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You are here: Home / Politics / Media / Murdoch outlets continue to deny anthropogenic climate change

Murdoch outlets continue to deny anthropogenic climate change

by Tim F|  July 13, 201110:57 am| 41 Comments

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The Guardian.

News Corp’s deputy chairman and chief operating officer, Chase Carey, said it had become clear that the Sky takeover “is too difficult to progress in this climate”.

I hate when the climate just changes like that. Hot air emissions by NewsCorp clearly had nothing to do with it.

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  1. 1.

    JGabriel

    July 13, 2011 at 11:03 am

    Oh Noez! The Sky Is Falling!

    .

  2. 2.

    Han's Solo

    July 13, 2011 at 11:03 am

    The only thing that could make this week better is if Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin got caught having sex with each other in a room wallpapered with pictures of a naked Barney Frank.

  3. 3.

    dpcap

    July 13, 2011 at 11:04 am

    What kind of a paper is The Guardian anyway? Now that they stand to take over the media hegemony in the UK, one must ask, are they evil?

  4. 4.

    agrippa

    July 13, 2011 at 11:06 am

    Human caused climate change is pretty frightening, and many people do not want to believe it. And, they are afraid of the changes needed if they do accpt it.

    So, climate change is denied.

  5. 5.

    Tsulagi

    July 13, 2011 at 11:07 am

    What’s with those damn Brits messing with Murdoch? Don’t they know you need to look forward, not backward?

  6. 6.

    gogol's wife

    July 13, 2011 at 11:08 am

    #3: My impression is that The Guardian is a real newspaper and not evil.

  7. 7.

    David Hunt

    July 13, 2011 at 11:11 am

    What kind of a paper is The Guardian anyway? Now that they stand to take over the media hegemony in the UK, one must ask, are they evil?

    They’re a major media corporatation. Of course they’re evil! The best that we can hope for is that they’re less evil than Murdoch’s gang of sociopaths. Normally I’d say that this was a no-brainer, but I’m superstitious about that sort of thing. It’s a bit like asking, “What could possibly go wrong?”

  8. 8.

    JPL

    July 13, 2011 at 11:16 am

    ??? I read somewhere that a government inquiry into News Intl. could slow down the police investigation. I want to see James Murdoch and Les Hinton arrested for bribing police officials so I hopefully this is not true. Does anyone know?

  9. 9.

    Brachiator

    July 13, 2011 at 11:19 am

    Wall Street is so strange:

    News Corp will have to pay BSkyB a break fee of around £38.5m after walking away from the deal. But Wall Street welcomed the shelving of the bid, sending News Corporation’s A shares up by around 3% to $15.82 in early trading.

    So, when the dust settles on all this, Murdoch may still end up OK.

  10. 10.

    Dennis SGMM

    July 13, 2011 at 11:19 am

    Murdoch is being crucified for the sin of revealing the truth about liberals and their sociaIist agenda!
    /wingnut

  11. 11.

    Origuy

    July 13, 2011 at 11:23 am

    Historically, the Guardian has been a left-wing paper. Wikipedia says it “identifies with centre-left liberalism” and from what I’ve been reading, that’s about right. Of course “centre-left liberalism” over there would be Soc-ialism over here.

    It’s sometimes referred to as the Grauniad, but its reputation for typos dates from the hot-metal type days, when the London edition was printed early and rushed down from Manchester.

  12. 12.

    Citizen Alan

    July 13, 2011 at 11:24 am

    The Guardian is unabashedly center-left … by British standards, which makes it pretty left-wing by American standards.

  13. 13.

    JPL

    July 13, 2011 at 11:26 am

    What would happen to Sully if Murdoch sold the Times?????????

  14. 14.

    Dennis SGMM

    July 13, 2011 at 11:47 am

    @JPL

    What would happen to Sully if Murdoch sold the Times?????????

    He’ll get a job with the Washington Post.

  15. 15.

    scav

    July 13, 2011 at 11:48 am

    JPL @ 8 If you knew more about the police investigation as it has been managed so far since at least 2007 you would know this would not be a problem, even if true.

  16. 16.

    pete

    July 13, 2011 at 11:49 am

    Not only is the Grauniad generally sane, their business plan involves expanding their U.S. coverage. I don’t think they have any intention to print in the U.S. but their website is large and has no paywall. It’s not just part of the physical paper organization but has a solid web-only presence that is thoroughly integrated in the site, making it relatively simple for them to add features of interest to the U.S. audience without necessarily printing them in the U.K. paper. They are clearly aiming at the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, and a good thing too. Oh, and FYI the Sunday print version is called The Observer, but it’s the same website, so if you see a reference to The Observer know it’s essentially the same organization.

