A good start... |
Diogenes |
Wednesday, Apr. 09, 2003 at 9:14 AM |
| heres the link + republican donators |
system failure |
Wednesday, Apr. 09, 2003 at 5:23 PM |
| another program |
systemfaiure |
Thursday, Apr. 10, 2003 at 3:21 AM |
| They had the Worker's Revolution... |
daveman |
Thursday, Apr. 10, 2003 at 3:28 AM |
| THATS A GOOD ONE!! (austrian accent) |
systemfailure |
Thursday, Apr. 10, 2003 at 4:10 AM |
| Hey, systemfailure |
Sheepdog |
Thursday, Apr. 10, 2003 at 8:27 AM |
| OMG: Freedom of the Press |
My Bad |
Thursday, Apr. 10, 2003 at 9:27 AM |
| to My Bad |
daveman |
Thursday, Apr. 10, 2003 at 9:29 AM |
| Nice margins |
Sheepdog |
Thursday, Apr. 10, 2003 at 9:31 AM |
| Question... |
Eric |
Thursday, Apr. 10, 2003 at 9:54 AM |
| Eric |
daveman |
Thursday, Apr. 10, 2003 at 10:23 AM |
| the problem is |
systemfailure |
Thursday, Apr. 10, 2003 at 3:07 PM |
| Ms. |
Susan Ware |
Sunday, May. 25, 2003 at 2:10 PM |
| Mr. |
Warner |
Friday, May. 30, 2003 at 7:57 PM |
| the shame |
Sy$teMF@iLuRe |
Sunday, Jun. 01, 2003 at 4:58 AM |
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One more time with feeling. |
Thursday, Jun. 05, 2003 at 6:11 PM |
| he has moore brains than yourself |
Sheepdog |
Thursday, Jun. 05, 2003 at 7:11 PM |
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Thursday, Jun. 05, 2003 at 7:29 PM |
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Thursday, Jun. 05, 2003 at 11:20 PM |
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Sheepdog |
Friday, Jun. 06, 2003 at 4:20 AM |
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Sheepdog |
Friday, Jun. 06, 2003 at 6:17 AM |
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poorbastard |
Monday, Jun. 16, 2003 at 8:14 AM |
| Nonsense |
truthdetector |
Monday, Jun. 16, 2003 at 1:52 PM |
| The average American owns them |
Power to the People |
Monday, Jun. 16, 2003 at 1:59 PM |
| To the above poster |
Yeah Right |
Tuesday, Jun. 17, 2003 at 6:45 AM |
| Thankyou |
Marissa |
Thursday, Aug. 07, 2003 at 5:42 PM |
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Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003 at 9:56 PM |
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non anarchist cortex. |
Friday, Aug. 29, 2003 at 8:08 PM |
| nonanarchist |
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| mr |
johnson |
Thursday, Sep. 25, 2003 at 8:45 PM |
| Thou shalt not steal." |
nonanarchist |
Thursday, Oct. 09, 2003 at 3:54 AM |
| good info |
barry hinton |
Monday, Oct. 13, 2003 at 9:25 PM |
| From "Man on the Moon" |
Doody McPoohead |
Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003 at 8:04 PM |
| Idiot |
did you read the article? |
Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003 at 8:12 PM |
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Ed |
Saturday, Nov. 15, 2003 at 8:49 AM |
| Bias Is Infectious |
prfix |
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004 at 8:55 PM |
| ummmmm...nice try..... |
Samuel Blaber |
Friday, Apr. 09, 2004 at 11:30 AM |
| thanks |
the Jews |
Friday, Apr. 09, 2004 at 12:48 PM |
| want truth check this article out |
ak |
Monday, Aug. 02, 2004 at 8:36 PM |
| Donations, Smonations |
David Ross White |
Monday, Aug. 02, 2004 at 10:40 PM |
| misdirection |
fred |
Monday, Aug. 02, 2004 at 11:42 PM |
| Mr. |
Man |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 7:02 AM |
| Rupert - DirecTV |
ThirdEye |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 7:09 AM |
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Austin in DC |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 9:40 AM |
| Media Bias? |
Austin in DC |
Tuesday, Aug. 03, 2004 at 10:06 AM |
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Mike |
Wednesday, Aug. 04, 2004 at 5:32 AM |
| Mr. |
Ryan White |
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| Ms. |
Lynn Smith |
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| Campaign Finance Reform |
Kevin Shayne |
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Florida |
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p |
Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005 at 1:57 PM |
| Incomplete Info |
George Thomas |
Monday, Sep. 25, 2006 at 10:02 AM |
| Who are you kidding? |
Ethan |
Sunday, Oct. 01, 2006 at 9:11 PM |
| Re: Who owns CNN? or MSNBC? ABC? |
SmartOpinion |
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006 at 6:54 AM |
| sonny |
sonny |
Friday, Nov. 10, 2006 at 1:42 PM |
| Who owns GE? |
Ninja-Proof Shell |
Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006 at 9:11 PM |
| GE |
Lord Locksley |
Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006 at 11:55 PM |
| Not Exactly |
johnk |
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| Freelance Graphic Artist |
Rita Ferdinando |
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| Who owns it all? you ask... |
Webmusher |
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| Dr |
Holliday |
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| To Dr, Rita |
johnk |
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frank ooms |
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frank ooms |
Wednesday, Jul. 11, 2007 at 9:02 AM |
| this may help |
dwc |
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| How much did these orgs donate to Dems? |
simiansam |
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marsh outlaw |
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| Beloved DNC |
free thinker |
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| yum! |
What's That? |
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| Request for References |
middle_class->lower_class |
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Jim Hudson |
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008 at 7:07 PM |
| GE versus Obama |
Tynan Kelly |
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Amy |
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008 at 9:14 PM |
| the only way |
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Jackie Schuster |
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E. C. |
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E. C. |
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E. C. |
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| what about $ donations to democrats? |
tuco |
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| mr. |
ken k |
Wednesday, Sep. 10, 2008 at 9:40 PM |
| Opposite of postitional proof |
free-bird of ME |
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free-bird of ME |
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| mateo |
Mateo Sumotino |
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R L Burgess |
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| Concerned American |
CM Mendez |
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| damn!- some questions! |
not again... |
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| An American Citizen with questions |
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| Heres the link to donor info |
Tim |
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| Who benefits? |
WhatIsInItForMe |
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| Two different things |
watcher |
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| Muslim ownership of CNN |
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not a self loathing Jew |
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