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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-06-04 11:40 AM
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Rightwingers Now Dominate and Manipulate the Media
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/189550_joel06.html

Folks, we need a leftwing Drudgereport. Quickly.
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PROGRESSIVE1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-06-04 11:51 AM
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1. rawstory.com
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discopants Donating Member (457 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-06-04 12:01 PM
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2. kinda sorta....
http://www.smudgereport.com/ shows how to manipulate a headline in true Drudge style. B-)

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HawkerHurricane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-06-04 12:27 PM
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3. Now they do?
Edited on Mon Sep-06-04 12:45 PM by HawkerHurricane
They always have. The last time the majority of newspapers recommended a Democrat for President was 1964. The time before that? 1932.

The Media has ALWAYS been owned and operated by the Reich Wing. Reporters, being working stiffs, are often more leftish, but thier jobs are owned and operated by right wing publishers.
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roseBudd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-06-04 12:31 PM
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But print media now belongs to everyone because of the PC
We the people can create an issue that brings the media to us using viral and guerilla marketing techniques. Guerilla marketing means we disseminate our message using non-traditional delivery systems. Viral marketing means that the message creates buzz and it propagates exponentially. The computer ushered in the age of print and web based media accessibility to the masses. We are paying a lot of attention to online media and ignoring the most far reaching: PRINT media.
An example of an effective print piece highlighting Bush's failure and most importantly MOCKING him in the process:


high resolution version for printing here:
http://somnamblst.tripod.com /

Put them on car windshields. Hand them out on street corners. Drop them on driveways in the suburbs where the frightened inhabitants are sure to contact the authorities.

We don't need TV buys to get some attention on this issue. We have to undermine Bush's perceived strength. We all are potential disseminators of printed media. We do not need a newspapers permission or lots of money for TV commercials. We all have access to printers, photocopiers and paper. Many of us are very talented users of PhotoShop or Freehand. We all can create print ads like the one above. If we the people can create a buzz with massive distribution of printed ads we will get media coverage. The possibilities are endless regarding this type of grass roots guerilla marketing. Kerry is our product, Bush is the product we must crush.

The Bush administration's complete INCOMPETENCE is key to undermining his strength.

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Christof Donating Member (469 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-06-04 12:31 PM
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4. Well...
I think it's time that we start manipulating the media (with truths, of course)...

Just my $0.02.
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