Who does the media love?

[candice]

Which one might disrupt their flow of ad revenue for prescription drugs (sick to advertise them to the lay person and outlawed in civilized countries), and who won't make GE give up its consolidated empire in the name of a free and open press--the kind of Fourth Estate needed to maintain a real democracy. The press loves the Manchurian candidates who are sold like ad campaigns of hope and change (hmmm...Axelrod is an ad man and he ran the same ad with Deval Patrick in Mass.). The voters of Mass. didn't fall for it again and went for Hill in spite of Teddy and Kerry.

Which candidate would make the least little dent in consolidated media and stop the drug ad flow?

Only one. And she is hated. Kerry introduced a law to stop the consolidate, and Swift boat ads just added to the TV coffers.

Turn off the ads and form your own opinion. I think the American public is catching on. The fact that Hillary could do as well as she has with the media in the tank with Bama is astounding. Imagine if she were given a fair chance. It's not just the fear of a very smart, capable woman, it is that she is the one who could bring about REAL CHANGE.

[grasswire]

1. they got rid of John Edwards REAL fast. (eom)

[bluetrain]

2. They wouldn't even let Kucinich or Edwards share their messages. The others were written off because

they knew Obama and Clinton would be the most divisive. Of our original pool, Obama is the least likely to make it through the conflagration of the GE and survive; so, of course, they love him right now.

[Political Heretic]

5. They ignore Dennis because he's never gotten more than a few percent. They ignored Edwards

because he was "old news" having run before, he didn't do anything spectacular or different this time around. That's the challenge of the media, you have to BE a story before you can break into the media and get the coverage you need to BE a story.

The media are much more pragmatic than people who accuse them of extreme political involvement give them credit for. They are completely concerned only about what sells, what is "news" which to them means what is infotaining sensationalism enough to grab ratings. Edwards was not, Kucinich was not.

This is coming from an Edwards supporter. He was my first choice.

[Political Heretic]

3. They're not pro-Obama or Pro-Clinton. They love themselves.

They love, ratings. The love a rate race. They love controversy, keeping it close, having it go all the way to a floor fight. The media has taken turns being all over Obama and Clinton on any given day (i.e. Wright, Bosnia, Bitterness, back and forth back and forth)

Obama gets advantage +1 for being the new kid on the block. Clinton gets disadvantage -1 for being in a position of having next to no plausible shot at the nomination and still being in the race - that gets a lot of attention, because its a story.

The media had virtually anointed Clinton as the next President a year ago. How quickly we forget the fawning that went on. That's because it was the only story at the time. Then Obama won Iowa.

[merwin]

9. Exactly.

They create conflict where there is none, in order to boost their ratings. It's not because they think one will benefit them more than the other in the long run. It's simply a ratings game.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

4. They used to like Obama - but no more. They like McCain. Hillary - they always hated.

n/t

[Asgaya Dihi]

6. With all due respect, Political Heretic is right

If the media wanted it to be over all they had to do was to make it clear weeks ago that it wasn't a horse race but a long shot. After Texas and them we sat for weeks with her having to win each additional race, every one of them, by more than she won any but her home state to just pull even. Now those odds are longer, she has to win by more because she didn't pick up many in Pennsylvania and there are fewer delegates left. The media has been the only thing keeping her alive and without that she would be in even worse financial shape, nobody contributes when it's over.

The media loves itself. This is good for business, the ad revenue is pouring in with each contest and they have been having great ratings, and their talking heads get to get out there and package themselves and the networks. They've been stringing the process along for themselves, simple as that.

[TeamJordan23]

7. They try to bring down the frontrunner to prolong the race. nm

[Eurobabe]

8. Media is Baskin-Robbins: 31 flavors

and still counting. Look for neither Democrat to score points, if they aren't ripping one down, they are falsely building another up.

[bluetrain]

10. Ya gotta be kidding. Of course the media has an agenda and it's not just to make money.

This is remedial. Follow the money.

[anonymous171]

11. John McCain.

That is all.

[sandnsea]

12. Clinton signed media deregulation legislation

Where the hell have you been?

[goletian]

13. youre high. hillarys had it EASY AS HELL. if the media were at all interested in objectivity

hillary would be criticized every second of every day. shes that fucking terrible. shes got it easy. consider yourselves lucky.

[Raine]

14. The love themselves and only themselves

they will throw anybody and everybody under the bus to get ratings and generate revenue, they care about nothing else. x(

[TragedyandHope]

15. The Media love themselves and their corporate masters

They swing back and forth in their favoritism as much to pump up their ratings as to spoil our Primaries in McCain's favor.

[Tesha]

16. Loki, the trickster.

They love controversy 'cause it sells the daily fishwrap.

And if there isn't any controversy, by golly, they'll
manufacture some. Ever has it been.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Randolph_Hearst

"You provide the pictures and I'll provide the war."


Tesha

[Skwmom]

17. The media has been cheerleading for Clinton for months. Media consolidation - you need to look at

the Clinton's ACTUAL record. Here let me make it easy for you: http://www.mediamouse.org/features/061407bill_.php
Why do you think they are so cozy with Murdoch?

The fact that the most well known name in Democratic Politics is being beaten by someone just being introduced to the American public (in spite of the media attacks against Obama and the Pro-Clinton cheer-leading) shows what many Americans think of the Clintons.