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Big Media: why they all sound the same

PearlWatson

PearlWatson

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Stoked said:
Fixed that for you.
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Thanks for that. I agree it is both interesting and disturbing. I remember that when I was young I thought that a news reporter was a noble profession. Someone who searched for the truth... yada yada. Unfortunately, nowadays news reporters seem to push an established agenda.

I haven't watched cable news in a long time, however, I must admit I get most of my news from their websites.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_Act_of_1996

The Telecommunications Act of 1996[1] was the first significant overhaul of United States telecommunications law in more than sixty years, amending the Communications Act of 1934. The Act, signed by President Bill Clinton, represented a major change in American telecommunication law, since it was the first time that the Internet was included in broadcasting and spectrum allotment.[2] One of the most controversial titles was Title 3 ("Cable Services"), which allowed for media cross-ownership.[2] According to the FCC, the goal of the law was to "let anyone enter any communications business -- to let any communications business compete in any market against any other."[3] The legislation's primary goal was deregulation of the broadcasting market.
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You do understand what this infographic is saying, right? It's saying that there is no such thing as the "liberal mainstream media". It is saying that the entire mainstream media is in it simply to make profits, and that the division they create between almost identical candidates are engineered to give consumers an illusion of choice and keep them watching. It is saying that the situation got this bad because of deregulation and lack of government oversight, themselves successfully pushed by a few major corporations as they slowly took over the system at the expense of the public. You do understand all of this, correct?
 
SiroMar said:
PearlWatson. I'm surprised he posted this as I was under the impression he was a FoxNews slave.
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Maybe your perception is wrong. But yes government has a role in preventing this very sort of Monopoly. Just another example of the failure that the government has become.
 
SiroMar said:
You do understand what this infographic is saying, right? It's saying that there is no such thing as the "liberal mainstream media". It is saying that the entire mainstream media is in it simply to make profits, and that the division they create between almost identical candidates are engineered to give consumers an illusion of choice and keep them watching. It is saying that the situation got this bad because of deregulation and lack of government oversight, themselves successfully pushed by a few major corporations as they slowly took over the system at the expense of the public. You do understand all of this, correct?
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SiroMar said:
PearlWatson. I'm surprised he posted this as I was under the impression he was a FoxNews slave.
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From that graphic I can see that Newscorp is the one that allows Republicans/Conservatives to have a voice. My guess is they did this because they saw a vast untapped audience that wasn't being served.

As a conservative woman I like to hear from other conservative women. I find them on Fox News. It ain't my fault the other networks cater to liberals, and all repeat the same DNC originated mantra, and haven't figured out that most of America gets sick of their bias. I guess their strategy to get around their drop in ratings and loss of influence to shape American political thought is to consolidate.
 
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