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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI am getting so tired of the "Liberal" media
And their coverage of this election.
Covering everything that Trump does
Covering all of Trump's rallies
Never covering a Clinton rally or reporting on her positive speeches
Constant,y dredging up these emails as if they are something new
When Trump does/say something stupid dismissing it as "both sides do it" or "both candidates are flawed"
Letting Trump surrogrates spread lies without correcting them
But the MSM is liberal.
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)I can't tolerate it anymore. Joe and Mika are mouthpieces for the Republican party, so are many of the reporters.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)Who needs enemies??
madokie
(51,076 posts)and its pretty dang liberal. The MSM not so much
DU for NEWS
M$M for bullshit
Cable/satellite for TRASH
busterbrown
(8,515 posts)Where are the rest of the Dems. who are here suppose to get their news from..
Hopefully other Progressive Sites but..............Its serious stuff.
madokie
(51,076 posts)sticker on the back window on my F150. Up high right under the brake light where one can't miss it. I've gotten a few thumbs up because of it in these last 11 or so years.
No answer for your question though, My hope is they are smart enough to filter the shit out of what they do get.
This place filters it for me so I get un adulterated truth with a big ass splash of FACTS thrown in for good measure.
busterbrown
(8,515 posts)jodymarie aimee
(3,975 posts)Watergate was deeply embarrassing for the Republicans. They got caught selling the holes, rather than the doughnuts and their party was badly tarnished. Agnew coined "liberal media" and the moneyed conservative elite began buying up and creating their empire. They were going to make certain that kind of accountability never happened again. Reagan boosted them by tossing the Fairness Doctrine in the trash, the first visible act of the far right to allow their lies to have airtime. It has taken them decades to solidify control of the airwaves, all the while railing about the "liberal bias" they have eliminated.
On June 6, MSNBC released an ad proudly declaring to the world they are now leaning right and paying Republicans a lot of money to spout hateful, ridiculous and yes, unpatriotic drivel without being challenged. Inviting us to a Red Wedding. All that remain are Hayes, Maddow and O'Donnell. Both MSNBC and NPR take Koch money.
Absurdity is piling up around our knees. There is a doorway made of screaming hornets. Make a key from my ribcage. Pass the threshold. Expand your horizons. Hit up Thom Hartman, Amy Goodwin, the Young Turks. Free Speech TV and the Internet have become the last safe havens for progressive news, completely free from corporate influence.
Until the Fairness Doctrine is re-instated and we break up the corporate media conglomerates, we will never have a true picture of what's going on in our world.
tymorial
(3,433 posts)Trump equals ratings. The media is not stumping for Trump. They are sensationalizing him because his candidacy is the equivalent of a bloody train wreck that allows the media to engage in a 24 hour news feeding frenzy.
Blaming MSNBC for not being Progressive in their reporting fails to recognize how the media does business today. 6 corporations own more than 90% of all media providers in the United States. They compete with each other through advertising which is the only way they generate revenue. The single most effective tactic in keeping viewers engaged is sensationalization of current events.
Trump is the 21st century news media wet dream.
busterbrown
(8,515 posts)complaining about your point..
As a matter of fact I left the MSM message of corporate greed out on purpose because of this.
You are 100% correct in your assertions..
Close Races Make Money... Blowouts don't
ansible
(1,718 posts)Both sides don't seem to realize this and keep on accusing the media of either being too conservative or liberal. Fact is it sides with no one except itself.
TheHound
(17 posts)Or the "conservative" media, because I don't think any of them are actually interested in reporting the news or being investigative journalists. Instead, it is all about sensationalism. I want to see people who report the news without bias, make sure the truth comes out, and hold public servants accountable. We haven't had that for a long time.