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In reply to the discussion: Do You Think the Commercial Media Is Corrupt? Unfair? Biased? [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)37. It's the influence that is the problem.
people could think for themselves rather than taking up the talking heads' assertions.
I do disagree when on DU you see the statements to the effect that the Democrats are weak, and why aren't they pounding on this or that? They could be, they just don't get the coverage.
I was just thinking of how Dotard's primary challenger gets no coverage at all.
If they chose, they could go on about what a danger he is with headlines like, "Will Trump lose the nomination," but they have their reasons why they don't.
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Not really. Stupid and/or racist voters/viewers are the problem. trump's exposure should turn
Hoyt
Feb 2020
#5
I think the media is not the media. I do not believe freedom of the press, means conglomerate
Johonny
Feb 2020
#14
As of of 2019, 90% of the United States's media is controlled by five media conglomerates.
VOX
Feb 2020
#22
msm behaves the way they do bc of government policy. They're been deregulated like
Kurt V.
Feb 2020
#35
You are aware, of course that corporate sponsorship keeps those alive, right.
MineralMan
Feb 2020
#39
Thanks for the series of well written articles on media, MM. Interesting reads and again, to the...
SWBTATTReg
Feb 2020
#38
It would have been in the Primaries forum! and the jury would have a dozen alerts by now, lol
Baclava
Feb 2020
#52