Whack-a-Murdoch
Posted on October 16.2007 by Ira Horowitz
Have you ever been so fed up with the evening news that you wanted to throw your TV out the window? Instead of tossing your TV, try whacking Rupert Murdoch.
Today, Free Press launched "Whack-a-Murdoch" -- a challenging Web game that's your chance to drop the hammer on Big Media moguls and consolidation. Check it out
While Whack-a-Murdoch is just a game, media consolidation is a problem that requires urgent action. Right now, the Federal Communications Commission is rushing ahead with sweeping changes to media ownership rules that would allow Big Media to get even bigger.
If these rules pass, moguls like Murdoch could own the major daily newspaper, and as many as eight radio stations and three TV stations in your city. Often these local monopolists also control national newspapers, popular Web sites, magazines, cable networks, publishing houses and movie studios.
Today, Free Press launched "Whack-a-Murdoch" -- a challenging Web game that's your chance to drop the hammer on Big Media moguls and consolidation. Check it out
While Whack-a-Murdoch is just a game, media consolidation is a problem that requires urgent action. Right now, the Federal Communications Commission is rushing ahead with sweeping changes to media ownership rules that would allow Big Media to get even bigger.
If these rules pass, moguls like Murdoch could own the major daily newspaper, and as many as eight radio stations and three TV stations in your city. Often these local monopolists also control national newspapers, popular Web sites, magazines, cable networks, publishing houses and movie studios.
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