  17. 17.

    pete

    July 13, 2011 at 11:51 am

    By the way, “Grauniad” (or “Giruniad” etc) is an affectionate hat-tip to the old days of typos, popularized decades ago by Private Eye.

  18. 18.

    catclub

    July 13, 2011 at 11:53 am

    That’s change I can believe in.

  19. 19.

    scav

    July 13, 2011 at 11:55 am

    Pete: I was always wondering about the origin of those. thanks. Other thing I severely like about the Guard is their Data section. Some seriously interesting new graphics and data-playing-dissemination geekiness.

  20. 20.

    pete

    July 13, 2011 at 11:57 am

    @scav: “severely liking” sounds kinda kinky to me …

  21. 21.

    scav

    July 13, 2011 at 11:59 am

    @pete. well, data and graphics, to be graphic, do such things to me . . . .

  22. 22.

    Linda Featheringill

    July 13, 2011 at 12:16 pm

    climate change . . .

    Ah Tim! You’re so cute!

    I had a good chuckle out of that, mainly because I wasn’t expecting it. You took me by surprise.

    :-)

  23. 23.

    El Cid

    July 13, 2011 at 12:19 pm

    A very good comedic routine (the Daily Show / John Oliver bit was good but this is more detailed) came on the BBC’s comedy political review radio show “The Now Show.”

    It’s just a straight-out commentary by John Fennimore, but it’s a thorough review and very funny, showing what lying turds *all* of the Murdoch people are.

    Skip to 6’30” for the bit.

  24. 24.

    Calouste

    July 13, 2011 at 12:26 pm

    Now that the News of the World has closed and News International has withdrawn its bid for BSkyB, this affair will move on to its next target, which could well be David Cameron’s appointment of former NotW editor Andy Coulson as the government’s director of communication. And unlike News International, Cameron won’t have a tactical retreat. Although the Conservative Party could sacrifice Cameron in the same way that Murdoch sacrificed the News of the World.

  25. 25.

    WereBear

    July 13, 2011 at 12:27 pm

    @Han’s Solo: While your ideas are intriguing, the last thing I want to do is subscribe to your newsletter.

  26. 26.

    Quiddity

    July 13, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    There is no sanction against Murdoch and News Corp that would be too harsh. They have been acting like a criminal organization for decades, and getting away with it. I only hope that the British have the ability to get the purged emails from the News of the World. There is probably some extreme dirt to be found there.

    That Murdoch closed the newspaper and withdrew his bid for British Sky Broadcasting can only be seen as a desperate attempt to quell the scandal.

  27. 27.

    J

    July 13, 2011 at 12:48 pm

    Among its many strengths, the Guardian has one of the most devastatingly effective and funny political cartoonists in the business, Steve Bell. Look him up on their web site some time. Anyone curious about the Guardian would be well advised to buy a copy of their weekly, which selects from the daily paper and makes especially good reading if you’re travelling.

  28. 28.

    JGabriel

    July 13, 2011 at 12:53 pm

    dpcap:

    What kind of a paper is The Guardian anyway?

    Origuy:

    Historically, the Guardian has been a left-wing paper.

    Citizen Alan:

    The Guardian is unabashedly center-left …

    Translation for dpcap: The Guardian appears to be largely more objective, honest, and reliable than most of its peers.

    .

  29. 29.

    Unabogie

    July 13, 2011 at 1:06 pm

    Chase Carey traded away Mike Piazza for Gary Sheffield.

    Is there anything more to be said about what an asshole that guy is?

    Sheesh, Frank McCourt is awful, but at least he isn’t Rupert Fucking Murdoch.

  30. 30.

    Yurpean

    July 13, 2011 at 1:19 pm

    Praise be to Steve Bell indeed. This cartoon is the source of my name. Here’s today’s cartoon.

  31. 31.

    Origuy

    July 13, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    I don’t know if any one has posted this yet:

    Billy Bragg, “Never Buy the Sun”

    Edit: A “scouse” is someone from Liverpool.

