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Sekhmets Daughter

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1. I respectfully disagree.

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 09:41 PM

Feb 2013

News broadcast media exists for the sole purpose of propaganda. They used to have to provide one hour a day of free news as a public service, in exchange for using the airwaves. When that was changed they became propaganda machines for the conservative agenda. We haven't had real news reporting for decades. The sale of ads is just the cover they are happy to hide behind.

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News media exists for one reason. Never forget that. [View all] uppityperson Feb 2013 OP

I respectfully disagree. Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #1

I think this is correct. It has changed in my lifetime. It used to be to sell ads; enough Feb 2013 #3

Sad, but true. n/t Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #4

Dual purpose, sell ads and tell us what they want us to see. Someone else will probably tell me uppityperson Feb 2013 #7

I was born a skeptic.. Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #8

Me too. uppityperson Feb 2013 #9

Which is why I watch all political events on C-Span Richardo Feb 2013 #2

I'm with Richardo, if it didn't show on Cspan it didn't happen, but your point is well made. 1-Old-Man Feb 2013 #5

clowns and puppets Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #6

It used to exist to inform the public and was considered a profit loss. Cleita Feb 2013 #10