I am really going to miss my monthly dose of National Geographic.
But if they’re in a joint venture with Rupert Murdoch’s sleazy News Corp to produce the National Geographic Channel my rather thin wallet just snapped shut, at least until they find a decent partner for their television presence.
And come to think of it, what the hell is a magazine focused on the natural world doing in bed with Fox Cable Network, an organization that seems determined to destroy it? This just makes no sense to me …
That’s ripped right from the News Corp web site. And the more I look the screwier this partnership gets. I click on the maps link for National Geographic, and I get an add from the American Public Transporation Association.
So APTA pays National Geographic for this ad, while the TV side cuddles with Fox News, who are obviously big public transportation fans. NOT!
Just look at this … propaganda for the old and fearful, a network that is clearly in decline, and right next to it the twin jewels of National Geographic and their Asian effort.
I think News Corp is going to crater. Murdoch’s corruption has finally caught up with him. I don’t understand why National Geographic is here, and I’m going to help them understand that it’s time for them to get a new TV outlet.
So, who’s with me on this? Cancel your subscription and write them a pointed letter about why you did so. I looked at the National Geographic contact page and this looks like this place to express your displeasure.
OK, here is the Boycott National Geographic Facebook page. Please get in there and like it so I can get a custom name and really start pushing this.