Another Look At Fox News And ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Imam’s Shared Money Man

by Glynnis MacNicol | 10:55 am, September 2nd, 2010

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Perhaps taking a page from Jon Stewart‘s relentless criticism of Fox News’ coverage of the proposed Lower Manhattan mosque NPR’s David Folkenflik is further investigating the money connection between Fox News and Park 51′s Imam Rauf: Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal.

Regulars watchers of Stewart will likely already know this (regular watchers of Fox, not so much) but Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, the man who once offered Mayor Rudy Giuliani $10 million, is both the second-largest holder of voting stock in News Corp. and a person who has “given generously to initiatives pursued by the imam, Feisal Abdul Rauf.” Perhaps equally as interesting considering the tone of the coverage is the fact Rupert Murdoch is a great admirer of the Prince.

In a 2005 documentary about the prince, Murdoch called Waleed “very shrewd, very analytical, yet at the same time prepared to gamble — and to go against sort of the prevailing thoughts about markets.”

Murdoch added, “He’s very original in his thinking.”

The prince had long been Murdoch’s business partner in News Corp. — but that year he arranged a share swap in which he obtained more than 30 million voting shares.

As for how the Prince feels about Fox coverage, Al-Jazeera anchor Riz Khan tells Folkenflik he’s pragmatic saying: “Look, I’m not there to direct the news policy, I’m there to invest in News Corp. — and hopefully they’ve got some sense to do news properly.”

Not that you will hear about any of this on Fox: “That exchange involving Fox’s Senor was the only one this reporter could find on Fox News that made direct reference to the prince. But Senor did not name Waleed — nor was the prince mentioned in any of the speculation about the financing for that proposed Islamic center in Lower Manhattan.”

Al-Waleed bin Talal, David Folkenflik, Feisal Abdul Rauf, Ground Zero Mosque, NPR, rupert murdoch

Moderate

“Look, I’m not there to direct the news policy, I’m there to invest in News Corp.”

Good business people are able to separate good business sense from their personal agenda, that is why I see an advertisement on Fox News telling me to tune to channel 414 and watch MSNBC on a daily basis. MSNBC is supporting Fox News because you need to advertise where the viewers are.
Big Eddie

What do the tablecloths look like in Saudi Arabia ?
The Real Royal King

Big Eddie said:
What do the tablecloths look like in Saudi Arabia ?

I hate to admit, I find that immensely funny.

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Moderate said:
“Look, I’m not there to direct the news policy, I’m there to invest in News Corp.” Good business people are able to separate good business sense from their personal agenda, that is why I see an advertisement on Fox News telling me to tune to channel 414 and watch MSNBC on a daily basis. MSNBC is supporting Fox News because you need to advertise where the viewers are.

Still, FOX on-air “talent” shouldn’t pretend that they don’t know that a man they have villified on air as a terrorism financier is part owner of the company. That is inexcusable.

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Thanks for this update, Glynnis. This is a service to us all.

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Moderate

The Real Royal King says:
“Still, FOX on-air “talent” shouldn’t pretend that they don’t know that a man they have villified on air as a terrorism financier is part owner of the company. That is inexcusable.”

Fox News is fair and balanced unlike the news network owned by GE which totally supports Obama in order to garner huge government contracts by GE.
The Real Royal King

Moderate said:
The Real Royal King says:“Still, FOX on-air “talent” shouldn’t pretend that they don’t know that a man they have villified on air as a terrorism financier is part owner of the company. That is inexcusable.” Fox News is fair and balanced unlike the news network owned by GE which totally supports Obama in order to garner huge government contracts by GE.

FOX’s conduct in this shameful matter clearly and convincingly “refudiates” your argument.

As does the US $1M contribution to the RGA.

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SpineCrusher

Moderate said:
The Real Royal King says:“Still, FOX on-air “talent” shouldn’t pretend that they don’t know that a man they have villified on air as a terrorism financier is part owner of the company. That is inexcusable.” Fox News is fair and balanced unlike the news network owned by GE which totally supports Obama in order to garner huge government contracts by GE.

