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Newsjock

(11,733 posts)
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 03:53 PM Nov 2012

Cox Media Group planning 'national news website' geared toward conservatives

Source: Creative Loafing Atlanta

Cox Media Group, the parent company of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, plans to launch an "independent (nonpartisan), anti-propaganda" national news website for conservative audiences that is "rooted in the South away from the right and left coasts." Take that, propaganda!

The company, a subsidiary of the many-tentacled, Dunwoody-based monolith known as Cox Enterprises, owns oodles of newspapers and TV and radio stations, including WSB-TV and AM750 News/Talk-WSB. Last week Cox posted job ads for editor in chief, managing editor, and content editor positions.

Read more: http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2012/11/26/cox-planning-national-news-website-geared-toward-conservatives

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1. what the hell have we all been watching then?
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 03:58 PM
Nov 2012

Or do they mean for people who are truly fiscally Conservative and actually care about the Constitution?
 

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)
2. They already have one. It's called Fox.
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:00 PM
Nov 2012

So your idea will be a failure.

Another FreeRepublic wannabe.

 

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)
3. Fuck that. Give me the editor in chief position
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:02 PM
Nov 2012

and I'll make it look so batshit crazy that the Republicans will have to begin an massive abandonment of their own party and voting something else.. maybe Liberterian or 3rd party numbnuts.


Hayabusa

(2,135 posts)
4. If Fox isn't conservative enough for them...
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:03 PM
Nov 2012

I'd hate to see what they think a conservative news channel should be...

FSogol

(45,562 posts)
6. LOL, Cox closes the barn door after all the clowns got out.
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:10 PM
Nov 2012

Cox Presents: Endangered species! Tonight's episode, "The Reasonable Conservative!"

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)
7. The Fucking Republicans have two blatantly dedicated networks in Faux and CNBC.
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:16 PM
Nov 2012

CNN is Repuke Lite. The rest are DLC-Moderate leaning.

AM radio is a cesspool of RW stupidity. Yahoo was in the tank for R-Money.

Do conservatives REALLY need MORE media for their groupthink?

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
8. Oh, Bloody Hell!!! Don't they realize their audience would be the same creepy, old white guys...
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:16 PM
Nov 2012

....who make up the Faux Noose audience, and that audience is dying out!

Arkansas Granny

(31,536 posts)
9. I'd like to see a news website that is based on actual facts without trying to appeal to
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 05:17 PM
Nov 2012

any certain group.

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