Mike Royko said it best: "No self-respecting fish would want to be wrapped in a Murdoch paper" [View all]

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Mike Royko said it best: "No self-respecting fish would want to be wrapped in a Murdoch paper"

National Geographic was an established, venerated institution by the time the oldest person on earth today, was born. During that time the non-profit has educated the entire world about science, ecology, geography, astronomy, oceanography, climate, conservation, culture, history, war, refugees, zoology, biology, new discoveries, disease, endangered species and myriad other subjects. They have funded exploration, education and science. They have been unequivocally on the side of critical thought, making the world a better place and have opened millions of minds. This list of accomplishments could go on for pages. In all likelihood, that list is also about to become a thing of the past. With the acquisition of the National Geographic Society by Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, the best anyone can hope for is a gradual degradation of the society, followed by a mild commercialization of the media they control.

No one, not even those who watch nothing but Fox News and let it shape their complete worldview, should welcome this change. Murdoch has been commercializing media, dumbing it down and trading information for propaganda, and sensationalism for information for decades. This purchase of National Geographic by Murdoch is a monumental loss for everyone – even Murdoch and those who will profit from the change in ownership. (They will own 73% of the society.) And even for those who don’t understand what has been lost.