The Scope -- and Dangers -- of GE's Control of NBC and MSNBC
Salon.com, August 3, 2009
By Glenn Greenwald
Corporate giant General Electric Co. is now openly speaking about its editorial control over the news organizations it owns, including NBC and MSNBC. GE's business vitally depends on favorable relationships with the Government, and they have signaled that they are unwilling to alienate the Right generally or News Corp. and Fox News specifically.
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