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National Geographic and Fox Form a Commercial Media Company
Since 1888, the National Geographic Society has stood for science, discovery and storytelling. Its yellow-bordered magazine has served as the ultimate stage for award-winning photography, depicting the wonders of the world, and the group has supported pursuits as diverse as the underwater explorations of Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Jane Goodall’s study of chimpanzees in Tanzania. Now, the nonprofit organization plans to continue that mission, backed by the Murdoch media empire.
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I'll be looking forward to such fair and balanced articles as "Polar Bears: Better Off Without Ice?" and "A Photographic Journey Into The War On Rich White Men."
Madness. What were NG thinking? No more science based reporting on global warming/climate change (unless they have an editorial independence clause) . An absolute disaster.
Exactly. I really blanched when I read their attempt at reassuring people that their view of climate change would not conflict with NG's scientific mission:
Can't fool me with that. I've seen those channels. They're one of my pet TV peeves because 1) The programs are shit, unless you really like comically dramatic fear-mongering shows about drugs, prisons or dangerous animals, and 2) none of them even approach discussing issues of real importance in science or any other fields. There's no need for political or editorial interference if you're just slapping a yellow rectangle on some lowest-common-denominator crap. Only the History Channel (U.S.) has abdicated more of its potential to inform (unless you really, really like Alaska, armageddon, and antiques).
Apologies. I didn't set out to write a rant-y comment, but...
While I mourn the loss of National Geographic's print media, their current televison selections are crap and will fit in nicely in the Fox media empire. The Incredible Doctor Pol represents the best of veterinary medicine back in the 1920s when we didn't know what anaesthesia and pain meds were, and The Dog Whisperer depicts the journey of a guy who can't seem to understand current best practices in animal behavior science. Add in this channel's odd love of cop shows (Alaska State Troopers, Rocky Mountain Law and Southern Justice) and you've got a conservative's wet dream of programming.
I truly fear what's going to happen to the magazine, and especially what's going to happen with the children's educational materials. I'm sure Fox would love bending impressionable minds to their inability to understand the difference between fact and opinion.
Still not feeling great about Fox taking majority here.