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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Thu Jan 10, 2019, 09:44 PM Jan 2019

Not one word tonight on NBC news

They talked a lot about wall design and declaring a national emergency but not a single word about why a wall is unnecessary and the overwhelming evidence that backs this up.

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Not one word tonight on NBC news (Original Post) SHRED Jan 2019 OP

The corporate media is part of why we are in this position. The corporate jrthin Jan 2019 #1

Remember them WMDs? GusBob Jan 2019 #2

I remember when that was going on. I said to my GWC58 Jan 2019 #7

Manufacturing Consent by Chomsky Palisade Jan 2019 #3

A few related links. CentralMass Jan 2019 #4

Nightly news is topical and brief splat Jan 2019 #5

Yesterday the talking heads all said if Trump declared a national doc03 Jan 2019 #6

jrthin

(4,834 posts)

1. The corporate media is part of why we are in this position. The corporate

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 09:50 PM

Jan 2019

media has no interest in its viewers being fully informed.

GusBob

(7,286 posts)

2. Remember them WMDs?

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 09:55 PM

Jan 2019

Man the media yapped on and on about them WMDs in Iraq

Talked endlessly about things that didn’t exist.

That’s when I stopped watching TV

GWC58

(2,678 posts)

7. I remember when that was going on. I said to my

Reply to GusBob (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 11:06 PM

Jan 2019

fiancé, now my wife, “I bet they find nota.” That’s exactly what they found; not a FUCKING WMD. The only WMD’s found were Weapons of Mass Deception. 👺

Palisade

(54 posts)

3. Manufacturing Consent by Chomsky

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 09:58 PM

Jan 2019

Should be mandatory reading for everyone!

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)

4. A few related links.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 10:00 PM

Jan 2019

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/16/corporate-media-oligarchy-bernie-sanders

http://theconversation.com/the-slippery-slope-of-the-oligarchy-media-model-81931

splat

(2,293 posts)

5. Nightly news is topical and brief

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 10:12 PM

Jan 2019

A print reporter might focus an analysis piece on "why a wall is unnecessary and the overwhelming evidence that backs this up" but this isn't what nightly news does.

NBC has, however, imo, gone overboard to give time to mush news (i.e. "Inspiring America" stories that newsrooms call "brights.&quot

doc03

(35,300 posts)

6. Yesterday the talking heads all said if Trump declared a national

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 10:20 PM

Jan 2019

emergency the courts would shut him down. Today they talk like he can get away with it and he can claim he delivered on his wall
promise.

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