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National Geographic magazine shifts to for-profit status with Fox partnership
- hackuser 11y agoMore and probably coverage here: http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/372049/national-geographic-magazine-is-becoming-a-for-profit/ http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/372049/national-geogra... An aside: HN's requirement to use the actual headline lead me to post the 2nd-best coverage; its headline was better. No policy is perfect of course.
- 04rob 11y agoNational Geographic is a tremendously respected brand and is one of the last quality educational TV channels that hasn't "sold out" by making cheap reality shows (See History Channel, The Learning Channel, Discovery, etc). I really hope this doesn't change that.
- acjohnson55 11y agoI, too, am disturbed by the news, but let's not exaggerate the respectability of Nat Geo channel's programming. They've brought us such gems as American Gypsies, Doomsday Preppers, and Polygamy, USA.
- 04rob 11y agoGreat point! They've definitely drifted towards more "entertainment-focused" shows as of late.