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In reply to the discussion: This is why the Republicans, despite always being wrong, still get the lion's share of airtime [View all]it's easy when you own the airtime! Reporters may have a liberal slant but the news is controlled by corporate owners.
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This is why the Republicans, despite always being wrong, still get the lion's share of airtime [View all]
Scuba
Sep 2014
OP
Well, yeah. And, not only are they "wrong" .. they LIE.. they always get airtime because
Cha
Sep 2014
#1
Saw that. Nothing is going to change as long as voter turnout is controllable.
Fred Sanders
Sep 2014
#9
I notice only CBS identifies itself as news media, all the others are under a corporate veil.
Fred Sanders
Sep 2014
#15
6 corporations controlled by a handful of rich folk looking after their best interests.
Fred Sanders
Sep 2014
#8
Control the little people by controlling the news they get. And the DEMS are silent because WHY???
blkmusclmachine
Sep 2014
#10
+1!!! Until people wake up and realize this fact and decide to do something, they will continue
Dustlawyer
Sep 2014
#48
Media biz has become a Pravdaesque propoganda machine serving CEOs and our police state
whereisjustice
Sep 2014
#12
talk radio, the most important medium in politics the last 25 years and a medium generally
certainot
Sep 2014
#21
the most important medium is talk radio. all other media are significant for what they leave out.
certainot
Sep 2014
#18
i don't think you can accurately compare liberal radio potential vs their monopoly, heavily
certainot
Sep 2014
#37
my point is it's a self feeding system- it's there and dominant and the ONLY thing - the style - the
certainot
Sep 2014
#47
Great stuff. Getting a Fairness Doctrine back on board is as essential as getting Citizens United
toby jo
Sep 2014
#36
think of what he/we could have done the last 6 yrs without it! prob with fairness doc
certainot
Sep 2014
#39
Is this part of something larger you've written? If so, I'd like to read the rest of it.
marble falls
Sep 2014
#41
Good stuff, good job getting it down. Thanks for a good piece of journalism.
marble falls
Sep 2014
#60
I've looked and can only find this...somewhere in there is the media spending.
ancianita
Sep 2014
#54
We need better laws to prevent monopolies both horizaontal and vertical, and we need
JDPriestly
Sep 2014
#31
Now they are all on the air saying Obama is clueless with ISIS. After invading Iraq for 9/11 they
B Calm
Sep 2014
#34
I've had the chart for a while, may be outdated if not flat-out wrong. Thanks for the correction.
Scuba
Sep 2014
#43
It sure looks like Fascism to me and our militarized police force is mandated to enforce it .
geretogo
Sep 2014
#53