This diary is to highlight where our candidates must start taking responsiblity for what they allow - even a book. John Edwards rightly gets heat for publishing with Harper Collins, so should Barack Obama for allowing Harper Collins (Murdoch's own) to be the publisher for this book.
There is a difference, Barack Obama did not write this book, but it seems at the very least it is authorized by his campaign. If we are truly committed to a Murdoch boycott, then we should let our candidates know that it has to start on every level...
More on the biographer below the fold..
Obama, Promise to Power by David Mendell
Amistad books/division of Harper Collins
David Mendell has covered Obama since the beginning of his campaign for the Senate and as a result enjoys far–reaching access to the new Senator––both his professional and personal life.
If the MSM is being co-opted by Murdoch, the least we can do is divest in his companies that we know are his as listed here...
Filmed Entertainment - News Corporation
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox Espanol
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
20th Century Fox International
20th Century Fox Television
Blue Sky Studios
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Fox Studios Australia
Fox Studios LA
Fox Studios Baja
Fox Television Studios
Television - News Corporation
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Sports Australia
Fox Television Stations
FOXTEL
STAR
Cable Television owned by News Corporation
Fox Movie Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox Sports Digital
Fox Sports Enterprises
Fox Sports Espanol
Fox Sports Net
Fox Sports World
FUEL
FX
National Geographic Channel
SPEED Channel
Stats, Inc
Direct Broadcast & Satellite Television - News Corporation
BskyB
DIRECTV
FOXTEL
Sky Italia
Magazines - News Corporation
Inside Out
Donna Hay
News America Marketing
Smart Source
The Weekly Standard
Gemstar
United States region Newspapers:
New York Post
Books - News Corporation
Harper Collins Publishers
- Australia
- Canada
- Childrens Books
- United States
- United Kingdom
Regan Books
Zondervan
Other Investments - News Corporation
MySpace.com Profile
Festival Records
Mushroom Records
National Rugby League - Australia
News Interactive
News Outdoor
Nursery World