  32. 32.

    sukabi

    July 13, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    @ Quiddity

    Rumor has it that Murdoch’s also been trying to sell off News International, but with no luck…

    so there’s apparently a whole lot of ‘there’ THERE… and Murdoch’s trying desperately to stop the fire before it consumes his whole operation.

  33. 33.

    Brachiator

    July 13, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    Calouste:

    And unlike News International, Cameron won’t have a tactical retreat. Although the Conservative Party could sacrifice Cameron in the same way that Murdoch sacrificed the News of the World.

    I’m not really seeing how the Conservative party could sacrifice Cameron, since he is Prime Minster. Is there some historical precedent that you are thinking of?

  34. 34.

    Interrobang

    July 13, 2011 at 1:39 pm

    Allow me to present to Tim F., one internets, awarded for “Most Laugh-Out-Loud Funny Short Post Today.” Would you like your internets with a side of fries and a Coke?

  35. 35.

    Comrade Kevin

    July 13, 2011 at 1:49 pm

    @Brachiator: Yes, there is precedent for it. It is how John Major replaced Margaret Thatcher.

  36. 36.

    Tony J

    July 13, 2011 at 1:57 pm

    Origuy @ 31,

    Yes we are, and no we don’t.

    Alright, SOME do, but they’re the people with a sports-team based ‘reason’ to think that what The Sun said about Liverpool supporters was funny, and there aren’t a lot of them.

    The News of the World was a scummy rag, but if The Sun goes down the tubes because of all this… that would be a very good thing.

  37. 37.

    Yurpean

    July 13, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    Brachiator, to expand on Comrade Kevin, the only people who get a vote on who should be Prime Minister are MPs (well, technically only the Queen gets a ‘vote’), not the public directly. Thatcher was deposed as leader of the conservative party, and replaced by John Major, and since the Tories had a parliamentary majority, they made him PM (or rather, the Queen invited him to form a government, and so become PM, as he had the support of a majority of the Commons).

    Similarly, when Blair was replaced by Brown, he announced he was resigning as leader of the Labour party, Gordon was ‘elected’ (although nobody stood against him) as leader then subsequently became PM a few days later when Tony resigned.

  38. 38.

    Tony J

    July 13, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    Brachiator @ 33,

    It’s still in the realms of “Not Likely”, but if the Coulson link burns Cameron’s brand badly enough, the Conservatives – could – ditch him in a number of ways. Force him to resign through internal pressure, hold a new leadership election, etc.

    He’s not ‘elected’ Prime Minister, he only holds that post because he’s the leader of the largest Party in Parliament and formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats to make up a governing majority.

  39. 39.

    Tony J

    July 13, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    Sukabi @ 32,

    The way I heard it covered on Newsnight, the idea is that Murdoch wants the BSkyB takeover so very much that, now it’s being sent to the Competition Commission for a fresh ruling (thanks to his friends in Whitehall), all he has to do is get rid of his entire British newspaper stable and, as if by magic, the only grounds for the Commission to rule against him disappear.

    It’s along the same lines as the ruse Blair repeatedly relied on to prevent any serious inquiry into our involvement in Bush’s Iraq clusterfuck. Get a ruling from a friendly body on some very specific and limited aspect of said clusterfuck, then leverage that into a “See? I’ve been proven innocent of all the charges, especially the ones they weren’t allowed to consider!” moment.

    But from the way Parliament is reacting to having the fear of Murdoch’s blackmail racket lifted (if only partially) from the necks of MPs, it’s even money on whether it’ll work this time.

  40. 40.

    pete

    July 13, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    In the realms of “not likely but not impossible” due to the British system, IF Cameron were so badly burned by his association with Coulson (not to mention his Christmas with Rebekah, who is married to an old school chum and lives not far down the road) that he was forced to quit as Tory leader, the LibDems could theoretically quit the coalition and force a virtually immediate general election. Now the LibDems have been in deep political doodoo for a while, so they may not want to risk it, but then it might offer them a way out of a mess of their own making. Fun fun fun …

  41. 41.

    sukabi

    July 13, 2011 at 3:07 pm

    @ Tony don’t think Murdoch’s going to be getting his BSkyB party basket… he’s withdrawn his offer, and is under increasing pressure from this side of the pond… more calls by senators for an investigation into his business practices under the Foreign Corruption Acts…. both for allegedly hacking 9/11 victims phones / records and for his orgs other clearly and admittedly illegal practices of bribing / blackmailing foreign politicians…

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