Is CNN and MSNBC Working For The Clinton Campaign?

[scottie55]

If you don't think so, you probably don't have a television.

The unfairness of the press makes me sick.

What the hell can we do?

The brainwashing apparatus is working as it is supposed to.

The country, and the planet may have to deal with a Clinton/Trump presidency.

Hopefully we survive.....

[Z_California]

1. It is what it has been for some time now

Fortunately smart people and young people don't go to television or newpapers for their "news" any more.

[CentralMass]

2. I guess a sponsor boycott probably wouldn't be helpful.

[Lorien]

10. Oh, Hell YES it would!

http://deadstate.org/thanks-to-a-national-boycott-hate-radio-is-facing-a-20-million-bankruptcy/

[snowy owl]

24. C'mon. Do you really think Boeing is going to pull out sponsership due to a boycott?

[Lorien]

25. Boeing is the only advertiser on the major networks?

wow, who knew that Joe Average was their target audience!

[snowy owl]

31. Don't be naive

Boeing is their biggest and Boeing will keep them on the air because MSNBC is corporate and they stick together. Why do you think you see so many ads for products that required prescriptions or have to do with military? Corporate pockets maintain a limited conversation on topics corporations don't want talked about much such as limiting the war machine or healthcare or even net neutralioty which benefits Comcast. You don't hear debates about a lot of things as long as big money controls the media and they do that by buying advertising.

[xloadiex]

80. Well Viagra too (Pfizer)

I highly doubt their customers would boycott.

[Jarqui]

54. Maybe not but I did get rid of both of them plus all the rest

I can't watch that garbage any more.

It's not journalism. It's effectively paid advertising to look like journalism.

What I mean by "paid" is "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" favors - not money directly exchanging - maybe a bunch of ads are bought

When they try to take control of the internet - and you can be sure they'll try in a Trojan Horse kind of way - we're in real trouble in terms of remaining a free society.

This Democratic primary is not determining the will of the people - it's executing the will of the 1% through the 90% of the US media they control.

[grasswire]

3. It is up to us to be his media

There are many ways we can spread his message.

You can find a thread about how to help with that in the Bernie group.

[Lorien]

11. Not enough. We must confront the MSM and threaten to do to them what

we did to hate radio: http://deadstate.org/thanks-to-a-national-boycott-hate-radio-is-facing-a-20-million-bankruptcy/

[Stellar]

40. Thanks for the link...

I love it!

[Stellar]

41. Thanks for the link...

I love it!

[Raster]

4. Do you even have to ask?

...I know, more of a rhetorical question.

[slipslidingaway]

5. Remember when on the fifth anniversary of our invasion of Iraq ...

Olbermann was still on the air, Edwards and Kucinich were both running. Who did Keith have on three times that week, it was Edwards, he voted the wrong way and gave three speeches just before the IWR on why we needed to invade NOW.

Did he ever have Kucinich on that week or the weeks after, no never nada.

So back in 2007 it was clear to me that MSNBC, the supposedly 'liberal' channel was bought by the establishment.

"The brainwashing apparatus is working as it is supposed to."

You got that right, but it goes WAY back!

[brooklynite]

37. Right...it couldn't POSSIBLY be the fact that Kucinich was a candidate who never had a chance...

[rjsquirrel]

43. Kucinich was a joke candidate

who turned out to be pretty wack (UFOs anyone?). He never stood a serious chance.

[scottie55]

58. Actually Thinking We Are Alone In The Universe

Seems pretty silly to me.

By the way how did the Egyptians place a stone ever 9 seconds to build the great pyramid anyway?

With ropes and sticks right?

[navarth]

57. It was obvious before that. Remember Phil Donahue.

[scottie55]

59. Their Top Show Cancelled Because He Had The Gall To Be Anti-War

War is good for news profits.

No one told him......

[slipslidingaway]

75. You are right, have to love our media! n/t

[msongs]

6. yes and they are responsible for him being behind in delegates and actual votes too lol nt

[Lorien]

12. Yeah, right. A media blackout has never had an effect on the outcome of anything

in fact, the media talks so much about the dangers of fracking to our water supplies that we banned that shit!

