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grntuscarora

(1,249 posts)
29. Maybe they should just say "Screw the ratings"
Thu Dec 10, 2015, 05:07 PM
Dec 2015

and present the news honestly. In the long term, maybe their ratings would go up.

AlJazeeraAm is the only tv news I watch anymore for national and international info.

Maybe the news should STOP thinking about profit first and do their damn job of informing onecaliberal Dec 2015 #1
Indeed. eom 2naSalit Dec 2015 #2
+1,000 callous taoboy Dec 2015 #3
It's not just about their profit! GE for example, makes more money using their network Dustlawyer Dec 2015 #13
We should have the ability to "like" individual comments....eom N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2015 #14
NBC's airwaves are "OUR AIRWAVES they use under license from US!" KamaAina Dec 2015 #22
All I can say is hifiguy Dec 2015 #26
If you think today's media propagandists will do that hifiguy Dec 2015 #27
and to think that so many people pay good money to connect their tvs to the "news" dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #28
Well, Trump sure has had quite a week or so. longship Dec 2015 #4
Trump might survive the bar-b-que flamingdem Dec 2015 #5
My best regards, FD. nt longship Dec 2015 #6
but he is a living breathing hero to the "proud to be stupid" crowd. corkhead Dec 2015 #9
Mr Taibbi discusses what I have felt about people who watch too much TV GusBob Dec 2015 #7
HUGE K&R!! SHRED Dec 2015 #8
My same feeling. Voice for Peace Dec 2015 #30
Taibbi nails it again phantom power Dec 2015 #10
You know they actually WANT a Fourth Reich.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #11
No, fascicm is most definitely not good for profits. Nitram Dec 2015 #15
State aligns with *some* companies. Very bad business for media companies. nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #16
Except these media companies are owned by corporations with massive government contracts.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #20
Actually, business does best under fascism because the government and business are the same.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #18
I think you misunderstand my point. Nitram Dec 2015 #19
The party loyalists are promoted under fascism.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #21
The oligarchs are already loyal fascists who act in concert. hifiguy Dec 2015 #25
TV/Radio/Print are looking at up to $5billion being spent this election cycle NoMoreRepugs Dec 2015 #12
Good stuff... Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #17
'they're wondering if they created a monster' bwahahahahahaha spanone Dec 2015 #23
Fascism is the final state of decaying capitalism. hifiguy Dec 2015 #24
Maybe they should just say "Screw the ratings" grntuscarora Dec 2015 #29
What will it take to make them see propaganda for what it is? Utopian Leftist Dec 2015 #31
So, NOW the M$M are getting ethical? Proserpina Dec 2015 #32
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