Is There A Media Central Committee Or Is It Osmosis?

[Me.]

That they all repeat over and over the theme of the day/week/month. Usually against Dems, disdainful and insulting. This includes hosts of shows, so called punditd and experts, columnists, reporters. The slice is always in favor of the Cons and their negative reporting on them usually includes the words like...a bit...little...maybe....possible.

[hunter]

1. Look who owns them and what their financial interests are.

Toxic things like pharmaceutical and political advertising are very profitable.

Most things advertised on television are toxic.

Disconnect the damned television.

[FakeNoose]

2. They all receive their secret texts for the day's attacks

... from the Koch Brothers. That's how it's so well coordinated.

[pecosbob]

3. Laying the groundwork for Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho for 2024...

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[lunatica]

7. Is that the Brawndo party?

[pecosbob]

10. Oops...meant 2024

cuz lectrolytes

[lunatica]

11. LOL!

[mopinko]

4. there are daily talking points.

thom hartmann got himself on some thug media lists and used to read them.
al franken used to do a bit on air america called- who got the memo.
played all the blowhards saying the exact same thing by 8 in the morning.

gotta have "both sides" so, they get play.

[Me.]

5. So Essentially They Get RW Talking Points & Follow That Lead?

[mopinko]

6. well, sort of.

they may not swallow them, but they sure regurgitate them.

[Me.]

8. What's The Diff, The Harm Is Done?

[Kid Berwyn]

9. The Media Monopoly

When Ben Bagdikian coined the phrase, there where 50 media giants. Now there are five.

https://www.thenation.com/article/ben-bagdikian-knew-that-journalism-must-serve-the-people-not-the-powerful/