Nation Topics - Corporate Media and Consolidation | The Nation

Thanks to the Guardian’s intrepid reporting, Britain has been released from the malign influence of the Murdoch empire.

From Dominique Strauss-Kahn to Casey Anthony to Rupert Murdoch, the media are debasing the public conversation—and therefore our democratic process.

As stunning revelations break daily in the hacking scandal, Rupert and James Murdoch withdraw News Corporation’s bid for BSkyB. But the inquiry into Murdoch’s para-corporation shouldn’t end here.

Highlights from over three decades of Nation coverage of Murdoch and his global empire.

The Nation's John Nichols joins The Last Word to explain the history of Murdoch's extreme influence over British politics and also how this translates to who is—and who isn't—elected in Washington.

Nation contributor Illyse Hogue joins Chris Hayes on MSNBC's The Last Word to discuss whether or not this British scandal could topple Murdoch's infamous empire in the United States. 

The newspaper should be taking a stand against education scams—but it’s dependent on one such program for its profitability.

Al Jazeera English's Ahmed Shihab-Eldin explains how social media facilitates political movements in the Arab world.

At the 2011 National Conference for Media Reform, Markey energized a crowd with talk of keeping the Internet open, fair and free.