[kristopher]

7. Yes.

[Kalidurga]

8. Yes of course. It's been going on for a while now.

[Lorien]

9. HAMMER them with letters, emails, and phone calls, and tell them

that if they don't shape up with balanced, objective reporting, WE WILL DO TO THEM WHAT WE DID TO HATE RADIO! Hate radio is now $20 BILLION in the red thanks to threats of boycotts against their sponsors. Lets do the same to MSM "news". Here is a link to a list of mail, email and phone numbers of the major outlets:

http://www.nytix.com/Links/TV/articles/newsmediacontacts.html

Feedback for NPR, the 24 hour Trump station that occasionally mentions the "presumed Dem nominee", but never Bernie: http://info.ds.npr.org/contact.html

Other than voting, donating to Bernie, and talking to people you know about Bernie's policy positions and history, THE SINGLE GREATEST THING you can do to help his campaign is to WRITE A HARD COPY LETTER to the media protesting their Bernie Blackout and wall to wall Trump coverage! Mention that you will be contacting and boycotting their advertisers if they continue the Bernie blackout and Trump "infomercials". I know people who work in newsrooms, and I am told that one hard copy letter has the weight of 100 emails to a news director. This is, they have added, a huge reason why the media skews to the Right; right wingers mail in letters frequently, the Left never does, so the perception is that only the right wing is dissatisfied with their "reporting". Let us change that notion TODAY!

Please borrow time from posting here and on Facebook TODAY to write letters to FIVE of the organizations listed below. When finished, post the text of your letter and who you contacted to this thread.

ABC News: 147 Columbus Ave. New York, NY 10023

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Timing is CRITICAL, DO THIS TODAY for Bernie!!



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Start writing and calling first thing tomorrow!

[jillan]

14. Lorien is right people. They need to hear from us.

[Stellar]

39. hear, hear! nt

[PADemD]

47. Please post and pin this in the Bernie Group. n/t

[jillan]

13. The CEO of Comcast (NBC MSNBC) holds fundraisers for Her.

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2015/06/12/comcast-exec-david-cohen-clinton-fundraiser.html

So to answer your question - YEP!

[GreatGazoo]

15. There is a shift underway in media usage. Cable news aint what it used to be.

Soon we won't be as inclined to see MSM coverage as the goal rather than an addiction.

The Sanders campaign has been built without significant or helpful TV coverage -- perhaps then, it is not hostage to TV coverage? And if it is not then neither are we.

Young voters now watch about 60% less TV than their elders and it is falling. The fastest falloff is among 18-24YO who went from 27 weekly hrs of TV to just 19 hours. A 30% reduction in just 4 years.



http://www.marketingcharts.com/television/are-young-people-watching-less-tv-24817/

As the shift to social media continues, CW will be increasingly less influenced by corporate cable news.

[slipslidingaway]

19. Love that graph, it is reflective not only of the diminishing views of the younger generations ...

who are more likely to get info from the internet and not wanting to pay for cable news, their focus is internet access. It also shows the somewhat steady use of cable use by those of us over 50, habits are hard to break

We're trying to break those habits .. It don't come easy

[Lil Missy]

16. That's a cop out for the loser. The one winning AND with the majority of support

Is naturally going to get more coverage.

[slipslidingaway]

18. So you support Trump? nt

[leftofcool]

36. Reading comprehension?

[slipslidingaway]

17. It is frustrating, BUT the younger generation does not even have cable TV ...

it is a hard habit to give up for us older folks who grew up with 7 or 8 channels.

Corporate news media is dying, although they still have an influence, but we need to realize their days are numbered. Still frustrating, we need to venture out into the world of the younger generation via social media.

[snowy owl]

23. by then, young repubicans will still be corrupting the online media-net neutrality next?

There will always be a corrupt element as long as we have what we have. Net neutrality will not last forever. When the left prefers Hillary over Bernie, I'll stake my bank account on net neutrality being next on the list.

[PADemD]

49. 7 or 8 channels

LOL

I grew up with 3 channels, and we had to get up out of our seats to change the channel.

[slipslidingaway]

77. We still had to get up to change the channel :) nt

[Fumesucker]

20. Until she wins the nomination, after that they'll be working for the Republican

[wendylaroux]

81. why just the repubs? what's the diff?

[snowy owl]

21. I've wondered why MSNBC isn't required to declare themselves paid PR

It is Hillary/Trump 24/7. And every host/commentator is pro-Hillary from anchors to the least among them.

Kasich on MTP - I'm kind of sick of Kasich. I thought he was pretty good at first but I'm tired of the self-aggrandizement. But he got his Ohio.

