Bernie Sanders Is Right: Corporate Media Doesn’t Give A Damn About You

[GoLeft TV]

This past weekend on Twitter, Bernie Sanders had some pretty harsh things to say about the corporate media. His exact tweet said: “What the mainstream media has got to understand is that they are far removed from the reality of where many American people are.” Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.

[ffr]

1. Why, because they thrive on controversy?

All in an effort to sell ad space for other corporations to peddle products that we don't need?

Seriously! What possibly could be wrong with that?

[NorthCarolina]

4. No, it's because they're peddling a conservative political agenda and world view. -nt-

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, GoLeft TV.

[PatrickforO]

3. No they don't give a shit about any of us.

Not at all. But they sure did a good job of systematically quashing Bernie's candidacy while falsely giving Trump the populist crown.

Bernie is the real populist and if we adopted his policies, the lives of a huge swath of Americans would be substantially improved.

[840high]

19. Amen.

[midnight]

5. Excellent point about corporate media.

[Dustlawyer]

6. The corporate media is all owned by even bigger corporations to the point that profits

of a network are a secondary benefit. The real way to profits for these controlling Oligarch's is having their media company manipulate us to thinking and doing what they want.

Take the TTP, the network itself doesn't profit directly from its passage, but the networks owners have other companies who will. Simply bribing the politicians is not enough, they need to shape the stories and commentary to manipulate us into supporting these candidates and their agendas to assure that will will vote their interests.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

7. We don't need B.S. to lecture us about this...

...most of us had already been screaming this fact for years, decades!!

[KPN]

8. You are right -- as far as we here at DU go.

But aside from the right-wing attacks about "liberal mainstream media", he is the only high profile official/politician from the left talking about this in clear and frank terms. He is the only one effectively countering the "liberal media" bullshit. So, recognize it for what it is, something we are all aware of, but lets not criticize Bernie for telling the truth.

[ciaobaby]

9. WOW - Lecture ?

Just because he shines the light on something you have been "screaming" about for years (with no action or result)
does not mean he is "lecturing".
It's clear you don't like Sanders but you don't need to be so critical when it is obviously something you agree with.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

14. Bernie Sanders has been lecturing and being condescending to everyone who doesn't fall in line

perfectly with his philosophy for years.

We all know well about the Corporate Media.

[ciaobaby]

17. hmmm - I could say the same about Hillary - but I won't.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

18. Please do. You'd be right.

[bjobotts]

12. Google Operation Mockingbird to see the CIA's influence on the media.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

15. I'm well aware of Operation Mockingbird, but thanks for sharing anyway.

[fasttense]

20. So you obviously hate Bernie and you don't seem like a Hillary supporter

So, who do you approve of?

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

21. Hate is a strong word. I don't really care for either of them, but I will support the Democratic

nominee. I used to like Sanders a lot. In fact, I've followed his career for many, many years. However, his behavior during this election season, that of his surrogates and some of his ardent supporters, as well as his position on race vs. class--all these have turned me off. It's a shame, really.

[Cryptoad]

10. Corporte Socialism must have its Corporate Media.

I don't like it any better than the next but I never thought it was Corporate Media's duty to give a shit about us..........

[bjobotts]

11. Wrong. It's why they are mentioned in the constitution and are known as the 4th estate

It's why they are given so many rights to keep us informed as to what is happening in our government and our society. We own the air waves and they just rent it. Now we get infotainment and profiteering from the issues. These election horse races are X-mas for the media who are failing to be honest and informative caring only for how much money they can make (Trump and CBS). Real journalists have been gagged by the corporate elites.

[Scruffy1]

13. The media has always existed to make a profit.

The real problem is that they have got people to believe that they actually know what they are talking about. If you think some news person who knows how to do his or her makeup and hair who makes millions a year has any contact with reality you are mistaken. I'll bet not one in fifty has read any serious book in years. The marketing of the news for profit was bound to happen, but it takes a lot of marketing to get the population to trust it. The best solution I have is unplug it and haul it to the curb.

[snot]

16. But they used to be subject to meaningful ownership restrictions and the Fairness Doctrine...

Ownership consolidation accelerated under the relaxed regulatory framework of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, signed by Pres. Clinton.