Can’t deny it, so you move to another topic completely. FAIL!
Moderate

The Democratic total of $1,020,816 was given by 1,160 employees of the three major broadcast television networks, with an average contribution of $880.
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By contrast, only 193 of the employees contributed to Republican candidates and campaign committees, for a total of $142,863. The average Republican contribution was $744…
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President Obama received 710 such contributions worth a total of $461,898, for an average contribution of $651 from the network employees. Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain received only 39 contributions totaling $26,926, for an average donation of $709,
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Ninety-six contributions by broadcast network employees to the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Senate and House campaign committees totaled $217,881.
LaLydia

I’m not sure I understand what this is attempting to say. “The money connection between Fox News and Park 51’s Imam Rauf: Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal.” This writer thinks the prince, who owns 7 percent of the stock in Fox’s parent corporation, is somehow paying Fox for all the criticism and ridicule of the Ground Zero mosque project that has been broadcast on Fox? Why would he do that?
puck30

Well I don’t remember MSNBC or NBC news reporting on themselves when their parent company got fined in July. Remember that little ‘Oil for Food Scandal’ they were involved in?

http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2010/07/general-electric-fined-for-corrupt.html

So taxpayer funded, State run Government NPR does a story on FNC & News Corp. And the lefties want FNC to run the story day and night.

Are these the same lefties that demanded MSNBC & NBC news report about GE being fined in July? Oh wait! that didn’t happen.

Hypocrisy runs on both sides, lefties don’t pretend you’re white as snow.
Moderate

LaLydia says:
I’m not sure I understand what this is attempting to say.

Glynnis grabs at straws when it comes to criticizing Fox News.
notsofast

It certainly sounds like Glynnis and Stewart are Islamophobes. They attack the Price because he is a Muslim.
puck30

LaLydia said:
I’m not sure I understand what this is attempting to say. “The money connection between Fox News and Park 51’s Imam Rauf: Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal.” This writer thinks the prince, who owns 7 percent of the stock in Fox’s parent corporation, is somehow paying Fox for all the criticism and ridicule of the Ground Zero mosque project that has been broadcast on Fox? Why would he do that?

Don’t try to figure it out, it’s NPR. One step above ‘Pacifica Radio”.
notsofast

OT:

To celebrate the upcoming holiday, there has been another oil rig explosion in the Gulf today. Thirteen people in the water. No more details available yet!.
zumpano

Fined or settlement? http://www.genewscenter.com/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=10680&NewsAreaID=2
Moderate

“there has been another oil rig explosion in the Gulf today. ”

Another reason both sides will end up hating Obama, the poor guy just can’t win. The poor oil rig workers in the Gulf will never see decent employment again.
The Real Royal King

Moderate said:
LaLydia says:I’m not sure I understand what this is attempting to say. Glynnis grabs at straws when it comes to criticizing Fox News.

Indeed. Anytime FOX embarasses itself, it’s GLynnis’ fault for reporting on it.

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writer

Let me get this straight, King. If someone says something embarrassing, and you quote them, then the person doing the quoting isn’t to blame. I’ll have to remember that one.
notsofast

Yes, Glynnis, the NASDAQ needs to implement a new rule that all stocks may be bought on the exchange by anyone as long as they are not Arabs.

Your Arabophobia is staggering.
jk76

Fox has got to be the biggest job generator in media. It is amazing they are ganged up on by all media outlets, minus right wing blogs.

any info from the NPR dude? or were you just throwing that out there. I don’t know if F&F would know the prince but I can’t let Mr. Senor off the hook that easy, he’s someone I would assume would know, but that doesn’t mean he did. So where’s the info on what Prince Al-Waleed donated to Imam Rauf? I see nothing on that, just putting out there that he has. If he has contributed to, or in charge of, radical indoctrination schools, then I guess we could strip his holdings…fat chance, but again need proof.

initiatives like half-articles, are vague
mikepower

Good to see that even in Saudi Arabia money is put ahead of principle.

I wonder if he contributed to the Obama campaign.
moneymack

puck30 said:
Well I don’t remember MSNBC or NBC news reporting on themselves when their parent company got fined in July. Remember that little ‘Oil for Food Scandal’ they were involved in?

http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2010/07/general-electric-fined-for-corrupt.html

So taxpayer funded, State run Government NPR does a story on FNC & News Corp. And the lefties want FNC to run the story day and night.

