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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat explains M$Greedia's failure to condemn the Slobfather?
and document his lifetime of criminality. I really don't get it
Walleye
(30,935 posts)Trumps whole power depends on people being suckers and chumps The TV media obliges
CrispyQ
(36,413 posts)They never went more than two days in a row without some kind of explosive story caused by Trump.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)The answer could likely take decades to unravel, if anyone dared to try.
Bettie
(16,058 posts)aren't "interesting" enough for them.
"If it bleeds it leads" sensationalism wins the game. Chaos is what they choose to amplify.
FalloutShelter
(11,828 posts)The left could not even get Air America to fly. A friend of mine, long gone now, said to me once in the early nineties that the end of our Democracy would be brought about by two things: The death of the Free Press and Racism.
He was not a prophet; he was simply paying attention. I often wonder what he would make of the world now.
Liberal Radio is popular in areas where it is played, but, in many cases, the stations get bought by bigger companies who then put on either right wing talk or sports...bread and circuses.
I am old enough to remember when you could trust the guy who was on the evening news.
Vogon_Glory
(9,109 posts)Theyre gutless.
malaise
(268,664 posts)Not a one
Vogon_Glory
(9,109 posts)If there were more liberal owners (which there arent), maybe theyd show some spine when some Republica politician or hair-on-fire right-wing noise-maker starts screaming liberal bias.
Blue Owl
(50,238 posts)BradAllison
(1,879 posts)It's no different than people here on DU who think we need to cater to the base that would prefer Mitt Rmoney or John Kasich to President Biden by agreeing to whatever half assed, fossil fuel laden incentive bill Joe Manchin wants.
moondust
(19,956 posts)There's getting to be a lot of competition for eyeballs and eardrums out there with Fox, OAN, Newsmax, talk radio, podcasts, streaming services, etc.
Corporate bosses dance to Slobby's theme song:
Money Money Money Money
Money Money Money Money
spanone
(135,781 posts)It's all TMZ style bullshit