Saudia Arabia advertisement on Faux News

Nope.

But if as described it’s just another example of this “news” corporation having absolutely no bottom. Should Baier register as a foreign agent?

 

you’re obviously mistaken

Fox News’ Bret Baier Lands “No Holds Barred” Chat With Mohammed bin Salman – Deadline

 

I suppose if that’s the standard then they will need to pull the licenses of CNN,NBC,MSNBC for interviews with Putin over the years, and or they should also register as a foreign agent..

 

Think the 7% ownership base is more relevant

 

Aside from the obvious fact Fox Newz also interviewed Putin - were any of those “puff pieces”? Did Putin pay for those interviews or own a stake in the company interviewing him? Did they come off as foreign state owned infomercials rather than interviews?

If you are going to do whataboutisms, at least have the comparison make some bit of sense.

 

I feel dumb. Is Stadia Arabia a typo or is there some meaning to it?

 

I’m sure all those interviews with Putin were hard hitting pieces that took him to task.
Hell a former POTUS chastised an opponent for saying Russia was a threat and the left roundly cheered him on for it.

As for Putin assets who the hell know what he owns pieces of. Do you really think he’s listed all his holdings?

 

I know that you’re being a bit facetious here, but I would see no reason to intervene even if Fox News extolled the virtues of MBS and Saudi Arabia 24/7. It should never be the government’s job to determine what private companies can say to private citizens (consistent with the 1A anyway). If people want to pay for that crap, who am I to stop them? If people don’t, Fox will go out of business on its own.

 

My gut is to agree with you. I did do a quick search out of curiosity. Not sure if this is current or whether or how it might apply to cable.

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-341506A1.pdf

 

Thanks. Foreign ownership is an interesting issue. I am not versed in this area. I am assuming “broadcast license” is for a station and “common carrier license” is for a platform?

They use the term “US-organized entity”, so interestingly, it seems ok for a platform to show BBC or Al Jazeera at a 100% foreign ownership, but perhaps not Fox News at 26% foreign ownership. Clearly, the FCC can’t totally regulate BBC, but it’s still a fascinating area.

 

Best gummit money can buy. Guess that applies elsewhere. Didn’t even get good music

 

I don't know the answers to all of the questions but I know that there is currently a campaign to pressure a single Fox franchise in I believe Pittsburgh to have their license not renewed. That has apparently been identified as a pressure point, challenging the periodic license renewal applications for local franchises

 

Do you have a current link showing the Saudis own 7% of Fox?
The only mention of them 7% was from a wiki article from 2010.

There were many noting that they sold off large amounts in 2017..

I looked and they weren’t listed in the top 10 share holders and that list went down to 2%

 

Here’s a link with the top 10 owners of Fox class A and B shares.
I don’t see Saudi anywhere near 7%

Fox Corporation : Shareholders Board Members Managers and Company Profile | US35137L1052 | MarketScreener

 

So 2/3 of the outrage in the thread was completely wrong.