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Lint Head

(15,064 posts) Sun Feb 21, 2016, 01:52 PM Feb 2016

There is a reason the media no longer reports news.

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An uninformed populous is easier to control. There is less accountability and retribution for the rich and powerful to commit crimes. Flint Michigan and the people who have been impacted and the failing infrastructure should be news all the time. News should not be entertaning. It should inform. All they cover are Donald Trump's sneezes and Hillary Clinton's coughs. Ever time all the time. Climate change is rarely mentioned by media outlets with large viewerships. Attacks on unions has never been higher. The unions are the common man's lobbyists. Weekends off. Vacation days. The end to child labor are just a few of the things that came about because of union lobbying and others speaking out. We are all beneficiaries of these things even though all workers are not in unions. Before modern media, print was king. They sensationalize but also realized the importance of freedom of the press.The powerful want to keep us uninformed, without a voice and beholding to them for the crumbs they trickle down to us. Our time in history is going to be one hell of a ride.

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There is a reason the media no longer reports news. (Original Post) Lint Head Feb 2016 OP

Nailed it!!!!! Faux pas Feb 2016 #1

Thanks! Lint Head Feb 2016 #6

"Unions are the Common Mans Lobbyists" libodem Feb 2016 #2

Without the web, I think maybe anti-democracy right-wing Hortensis Feb 2016 #3

and only when the donald says it is mopinko Feb 2016 #4

That old adage that a stoped clock is right twice Lint Head Feb 2016 #5

It's aconspiracy I yells ya! MohRokTah Feb 2016 #7

Snarknado. Lint Head Feb 2016 #9

It's stunning really. pamela Feb 2016 #8

+1000 Lint Head Feb 2016 #10

K&R... spanone Feb 2016 #11

It's so brutally clear Populist_Prole Feb 2016 #12

I have to assume you are talking about TV news. Nitram Feb 2016 #13

BBC is good. Lint Head Feb 2016 #15

news media is a business rollin74 Feb 2016 #14

Faux pas

(14,687 posts)

1. Nailed it!!!!!

Reply to Lint Head (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 01:53 PM

Feb 2016

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

6. Thanks!

Reply to Faux pas (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:29 PM

Feb 2016

libodem

(19,288 posts)

2. "Unions are the Common Mans Lobbyists"

Reply to Lint Head (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:08 PM

Feb 2016

Best line evah!!!

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

3. Without the web, I think maybe anti-democracy right-wing

Reply to Lint Head (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:14 PM

Feb 2016

authoritarians would have won already. As it is, control of the internet would be crucial to maintaining control of us. But then, at least half of us would vote to give authoritarians that in return for promises of safety and national strength. Trump promising to torture does the job for many.

mopinko

(70,179 posts)

4. and only when the donald says it is

Reply to Lint Head (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:17 PM

Feb 2016

9/11 happened on bush's watch ever, ever mentioned.

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

5. That old adage that a stoped clock is right twice

Reply to mopinko (Reply #4)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:29 PM

Feb 2016

a day could apply. AM or PM.

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

7. It's aconspiracy I yells ya!

Reply to Lint Head (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:36 PM

Feb 2016

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

9. Snarknado.

Reply to MohRokTah (Reply #7)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:39 PM

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pamela

(3,469 posts)

8. It's stunning really.

Reply to Lint Head (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:39 PM

Feb 2016

When the Malheur standoff was coming to a close the other day, I spent the morning listening to the live feed and refreshing an Oregon newspaper link on Twitter to find out what was going on. I had MSNBC on, occasionally switching to CNN, and both barely mentioned it. It was all Trump, Trump, Trump, