Amy Goodman of Democracy Now: How the Media Is Ruining This Election

[Uncle Joe]

47. They're not dead yet.

The corporate media conglomerates still have great power in influencing/brainwashing millions of Americans.

The can spread lies, bullshit, propaganda, innuendo, create or magnify fear and hatred to tens of millions of Americans overnight, their programming; even outside of news programs can focus on how they want to manipulate the people on a daily basis.

The Internet is the rising star but the Internet requires some modicum of effort from the users to search for their information, to debate and read etc. etc. Television requires nothing of the sort, just turn it on, vegge out and let the tube hypnotize you.

A beast is most dangerous when it's wounded, the corporate media conglomerates' enabling the rise of Trump is a testament to this, they could have went the positive route and tried to uplift or enlighten the American People but instead slid further down the dark side and played Russian Roulette by glorifying Trump from day one of his announcement with way more attention than he deserved.

It didn't make any difference whether Trump said anything newsworthy or of substance, he was covered virtually 24/7 and they did screw Bernie over for most all of last year, he was barely mentioned on the critical nightly network new broadcasts getting a micro fraction of Trump coverage and Bernie was substantive, but the corporate media conglomerates were afraid of him and his message.

The difference in coverage is striking with Bernie they wanted to know intricate details of future policy enactments and then wrongfully criticized him when the publication; New York Daily News owned by a Hillary supporter didn't know what the hell they were talking about.

There is no denying the corporate media conglomerate's abandonment of journalistic integrity and responsibility in regards to covering this election in a fair, just or wise way.