Climate change denier Rupert Murdoch just bought National Geographic, which gives grants to scientis

[ashling]

http://boingboing.net/2015/09/09/rupert-murdoch-just-bought-nat.html

Murdoch is a notorious climate change denier, and his family's Fox media empire is the world's primary source of global warming misinformation. Which would be no big deal here, I guess, were it not for the fact that the National Geographic Society's mission includes giving grants to scientists.

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So Rupert Murdoch will be to some large extent controlling a $1 billion organization whose stated mission includes giving grants to scientists.

Rupert Murdoch is a raging asshole, but he is also a very much on-the-record climate change denier. A climate change denier with now even more power and influence over science grants in the United States.

National Geographic Magazine, Nonprofit Since 1888, Will Become A For-Profit Enterprise

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/national-geographic-fox-for-profit_55f03325e4b093be51bcd8df

[Jamastiene]

1. We were already fucked.

Now, we will be fucked even more and faster, but not in a good way.

[wcmagumba]

2. I agree...

We are fuckity fuckity fucked!!!

[LeftyMom]

3. He bought part of the magazine and TV channels.

The Society writes the grants and is still a non-profit.

It's still shady and worrisome but let's keep our facts straight.

The only silver lining I can think of is that Fox paid for Cosmos, so maybe things won't be as bad as we can all imagine?

[CBGLuthier]

4. plus they will take some of that 700 million and use it to give grants to scientists

Which I think is kind of funny, Fox money will go to scientists.


Print is dying so let Murdoch try to make a go of it.