Kochification of the News

Forecast The Facts offered a Kochified edition of the L.A. Times below.

Remember that the Kochs have generously funded the Cult of The Tea Party, Opposition to Cape Wind [the offshore wind farm that promises to reduce Cape Air Pollution], and CLIMATE DENIERS, all of which financially benefit their Dirty Energy Interests.

Okay, so the kings of climate change denial, the Koch brothers, haven’t purchased the Los Angeles Times…yet. But the sale of the 8 Tribune Company newspapers could happen at any moment. And just last week, Charles Koch confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that he and his brother are interested buyers.

Take a second to let that sink in.

Respected newspapers like the LA Times and Chicago Tribune could be owned by the Koch brothers! Can you imagine what would happen to their coverage of climate change, not to mention dozens of other issues? On second thought, you don’t have to imagine it—we’ve done it for you. Check out www.KochifytheNews.com to see what we mean.

Kochify the News is our depiction of what the Los Angeles Times might look like under Koch ownership. But while the website is satire, this issue is no laughing matter. We have every reason to believe the Kochs would use the Tribune Company papers to spread misinformation that boosts their personal profits at the expense of the millions of Americans.

For the past two months, Forecast the Facts has joined with a coalition of groups to demand that the Tribune Co. reject any bid from the Kochs or other climate change-denying ideologues. The campaign has clearly gotten the attention of the media, the Tribune Co., and the Kochs, which is a testament to the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have joined our effort.

But many more people — including thousands of dedicated Tribune Co. subscribers — don’t know that the Koch brothers are angling to buy their local papers, or haven’t thought about just how bad that outcome would be. That's why we need to keep the pressure on. Please take a minute to share this site and help show your friends what a Koch newspaper takeover would mean:

www.KochifytheNews.com

Factually yours,
Emily, Daniel, Jordan, Brad, and the rest of the Forecast the Facts team

MORE INFORMATION:

The Wall Street Journal: Koch Confirms Interest in Acquiring Newspapers, 6-5-2013http://act.forecastthefacts.org/go/190?t=5&akid=84.64594._0UoHU

The New Yorker: A Word From Our Sponsor, 5-27-2013
http://act.forecastthefacts.org/go/157?t=7&akid=84.64594._0UoHU

Greenpeace: The Koch Brothers: Funding $67,042,064 to Groups Denying Climate Change Science Since 1997
http://act.forecastthefacts.org/go/153?t=9&akid=84.64594._0UoHU

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