Are these the same lefties that demanded MSNBC & NBC news report about GE being fined in July? Oh wait! that didn’t happen.

Hypocrisy runs on both sides, lefties don’t pretend you’re white as snow.

oil for food scandal pales to paying families of the terrorists of 9/11. but if this analogy is what it takes for you to acknowledge your hypocrisy, i’ll take it.
shootfromthehip

Interesting how Michelle F and others are absent from this thread.
Pablo

“That exchange involving Fox’s Senor was the only one this reporter could find on Fox News that made direct reference to the prince. But Senor did not name Waleed — nor was the prince mentioned in any of the speculation about the financing for that proposed Islamic center in Lower Manhattan.”

JOURNALISM!
rpolanco

We must all take a step back and realize they are taking over the country one institution at a time! Of course i do not mean the muslim’s that are law abiding but those who seek to turn america insode out. Be analytical about everything you encounter!!!

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RunSarahRun

If Megyn Kelly doesn’t say it… and Steve Krakauer doesn’t fawn all over her for saying it… it must not be true! Carry-on Fox Newsers… nothing to see here. Just keep feeding them the Black Panther stuff all day long…. yum, yum!!!!
NORBIT

WHY IS BLATANTLY PARTISAN NPR STILL TAX-PAYER FUNDED?

Along those lines, here’s an update on the Democratic Party of Racial Bigots:

“A new website sponsored by the NAACP and left-leaning media operations is seeking videographers and bloggers who will search out “racism” and “extremism” among Tea Partiers.

Teapartytracker.org will feature tweets, interviews with people at rallies, blog entries and a picture of a t-shirt they say someone spotted at a rally that reads “Blacks own slaves in Mauitania, Sudan, Niger & Haiti.”

The site, sponsored by the NAACP, Think Progress, New Left Media and Media Matters for America, will monitor “racism and other forms of extremism within the Tea Party movement. We call on the Tea Party to repudiate extremists among their ranks and join in civil dialogue with all Americans.”
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1. Leave your comments as to how you feel about this RACIAL INTIMIDATION site, on their site!

2. Contact ALL your friends & neighbors, and have them DEMAND your local rep. explain why the Bitterly Partisan NAACP remains TAX-EXEMPT —– and who are the people that donate to this RACIST organization!!!

EXPOSE the REAL RACIST groups in 2010 America! – the overwhelming majority, hailing from the Left!!!
gar

Maybe next we can look at where all the money from the Saudi’s to the Clinton foundation came from. Anything to get off topic of this economy.
mlong

So this attack on FOX because some Arab owns 7% stock in the company means what?…I mean FOX is attacked because they do reports about the Victory Mosque as being anti-Arab but now their attacked because an Arab owns a piece of them.,,and whose the Anti-Arab again?
Iris

LaLaLydia wsnts to know how the fox denigrating paerk 51 would benefit the Saudis, ..Osama bin laden=Saudi, 15 of the 19 911 hijackers =Saudi, origin of Al Quaida, = Saudi ….AL Quaida recruiting is way , way up due to the broadcast around the world of Americans hating on the Muslims, K?
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The Real Royal King

shootfromthehip said:
Interesting how Michelle F and others are absent from this thread.

Interesting, yes. Enjoyable, most assuredly.
Big Eddie

Iris said:
LaLaLydia wsnts to know how the fox denigrating paerk 51 would benefit the Saudis, ..Osama bin laden=Saudi, 15 of the 19 911 hijackers =Saudi, origin of Al Quaida, = Saudi ….AL Quaida recruiting is way , way up due to the broadcast around the world of Americans hating on the Muslims, K?

Who can translate this ? Not Big Eddie . Not nobody .
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bigbrainbrad

so this is the guy behind the questionable funding of the mosque?
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Bloomberger is getting a 10% rake off the top.
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So now we find out FOX NEWS is indirectly owned by Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal. Well, that sure expalains why their news employees, and commentators say the things they say. For a while, I thought they really belived all that stuff they say on all those channels. Now I think they just read from a script that pays them one hell of a salary. They probably don’t believe any of that either. I guess, for that kind f money we all say just about anything. Yea, you only live once.