Fox buys 73% of National Geographic

[downbeatplumb]

o it will become like the "History" Channel.

[Aroura]

National Geographic will now invest more into scientific research

Rupert has left all his companies to his son, who though a conservative, does not appear to be the same brand of wacky that his dad was.  The son's wife even worked on Clinton's Climate change initiative. They are not science deniers, quite the opposite.

They are, however, making it for profit.  This is the biggest change, but the son claims teh profits will get re-invested back into science and education.


My husband just spent 20 minutes yelling and overtalking me to get the point across that, basically, like father like son (even tough he's rather die than be compared to his own father).  Oh, and I'm wrong, shut up.   

o if you are going to judge a person by their family, and not their actions, be my guest. But that does not appear to be the case here.

[Thumpalumpacus]

What did Murdoch do to the publications he bought?

[MTL]

I have noticed a change in the last 20 years or so.

When I was a teen, NatGeo did good documentaries that I respected and loved to watch.

The magazines my Dad has going back to the 1970s or so were all very respectable scientific magazines.

But in the last couple of decades, I noticed a change, and not a good one.

I'd see "Nova" or "Nature" or "The Nature of Things, with David Suzuki" on TV,
I'd always watch with equal appreciation,
and NatGeo USED to fall into the same category.

But I'd end up disconcerted...the NatGeo specials seemed to....well....suck, more.

I would find myself feeling increasingly unimpressed
...and it would always catch me by surprise because NatGeo was such a respected name.

I just thought that the current staff was letting things slip, a bit.

Now I know what the problem was, and is.

And now that they've bought up 73% of it....well, it doesn't bode well, anyway.

If I see NatGeo magazines or TV docs, I will watch, and report what I see.

[TheRocketSurgeon]

National Geographic will now invest more into scientific research

Rupert has left all his companies to his son, who though a conservative, does not appear to be the same brand of wacky that his dad was.  The son's wife even worked on Clinton's Climate change initiative. They are not science deniers, quite the opposite.

They are, however, making it for profit.  This is the biggest change, but the son claims teh profits will get re-invested back into science and education.


My husband just spent 20 minutes yelling and overtalking me to get the point across that, basically, like father like son (even tough he's rather die than be compared to his own father).  Oh, and I'm wrong, shut up.   

o if you are going to judge a person by their family, and not their actions, be my guest. But that does not appear to be the case here.

I hope you're right!

I know that the lady who was in charge of Fox's movie division made some pretty impressive investments in science-friendly movies, irreligious TV programs (e.g. Family Guy), and in general showed more interest in profit than ideology.

Some conservatives do realize that allying themselves with the religious fundamentalist nut-jobs who try to squash interest in (and knowledge about) science will do major harm to the United States' ability to conduct business in the future, so perhaps the son is of that vein.

[Minimalist]

I mean, he (Rupert dickhead) OWNS Natgeo, and that is where Cosmos aired.....I have no idea why you are all freaking out.

It would be a bit like the National Enquirer buying the NY Times.  I'm concerned.

[Dystopia]

I've been having some bad days, I was hoping to hear good news on something, but nope....

[abaris]

o it will become like the "History" Channel.

Now the history channel is really something you find when taking a too close look after taking a dump. They wouldn't know history if it's slapped repeatedly across their faces. I wonder if they're only crap when it comes to European history or if they rape American history in the same way.

[Minimalist]

They don't do history anymore.  They do Axemen and Ice Road Truckers and Pawn Stars.  The whole channel is horribly misnamed.

They should call it The Horseshit Channel.

[Rhondazvous]

I suppose this is what the Supreme Court meant by "money is free speech" finding, in the Citizens United v. FEC decision?

Don't like all that pesky science National Geographic is teaching people?

There'$ an Ea$y $olution!

That's the Golden rule
He who has the gold makes the rules.