[BreakfastClub]

22. Not any more than they were working for Obama in '08 and '12. nt

[stonecutter357]

26. when bernie fails to be elected it will be his fault no one else.

[Peace Patriot]

28. That's a ridiculous point of view.

[stonecutter357]

29. I'm a ridiculous person

[snowy owl]

32. Yes, I agree with you.

[stonecutter357]

34. Good morning snowy owl .

[Sheepshank]

60. Probably not a good idea to insult fellow Dems.....are you a Dem? Nt

[snowy owl]

66. I'm just agreeing.

[Sheepshank]

67. It's telling that you avoid the obvious and claim innocence.

come on, tell a big fat whopping lie. It's the Internet. You could have told everyone what a true blue Dem you are. Instead you play coy, and avoid answering. Got it

[PATRICK]

27. I haven't watched a minute for years

and from what is posted here not much is missed except their missing the mark of reason, public service, truth justice or the Amjerican Way. The only mug I would recognize is the crankpot O'Reilly. Haven't read or listened to the bombastic idiot. Haven't seen a commercial much less a political encomium of the latest incompetent fascist. Do the Amish buy boxed cereals from ads? I don't, but I don't see the ads either. TV is a vast wasteland. The bangs or whimpers are nothing to me.

Anyone excited about being informed by the National Travesty is seriously delusional. Dump the box and try living some other way than glued to a screen for a while. Stretch it out and the addiction ceases. The it becomes irrelevant and exposed. Then maybe we can talk to each other, even if in the dangerous digital ocean filled with sharks, bots, thought police, idiots and the decadent or maybe IRL.

[Hoyt]

30. When the media doesn't say what you want or believe, they are unfair.

[snowy owl]

33. perceptions differ but to say objective analysis is impossible is also ignorant

[Stellar]

35. I have several TV's...

I just don't watch cnn/msnbc anymore. I've had it with those people trying to fed me the news that they want me to have. F**k'em!

[PowerToThePeople]

38. I suggest

something that will result in a hide.

[rjsquirrel]

42. Is our children learning?

Rage against the dying of subject/verb agreement!

[Adrahil]

44. Yes, reporting the simple facts are "bias" now.

If the press isn't constantly advnacing Bernie and maintaining that he still has a good chance for the nom, then they are biased.

[scottie55]

62. Good Chance Like Including Super Delegate Numbers

In delegate totals.

Sanders hasn't got a chance so why bother right?

From day 1.

[Adrahil]

65. It was always a long shot for him.

He has not had great things to say about the democratic Party and even Pres. Obama over the years. It's not surprising that that the Party apparatus isn't likely to support him. I think it's very unlikely that Sanders could ever get a majority of supers.

I can tell you from my point of view, as an HRC supporter, that I've seen TONS of attention to his crowd sizes, even when it is now clear that crowd sizes don;t necessarily translate into election results.

I think it's a matter of perspective.

[Bluenorthwest]

45. My TV gets lots of channels, those two are unused, like the Golf Channel. It's just there.

I get the impression many people leave their TVs on MSNBCNN all day and then think everyone does that as well. It's not really a dedicated device, you don't really have to watch cable commentary shows. Very few Americans do. Very few. Look it up.

[reddread]

48. HELL NO!

its the other way around.

[SharonClark]

71. Couldn't agree more

[reddread]

72. any room for discussion?

so much ignorance and pretense.
may we turn a corner soon.

[yuiyoshida]

50. Bernie wants to curb some Corporations...

The Corporations don't like it and are curbing Bernie.. ne?

Goman na hitoga kirada! (I hate arrogance)

[hereforthevoting]

51. They have bought a lot of press

Like the Daily Beast for example.

[artyteacher]

52. absolutle not...

They're working for themselves. If they were, they would never report on the fake Clinton scandals.

[tblue]

53. Of course. The conglomerates want the TPP

Bernie's the only major candidate who's truly opposed to it.

Remember: The CEO of Comcast/MSNBC is a fundraiser for HC. CNN lobbyists are too.

So yeah. They are using their oligarchicalpower to skew this election so it favors them and furthers their agenda (TPP, investments, other leg). And it drives me crazy too. I don't watch anymore. Not even Rachel.

[workinclasszero]

55. How many nationally televised debates did we have?

20..30..50?

