Digby: "When the Free Press Becomes Equivalent to an Enemy of the State..."

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55. which free press is that?

There is no such thing as a free press in America. I've seen plenty of evidence of a corporate press and right wing press- I've even noticed some conspiracy mongers that disguise themselves as a free press.
But actual American free press? That was made a thing of the past 30 years ago. One of the reasons our political system is so messed-up is the lack of an effective free press. News-for-profit business models force the truth to take a back seat to sensationalism and partisan hysteria. DU is subject to the right wing echo chamber effect just as much as any other "news" aggregator/discussion group. The difference is that DU members have access to a wide range of narratives and contextual knowledge- which tends to subvert the intentions of the right wing noise machine almost every time.