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TheKentuckian

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23. Your premise relies rather heavily on a false equivalence. MSNBC is an establishment outlet
Sat May 5, 2012, 02:14 PM
May 2012

and as such it is very much impossible for them to even resemble a mirror Faux, it is just more aligned with the Democratic establishment.

I also get the impression that for the most part you are focused on tone rather than the content and I'm not sure what it is you want to see in the current environment. How would liberal causes benefit from nothing but far right wing misinformation and "neutral" corporate media? Didn't we just go through a decade or two of that with extremely poor results?

I have no clue of how to navigate the profit motive concerns without state sponsorship or corporate buy in to a system that allows the news divisions to work without such, essentially dedicated to providing a public service that may even come to cross purpose with the greater organization's mission to maximize profits.

You have to have funding and distribution.

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Strongly disagree Cooley Hurd May 2012 #1
I don't have cable, so I may be more of an honest broker than some. But coalition_unwilling May 2012 #2
Disagree. Faygo Kid May 2012 #3
Disagree on many of your points. Scuba May 2012 #4
So sit in a corner and keep very, very quiet. That way tsuki May 2012 #5
Stronly disagree. Tennessee Gal May 2012 #6
Nonsense tularetom May 2012 #7
Everyone must understand that minutes on any media network are commodities HereSince1628 May 2012 #8
True, people are sold propaganda they agree with, not encouraged to take a broad view just1voice May 2012 #27
Um...yeah. WilliamPitt May 2012 #9
Okay....what am I supposed to watch? Zax2me May 2012 #10
Try RT America if you're actually interested in news just1voice May 2012 #26
MSNBC is owned in part by the MIC (GE) think May 2012 #11
I agree with your points - but I don't agree with your conclusion Douglas Carpenter May 2012 #12
Strongly disagree. Waiting For Everyman May 2012 #13
MSTHC sofa king May 2012 #14
I'll take MSNBC anyday goclark May 2012 #15
I disagree .... Spazito May 2012 #16
rubbish DURHAM D May 2012 #17
This is obviously part of a concerted attack on MSNBC, yesterday against Rachel specifically. AtomicKitten May 2012 #18
Not in my case, I like watching some of Maddow inbetween the commercials just1voice May 2012 #28
MSNBC has more than their share of RW apologists on all their "liberal" shows rurallib May 2012 #19
I look at them the same way I look at the Democratic Party Enrique May 2012 #20
MSNBC is the propaganda arm of the DLC corporate party establishment. Odin2005 May 2012 #21
I'm Grateful For Any Progressive Voices on Air otohara May 2012 #22
Your premise relies rather heavily on a false equivalence. MSNBC is an establishment outlet TheKentuckian May 2012 #23
As If The Airwaves Are Awash With Liberal Commentators. Paladin May 2012 #24
You are 100% correct, all MSM in the U.S. is pure propaganda just1voice May 2012 #25
You're right. Don't forget what MSNBC stands for, neither corporation is in any way socialist. Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #29
FAIL..nt and-justice-for-all May 2012 #30
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