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WASHINGTON—Accuracy in Media (AIM) is urging a full inquiry into a report that a Saudi billionaire caused the Fox News Channel (FNC) to dramatically alter its coverage of the Muslim riots in France after he called the network to complain. The Saudi billionaire, Al-waleed bin Talal, is a friend of News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch and controls an influential number of voting shares in the company.
“This report underscores the danger of giving foreign interests a significant financial stake in U.S. media companies,” declared Cliff Kincaid, editor of Accuracy in Media.
The controversial comments came at an Arab media conference featuring representatives of Time magazine, USA Today, PBS, The Wall Street Journal, and other news organizations. The conference and the Saudi Prince’s growing influence in News Corporation are among the subjects of a new December-A AIM Report that has just been posted at the AIM website (http://www.aim.org). The report raises the specter of Arab money influencing News Corporation and other U.S. media companies.
Liberal journalist Danny Schechter, a participant in the conference, reports that Al-waleed, who is a member of the Saudi Royal Family and investor in the Fox News parent company News Corporation, gave an interview boasting that he had called Fox to complain about coverage of the “Muslim riots” in France. He said he “called as a viewer” and “convinced them to change” the coverage because “they were not Muslim riots but riots against poverty and inequality.” And “they changed” the coverage, the Saudi reportedly said.
Another report on the comments, carried by the Dubai-based newspaper the Khaleej Times, says that Al-waleed personally called Rupert Murdoch to complain. The Saudi said, “After a short while, there was a change” in the coverage.
An AIM call to Fox News asking for comment was not returned.
This is not the first time that Al-waleed has made controversial statements. His $10 million contribution to a 9/11 fund was rejected when he blamed the terror attacks on U.S. Middle East policy. Fifteen of the 19 terrorist hijackers on 9/11 came from Saudi Arabia.
Accuracy In Media (AIM) is a non-profit, grassroots citizens watchdog of the news media that critiques botched and bungled news stories and sets the record straight on important issues that have received slanted coverage.
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17 Comments for Saudi Billionaire Boasts of Manipulating Fox News Coverage
I fail to see much of a story here.
So a big investor called the founder of a company he invested in and basically asked that they improve their journalistic standards to report what was ACTUALLY occurring rather than the yellow, baiting, pandering story they’d been running?
How is that a Bad Thing?
+1 to Eric M.
A little intellectual rigor here please.
Eric, every news network pretty much failed to report the rioters were mostly disenfranchised and destitute African and Arabic muslim teenagers.
The events received nowhere near the coverage in America that they should have. Mister al-waleed’s interference is mark against what little journalistic integrity Fox News actually has.
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Why is FOX supporting Saudi Wahabi Prince and visa versa. TV can make a lot of people believe anything. What if the Prince decides “to turn it on” right before an attack, maybe a massive infiltration happens?
The money that goes to FOX after expenses gets doled out to the share holders. So this guy gets a huge part.
You people must be blind or something to that effect…can’t you see what the Wahabi’s are doing…? They are spreading their muslim crap all across the globe…just look at what that rich dessert rat did with the news…he changed it to fit his philosophy…he twisted the real story into his favor…those bastards are on the march for world domination…you people had better come out of your caves and see what is happening …they are putting it in your face and you can’t even see it…
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Really? You people just accept everything on face value without the need to research any further? Pathetic.
Al-waleed bin Talal is a close friend of Rupert Murdoch, the owner of Fox news. Murdoch is not only a self-admitted Zionist but he also has a friend list that includes the former PM of Israel, Ariel Sharon. Not to mention, he has investments in the state of Israel. You can even read about speeches where Murdoch either lied or was completely ignorant in favor of Israel:
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/10/30/is-rupert-murdoch-ignorant-or-an-agent-of-zionist-deception/
Bin Talal belongs to the Saudi royal family, a family that has allowed U.S. military bases inside Saudi Arabia. Such an act is actually interpreted as a sin by many conservative Muslims because they believe that foreign troops are not to enter the “holy land.” Yet, the Saudi royal family loves U.S. military presence because bluntly, the U.S. keeps them secured in power.
Bin Talal was even against the Mosque building in NY. How do you tie this man to “Muslims trying to take over the world?” If anything, this man is merely pandering to anyone and anything that will increase his own wealth and influence, including pro-Israeli Zionists like Rupert Murdoch.
I just learned about this and totally agree that no foreign government or non-citizen should have part ownership in the american media. This is as bad as having democrats running the whitehouse. The Sheik are also owning hundreds of acres of land in Sacremento, Ca valley.
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Screw the muslims and anyone who takes their side!!
The greatest country in the history of the world, The United States Of America, is being destroyed from the inside because of ignorant and cowardly people in our government and in our courts who have been giving in to muslim wants!!
Making matters worse is the fraudulent liar who is illegally occupying the White House!! He told the world that he was raised a muslim, then attended a racist anti-American black theology church for 20 years, and now demonstrates how to use “al-taqiyya” to fool millions of people into believing that he is a Christian!! He Lies!!
God Himself, Jesus Christ, will reveal the ultimate TRUTH one day, but in the meantime We The People need to take up arms, remove our corrupt government and judges, and if necessary join the fight again all the muslims who want their filthy ideology of islam to rule all parts of the world!!
Oh, and anyone who in any way supports Obama is part of the enemy and will go down with them because those of us who cling to our guns and religion ARE going to take back our country…. YOU CAN COUNT ON THAT !!!!!!!
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