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Sanders on Combating Corporate Media Dems Should Be ‘Funding the Equivalent of Fox’ (Original Post) Bernie93 May 2016 OP
So have a fake news channel for the left MattP May 2016 #1
And he is right. We should be buying up small stations all over the country and be silvershadow May 2016 #2
So the question is StarTrombone May 2016 #4
You assume I am not. nt silvershadow May 2016 #5
My bad, I assumed wrong StarTrombone May 2016 #6
In due time, my friend. In due time. nt silvershadow May 2016 #7
The equivalent of Faux "News"? Why would we want to stoop to their level SFnomad May 2016 #3
I assume he means without the lies. Maybe more like what Al Gore BootinUp May 2016 #10
wasn't this considered a bad thing when Brock bought a media outlet a few months ago? dsc May 2016 #8
It was an interesting interview and an interesting idea K&R BootinUp May 2016 #9
I'd rather not replicate the USSR and Pravda, thanks Tarc May 2016 #11
 

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
2. And he is right. We should be buying up small stations all over the country and be
Sat May 7, 2016, 08:51 PM
May 2016

paying to produce programming, regardless of profit or loss. Public service. Daily programming to counter the corporate narrative.

 

StarTrombone

(188 posts)
4. So the question is
Sat May 7, 2016, 08:59 PM
May 2016

Why aren't you

Or are you waiting for wealthy "I've got mine" mostly brain-dead liberal media elite script readers to do it.

Because it isn't going to happen

 

StarTrombone

(188 posts)
6. My bad, I assumed wrong
Sat May 7, 2016, 09:13 PM
May 2016

How many stations are in your network and is there 1 in Phoenix I can hear

Please post the web address

Maybe I can listen online

 

SFnomad

(3,473 posts)
3. The equivalent of Faux "News"? Why would we want to stoop to their level
Sat May 7, 2016, 08:52 PM
May 2016

of a propaganda "news" site?

dsc

(52,155 posts)
8. wasn't this considered a bad thing when Brock bought a media outlet a few months ago?
Sat May 7, 2016, 09:25 PM
May 2016

to be fair I agree with Sanders on this but I also thought Brock had done the right thing too.

Tarc

(10,476 posts)
11. I'd rather not replicate the USSR and Pravda, thanks
Sat May 7, 2016, 11:27 PM
May 2016

This idea is dead on arrival. The media needs to be independent of politics.

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