RIP National Geographic

Jimbuna · 11-06-15, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockstar

I don't get it National Geographic was already a sinking ship, it has bled out, no money, crap management, one foot in the grave the other on a banna peel.

I tend to agree, give Murdoch a chance, he surely can't make it any worse....can he?

vienna · 11-06-15, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I tend to agree, give Murdoch a chance, he surely can't make it any worse....can he?

Maybe you should Google "Rupert Murdoch"...

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Rockstar · 11-06-15, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by vienna

Maybe you should Google "Rupert Murdoch"...

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I never met the man. But according to some media sources he's satan incarnate, evil, out to destroy National Geographic and the world. And as we all know media always reports the unbiased truth dont they or being a business themselves do they just tell you what you want to hear so you tune in more often?

vienna · 11-06-15, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockstar

I never met the man. But according to some media sources he's satan incarnate, evil, out to destroy National Geographic and the world. And as we all know media always reports the unbiased truth dont they or being a business themselves do they just tell you what you want to hear so you tune in more often?

You mean like "Fox News: Fair And Balanced" unbiased?

Say, does anybody else, besides me, remember when Murdoch bought up MySpace and declared he was going to make it the biggest thing since sliced bread? Wonder how that all worked out?...

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Rockstar · 11-06-15, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by vienna

You mean like "Fox News: Fair And Balanced" unbiased?

Say, does anybody else, besides me, remember when Murdoch bought up MySpace and declared he was going to make it the biggest thing since sliced bread? Wonder how that all worked out?...

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yup just like fox news.

Admiral Halsey · 11-07-15, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I tend to agree, give Murdoch a chance, he surely can't make it any worse....can he?

Also if you look at the stuff he's owned in the past you realize he's more in it to make money then political stance. He's owned left-leaning companies that stayed the same stance or heck went even further left with him owning it. Murdoch would know trying to turn Nat Geo into another branch of Fox would cause it to lose all the money which is something he doesn't want.

Jimbuna · 11-07-15, 11:15 AM

If he knows nothing else, he knows how to make money.

STEED · 11-07-15, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I tend to agree, give Murdoch a chance, he surely can't make it any worse....can he?

Place your bets on yes he will.

Platapus · 11-07-15, 01:39 PM

This could help illustrate the difference between mathematics and reality.

Mathematically, there is a chance that Rupert might not mess this up.

In reality, yeah, he is gonna mess this up.

vienna · 11-07-15, 03:03 PM

Platapus has just discovered a new law of physics/mathematics, The Murdoch Theorem...

...expect a call from Stockholm...

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vienna · 11-07-15, 03:06 PM

The tale of the tape:

http://www.businessinsider.com/chart...myspace-2011-6

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BossMark · 11-08-15, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Place your bets on yes he will.

OK 100 quid says he does

Jimbuna · 11-08-15, 08:48 AM

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,379 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	This could help illustrate the difference between mathematics and reality. Mathematically, there is a chance that Rupert might not mess this up. In reality, yeah, he is gonna mess this up. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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