Big Media Lobby for Immigration Bill

By: Cliff Kincaid
Accuracy in Media

Big media corporations are lobbying for passage of the Gang of Eight’s 844-page immigration bill, S. 744. Critics call it amnesty.
In addition to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation (the parent of Fox News), the companies include:

Walt Disney Co. (owns ABC News)
Hearst Corp. (owns 15 daily newspapers, including the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, Albany Times Union and San Antonio Express-News. Also, Hearst Television Inc., which comprises 29 television and two radio stations)
Time Warner Inc. (owns Time magazine and CNN)
Viacom Inc. (owns Comedy Central and MTV)
Time Warner Cable Inc. (one of the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the United States)
Thomson Reuters (owns Reuters, the world’s largest international news agency)

The heads of these corporations are members of the Partnership for a New American Economy, and are counting on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to push the bill through the Senate in June. It has already passed the Senate Judiciary Committee.