Rejected petition Prevent Rupert Murdoch and Fox Media controlling Sky News

Sky News currently provides a relatively balanced perspective of UK and World news which should be protected from the partisan and politically motivated agenda of Fox Media and Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch has enough influence on UK news media output and a balance needs to be maintained.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/175708

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Date submitted 3 March 2017
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