Good Story In The Nation - Perhaps The Anti-Democrat Smears Aren't An Accident [View All]

[Median Democrat]

There is a good article in the Nation called, "Who Will Unplug Big Media."

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080616/mcchesney

In short, it talks about how the next President will have a direct impact on the composition of the FCC, and the ability of media conglomorates to conduct large mergers such as News Corp's/Fox acqusition of the Wall Street Journal. With this in mind, do you think that Disney/ABC or News Corp/Fox might be tempted to slant their stories against the Democratic nominee in favor of a candidate who might be less inclined to oppose such mergers?

This is why I think that the anti-Obama slant of ABC and Fox is not just simple bias. These companies have a direct economic stake in the election. If Obama gets elected, then their ability to create media monopolies will be impaired.