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In reply to the discussion: On the media "conspiracy." [View all]Uncle Joe
(58,355 posts)131. The corporate media has not been helping the American People become familiar or enlightened with the
issues at least on the national level.
It has become a propaganda machine first and foremost, we don't have a free press save as it serves corporate, plutocratic interests.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002222333
Reporters Without Borders has released its annual World Press Freedom Index and the United States fell 27 points to No. 47 on the list. Why? "more than 25 (reporters) were subjected to arrests and beatings at the hands of police" during Occupy movement protests.
"The worldwide wave of protests in 2011 also swept through the New World. It dragged the United States (47th) and Chile (80th) down the index, costing them 27 and 47 places respectively. The crackdown on protest movements and the accompanying excesses took their toll on journalists. In the space of two months in the United States, more than 25 were subjected to arrests and beatings at the hands of police who were quick to issue indictments for inappropriate behavior, public nuisance or even lack of accreditation."
I don't mind hearing uncomfortable news if its' real, however the corporate media seems to be having a problem with it.
As for the local level, despite its' growing power and influence the Internet is still relatively young, the first generations having gone to school with it having entered the workforce not too long ago.
If the Internet were comparable to the airplane we would be about the time of Lindbergh flying solo across the Atlantic.
Furthermore there is plenty of serious discussion and debate about the issues of the day on the Internet including here at D.U. if you don't see it perhaps you haven't been looking hard enough?
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BW561
Oct 2012
#129
They're not with both, they prefer a Republican corporate supremacist dominated government.
Uncle Joe
Oct 2012
#14
How could Citizens United not be considered "contemporary news?" This is the first
Uncle Joe
Oct 2012
#72
Yes but what is less obvious is the slant by omission or inflection in actual news reporting.
Uncle Joe
Oct 2012
#93
And you are forgetting that organizations that used to have their own media
nadinbrzezinski
Oct 2012
#95
The Internet has democratized the exchange of information and allowed thought mobility.
Uncle Joe
Oct 2012
#116
As I said, I used to hold that view until I started to do serious reporting
nadinbrzezinski
Oct 2012
#122
The corporate media has not been helping the American People become familiar or enlightened with the
Uncle Joe
Oct 2012
#131
That was part of Telecommunications Act, Clinton had a Republican controlled
Uncle Joe
Oct 2012
#137
So the polls, on their own, could not have tightenend, LIKE THE DO EVERY GENERAL ELECTION
nadinbrzezinski
Oct 2012
#8
If you are watching Mathews or O'Reilly, you are watching the editorial page
nadinbrzezinski
Oct 2012
#11
The media has a profit motive to create a "horse race," even if one does not exist.
porphyrian
Oct 2012
#20
Fifty years ago, the media had actual jouralists with journalistic integrity.
porphyrian
Oct 2012
#26
Again, you are tellimg me that they are getting close now because of lack of integrity
nadinbrzezinski
Oct 2012
#29
We are? Again, you are telling me that the trend for election to tighten
nadinbrzezinski
Oct 2012
#36
Automatic Rec for industry information from a professional that works in the industry
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#25
The sunday shows, all of them, have been known as editorials for a long time
nadinbrzezinski
Oct 2012
#65
If believer means being able to differentiate between the editorial page
nadinbrzezinski
Oct 2012
#111
" It cannot be in the bag for both Romney and Obama at the same time. It just can't. "
krawhitham
Oct 2012
#75
The media (with the obvious exceptions) isn't "red" or "blue"...it's "green"
brooklynite
Oct 2012
#86
With the exception of Faux, there is open media collusion. It is not for either
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2012
#96
You're right, it is not required, but it invariably develops for just the reasons you cite.
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2012
#140
as the number 1 propaganda machine in North America Fox News sure does its job!
Media Lies
Oct 2012
#108
Someone needs to remind the media that they are supposed to be liberal. I think they forgot.
hrmjustin
Oct 2012
#118
By creating a narrow monopoly of media owners we have also created a narrow realm of coverage.
LanternWaste
Oct 2012
#133
I absolutely agree; otherwise it becomes something that is not in fact, media.
LanternWaste
Oct 2012
#138