Here's proof that National Geographic won't bend to Rupert Murdoch's climate change denial

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last updated 22 September 2015

When 21st Century Fox bought control of National Geographic in early September, turning the magazine into a for-profit venture for the first time in its 127-year history, there was widespread concern from many who felt that the new owner, Rupert Murdoch, might interfere with the organization's environmental mission.

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Robinson Meyer: I saw the new season is coming out on National Geographic. Was that before the Murdoch purchase was announced?David Gelber: Oh yeah, it's been in the works for about a year.Meyer: Have you heard anything about the new ownership?Gelber: Well, you know, Fox has owned NatGeo for a while. It's owned the channel for a while. I think the most recent deal has to do with other National Geographic properties. But we were really impressed with what NatGeo did last year, and Fox did run it as well, with Cosmos, the Neil deGrasse Tyson show. Which did a whole hour on climate change, and it was a terrific hour. So we're not particularly concerned about editorial interference. I think we're feeling very comfortable with being on a platform that's so much bigger than the one we were on last time. [The Atlantic]

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.

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