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In reply to the discussion: On the media "conspiracy." [View all]Uncle Joe
(58,355 posts)Can you imagine what you could do with a hundred million dollars?
Now imagine what you could/would do if one party threatened your hundred million dollars and another said there is no limit or accountability to where the money came from and that you could have even more?
Would you be tempted to slant or alter your views and coverage?
Might you be give a littler warmer, fuzzier coverage to the party or candidate that protects your gold mine?
Perhaps not but whoever does the hiring at such media organizations would probably prefer that you do.
To say that a financial conflict of interest can't exist is to deny reality.
I'm not suggesting there aren't good journalists or people in the news business, what I am suggesting is that the system is corrupted and to deny this will only enable it to become more so over time.