LOL it seemed like that many.

Some people have to face the fact that what the loser of the primaries does now is not newsworthy.

Just because Sanders supporters are bad at math, doesn't mean the news networks are. Plus he gives his standard stump speech every time. We have all heard it a million times.

Its not news anymore.

It is what it is, time to move on and stop Trump and the republicans now.

[scottie55]

76. Bernie Was Screwed By The Machine Every Step Of The Way

Anyone with a working brain can see it.

Can you?

Bernie crushes all Republicans in ALL POLLS.

Do you want a president Trump zero?

[randr]

56. They are crafting the election scenario

just as they have our whole of our society. Divide and conquer. Black/White, rich/poor, city/rural, young/old; the list goes on and on.
This election will pit the Outsider against the Insider. Step right up and chose your side.
The only thing that matters to the MSM is that we don't blink and pick a candidate that does not fit the mold.
Hillary will essentially be a continuation and affirmation of the Obama Administration.
Trump will be the outsider who reunited the Republicans and is going to fix the whole wide world for them.
Pass the popcorn while you can still buy it non GMO no matter who wins.

[Agnosticsherbet]

61. That last argument I heard about the "Clinton News Network" argument was from Republicans.

Using Republican arguments doesn't make them valid, all of a sudden.

LOL.

[bkkyosemite]

63. I have heard nothing all morning about Benie's YUGGGEEEE rally in WA

Stupid Joe went on and on and on and on and on and on.......about Trump

[CentralMass]

64. One way or the other a statement has to be made this November.

[JackRiddler]

68. They is and they are.

[smiley]

69. This didn't just start to happen...

It's been going on since t.v. was invented. But we are definitely at epic levels of distortion these days.

[Skwmom]

70. You finally figured that out.

It has been going on for months.

[H2O Man]

73. Yep!

Recommended.

[ecstatic]

74. Every other candidate faces tough questions. What is your issue with

Bernie facing tough questions as well?

[RandySF]

78. They ARE not.

[wendylaroux]

82. omg,do you cross your fingers when you tell a whopper like that?

whooooooooooooooooo boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RandySF]

83. Would you prefer I say "They is"?

[EndElectoral]

79. Here's a couple Clinton donors from the media. Make up your own mind.

$50,000-$100,000
Bloomberg L.P.
Discovery Communications Inc.
George Stephanopoulos
ABC News chief anchor and chief political correspondent
Mort Zuckerman
Owner of New York Daily News and U.S. News & World Report
Time Warner Inc.
Owner of CNN parent company Turner Broadcasting


these kind of scared me -
$1,000,000-$5,000,000
Carlos Slim
Chairman & CEO of Telmex, largest New York Times shareholder

James Murdoch
Chief Operating Officer of 21st Century Fox

Newsmax Media
Florida-based conservative media network

Thomson Reuters
Owner of the Reuters news service

$500,000-$1,000,000

Google

$10,000-$25,000
Knight Foundation
Non-profit foundation dedicated to supporting journalism

Public Radio International

Turner Broadcasting
Parent company of CNN


$5,000-$10,000
Comcast
Parent copmany of NBCUniversal
NBC Universal
Parent company of NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC

Public Broadcasting Service - this one freaks me a little. Why is PBS funneling money to Clinton?

[EndElectoral]

84. NBC and MSNBC are owned by Comcast

http://www.fiercecable.com/story/comcasts-cohen-hold-fundraiser-hillary-clinton/2015-06-15

Fresh off the regulatory defeat of the $45 billion merger between Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC), Comcast regulatory affairs chief David L. Cohen is set to host a $2,700-a-plate fundraiser for 2016 Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

The event will take place on June 26 at the home of Cohen and his wife, Rhonda. Those who donate $50,000 or more will have access to a private reception with the candidate.

Cohen's involvement in the political system includes a term as chief of staff for Ed Rendell, the former governor of Pennsylvania.

The fundraising event comes after progressive consumer groups proved instrumental in torpedoing the Comcast-TWC deal, one spearheaded by Cohen himself on the regulatory end.

Surprised there's not been one question by the media to Clinton if she'd be more welcoming to such mergers in the future.

[pantsonfire]

85. The 71% number they had.....

....plus they didn't mention they were counting early/absentee ballots. Those two stations were the only two with the 71% number, every other sources was reporting the the percentage as the precinct results came in.