Could this be the beginning of a new strategy by the GOP and conservatives to try to silence the "liberal" media? You decide. From yesterday's
Miami Herald:
Carnival fends off request to ax CNN, New York Times
Miami-based Carnival Corp., the world's largest cruise operator, is fending off a request by one of its shareholders to do away with CNN and The New York Times aboard its ships.
The shareholder claims these and other media establishments seek to undermine the travel industry by disseminating anti-American propaganda, which in turn diminishes ``the U.S. in the eyes of the world and enflames terrorists.''
The shareholder, James Morgan, wants Carnival's board to require the company to end its contracts with CNN, the BBC, The New York Times and The Washington Post. Otherwise, he said, their propaganda will ``lead to future terrorist attacks that will adversely affect the travel market.''
Morgan, who owns 100 shares of Carnival stock, made his case in a letter to Carnival earlier this year. Excerpts were included in a subsequent letter Dec. 1 from Carnival's lawyers to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Carnival is seeking the SEC's permission to drop Morgan's request. Carnival argues that decisions about media available on its ships should be left up to its managers.
What is perhaps most interesting about this story is that Carnival is forced to respond to this and file with the SEC and this guy only owns about $4,000 worth of stock in the company.
By the way, I was unable to find the Dec. 1 letter from Carnival to the SEC mentioned in the article.