Rupert Murdoch's empire must be dismantled – Ed Miliband

Labour leader urges for new media ownership rules saying News Corporation chief has too much power in the UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jul/16/rupert-murdoch-ed-miliband-phone-hacking

Ed Miliband has demanded the breakup of Rupert Murdoch's UK media empire in a dramatic intervention in the row over phone hacking.

In an exclusive interview with the Observer, the Labour leader calls for cross-party agreement on new media ownership laws that would cut Murdoch's current market share, arguing that he has "too much power over British public life".

Miliband says that the abandonment by News International of its bid for BSkyB, the resignation of its chief executive, Rebekah Brooks, and the closure of the News of the World are insufficient to restore trust and reassure the public.

The Labour leader argues that current media ownership rules are outdated, describing them as "analogue rules for a digital age" that do not take into account the advent of mass digital and satellite broadcasting.

and he's not even a citizen there. That has begun to worry many people. Handing over the media to people who do not have the country's best interests, such as factual reporting on issues that are relevant to the people, at heart and who obviously have an agenda, as Murdoch does. His agenda was to swing the elections in every country in which he operates to the far right. And he succeeded. That is far too much power to give to anyone.

Journalism needs to be redefined after being hi-jacked by the likes of Murdoch and Moon for so long. They are propagandists for the New World Order, not journalists and I hope there are new rules, like eg, overturning the ridiculous claims that a journalist CAN lie to the people.

been allowed to happen. Just for the sake of argument. So why is it tolerated because NewsCorp is on the Right and the controlling interest is held by Saudi Arabia, a country that cannot even begin to be called a democracy?

How did Murdoch become a part of the "normal" political landscape in the west? Money buys power, it corrupts, which is the best argument for media divestment and strict application of antitrust to that industry. Nobody should be allowed to purchase a dominant voice.

Divest Fox now! Why aren't we hearing this from Obama and the Democrats?

Thanks for the thread, cal.