Papantonio: Traditional Media Creates Phony Election Horserace To Make Money

[GoLeft TV]

Media all over the world readily admits the reality that our own national media will try to alter in these next few weeks. It is that Mitt is an arrogant buffoon with a deeply flawed character and that is why he is losing this race. But advertisers and media need a race – a close race equals money. More money equals bigger bonuses for the punk MBA number crunchers on the 50th floor who live or die according to what Nielsen tells them.

[MADem]

1. Horserace = viewers. Viewers = ad buys. Ad buys = profits.

It's not rocket science.

Damn that twitter and facebook, though! Cutting into corporate profits!

[alp227]

2. Mike guest hosted Ed Schultz radio show yesterday.

Wonder why Ed couldn't do the radio show out of his Denver affiliate AM 760, but it's always interesting with Mike as guest host.

[alp227]

3. See also mike malloy calling the shots live

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