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3. I rarely watch the evening news (or network TV at all).
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 08:27 AM
Jun 2012

But when I do; I pay close attention to the advertisers. A lot of prescription drugs. A lot of car insurance. Quite a few banks. Fucking Chuck.

I expect advertisers have more control over the news than the networks. I wouldn't imagine just the ads that run during the news have influence over the news either.

Sometimes I'm surprised when I see an ad for something that doesn't even need to be advertising. GE for example, blue cross, blue shield, the local utility. I wonder what news story they are preventing.

The whole main stream liberal media BS was never true anyway, but it should be pretty obvious that you aren't going to see a negative news story on a network sponsor, and all of the businesses that are causing the problems, are the advertisers.

That's an encouraging thought and it has the ring of truth to it. teamster633 Jun 2012 #1
Has anyone else sensed that CBS has become a GOP platfor? judgegblue Jun 2012 #2
I rarely watch the evening news (or network TV at all). Blanks Jun 2012 #3
I quit watching 4-5 years ago CanonRay Jun 2012 #4
I'm 64 and never watch 'news' on TV, especially on the cable stations. sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 #5
At 50+ my teevee watching became a grail search re: watchability, I thought I'd found HereSince1628 Jun 2012 #6
That was my experience also. zeemike Jun 2012 #12
We chucked cable too... mike dub Jun 2012 #26
The Weather Channel is UNWATCHABLE now SoCalDem Jun 2012 #28
Except for wanting to catch the local weather report I don't watch news on tv, avebury Jun 2012 #7
Re: adversting RT Atlanta Jun 2012 #8
MSM entitites like NBC are one of the weaker divisions money-wise of huge corps like GE KurtNYC Jun 2012 #9
Absolutely on target. Jackpine Radical Jun 2012 #21
Absolutely Spot On!!!!....I applaud your understanding of the Media Machine!!! lostnote12 Jun 2012 #25
Hear here. /nt Festivito Jun 2012 #30
Citizens United $$$$$ otohara Jun 2012 #10
Create therefore Consumers United $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ RedCloud Jun 2012 #15
I still usually watch the local news for area updates on weather and stuff like that.. Harriety Jun 2012 #11
There are plenty of 50+ liberals thesquanderer Jun 2012 #13
That is true plus media consolidation abelenkpe Jun 2012 #14
Part of that was corporate cost-cutting, where they laid off all the fact-checkers. tclambert Jun 2012 #20
Fact checkers and actual reporters are irrelevant Jackpine Radical Jun 2012 #22
I watched a Bill Moyers interview a few weeks ago that focused on this. You can watch Arkansas Granny Jun 2012 #16
I think you have it backwards. eom GeorgeGist Jun 2012 #17
Give the watchers what titillates them, & tie that to what YOU want them to want BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2012 #18
Why, you young whippersnapper, I remember when we used to read NEWSPAPERS! tclambert Jun 2012 #19
News to me... progress2k12nbynd Jun 2012 #23
True and the good news is that many 50+ treestar Jun 2012 #24
The last stand of the white male elite... CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2012 #27
When I was a kid, my family routinely watched the local news followed by the national news. Arugula Latte Jun 2012 #29
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