Video Responses to Murdoch's Deal
Posted on August 2.2007 by Josh Stearns
Bloggers, documentary makers, activists, and concerned citizens are responding to the news of Rupert Murdoch's deal to buy the Wall Street Journal and parent company Dow Jones in a variety of ways.However, one of the most compelling answers to Murdoch's deal has come in the form of videos. In the past week a number of videos have flooded onto YouTube and other sites responding to the news that Dow Jones accepted Murdoch's $5 billion offer.Video 1: Free Press released this video just hours after the news broke. In it we see that Murdoch doesn't just play a "billionaire tyrant" on TV - Find out why this deal is bad for journalism, and worse for democracy:http://www.youtube.com/v/mf8Gi3SwfxYVideo 2: The DocFactory gives us the run down of Murdoch's long history in the media business with a particular emphasis on how Murdoch has maneuvered around key media policies and regulations.http://www.youtube.com/v/o13vy_HByU4Video 3: Headzup covers the Murdoch deal. In this short 25 second video the folks at Headzup imagine what Murdoch has in store for the Wall Street Journal, based on how he has shaped his past newspapers:http://www.youtube.com/v/eKk0JqSwN5IVideo 4: Face 2 Face goes out on the street to talk to average people about the Murdoch deal. Using Myspace and the WSJ as a hook to get people to talk about media ownership and editorial independence.http://www.youtube.com/v/UE1OKzXR4vo
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