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WSJ leans whatever way News Corp wants post 2007 acquisition.

tankenmate 6y ago
Also of note, NewsCorp sends lawyers and strategists to every ICANN meeting, and has since at least 2010, if not before.
- stirlo 6y ago
  Possibly because they used to own MySpace and got in the habit?
- evolve2k 6y ago
  Really? that’s shocking. Do you have any sources you can share that confirm this?
  - tankenmate 6y ago
    I think there are maybe attendance lists for some of the sub meetings? As to myself, I have first hand knowledge they were there; I talked to some of them face to face at some of the ICANN meetings. Anyone can attend most ICANN meetings, they are open and public.
Pxtl 6y ago
WSJ editorial board carried water for the ridiculous Bush government before that. It's been the print equivalent to Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity for quite some time.
- Bahamut 6y ago
  It was easily always the worst part about the WSJ.
- 0xy 6y ago
  All sides of mainstream media are worthless in my book. Mainstream media is a net negative on society, and it's especially shown now with media trust at record lows. This isn't just one company or one side of partisan MSM. NYT lied about WMDs in Iraq repeatedly, WaPo lied about a Russian hack of critical US power infrastructure and CNN struggles to tell the truth when telling you the time of day.
  - colejohnson66 6y ago
    What is “mainstream media”? Media that doesn’t fit your biases? Because I constantly hear this “mainstream media” trope from conservatives, but it is only applied to liberal news sources, never RT, Fox, Breitbart, etc.
    - 0xy 6y ago
      Fox, Breitbart, CNN, MSNBC, New York Times, Washington Post. All of them. Which of the names that I've just mentioned hasn't made huge, glaring journalistic errors repeatedly? Even throw in the self-described 'neutral' outlets like NPR, Associated Press and others and you see the same thing. Repeated lies, walkbacks and egregious errors. I don't know why any person would apologize for corporate media.
      - anthony_romeo 6y ago
        You make it sound like you expect people to be infallible.
        0xy 6y ago
        Not at all, but the nature of mistakes is revealing of the journalistic bias of those working for those organizations. When Washington Post falsely claims the Russians hacked into critical US energy infrastructure, this isn't a harmless typo or a flubbed detail. When the New York Times repeatedly lies about WMDs in Iraq and tens of thousands of people die, this isn't a harmless typo or a flubbed detail. Those are the obvious ones, the most egregious behavior is what they don't report on or cover up. If the internet wasn't around to fact check the lies of mainstream media in real-time, imagine what they'd be getting away with. Why do you think they're deserving of your defense? Their actions are neither harmless nor accidental. These aren't innocent mistakes. These are recent examples. If you go back further, the same news outlets were repeating CIA propaganda via Operation Mockingbird and other efforts.

Also of note, NewsCorp sends lawyers and strategists to every ICANN meeting, and has since at least 2010, if not before.

stirlo 6y ago
Possibly because they used to own MySpace and got in the habit?
evolve2k 6y ago
Really? that’s shocking. Do you have any sources you can share that confirm this?
- tankenmate 6y ago
  I think there are maybe attendance lists for some of the sub meetings? As to myself, I have first hand knowledge they were there; I talked to some of them face to face at some of the ICANN meetings. Anyone can attend most ICANN meetings, they are open and public.

Pxtl 6y ago

WSJ editorial board carried water for the ridiculous Bush government before that. It's been the print equivalent to Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity for quite some time.

Bahamut 6y ago
It was easily always the worst part about the WSJ.
0xy 6y ago
All sides of mainstream media are worthless in my book. Mainstream media is a net negative on society, and it's especially shown now with media trust at record lows. This isn't just one company or one side of partisan MSM. NYT lied about WMDs in Iraq repeatedly, WaPo lied about a Russian hack of critical US power infrastructure and CNN struggles to tell the truth when telling you the time of day.
- colejohnson66 6y ago
  What is “mainstream media”? Media that doesn’t fit your biases? Because I constantly hear this “mainstream media” trope from conservatives, but it is only applied to liberal news sources, never RT, Fox, Breitbart, etc.
  - 0xy 6y ago
    Fox, Breitbart, CNN, MSNBC, New York Times, Washington Post. All of them. Which of the names that I've just mentioned hasn't made huge, glaring journalistic errors repeatedly? Even throw in the self-described 'neutral' outlets like NPR, Associated Press and others and you see the same thing. Repeated lies, walkbacks and egregious errors. I don't know why any person would apologize for corporate media.
    - anthony_romeo 6y ago
      You make it sound like you expect people to be infallible.
      - 0xy 6y ago
        Not at all, but the nature of mistakes is revealing of the journalistic bias of those working for those organizations. When Washington Post falsely claims the Russians hacked into critical US energy infrastructure, this isn't a harmless typo or a flubbed detail. When the New York Times repeatedly lies about WMDs in Iraq and tens of thousands of people die, this isn't a harmless typo or a flubbed detail. Those are the obvious ones, the most egregious behavior is what they don't report on or cover up. If the internet wasn't around to fact check the lies of mainstream media in real-time, imagine what they'd be getting away with. Why do you think they're deserving of your defense? Their actions are neither harmless nor accidental. These aren't innocent mistakes. These are recent examples. If you go back further, the same news outlets were repeating CIA propaganda via Operation Mockingbird and other efforts.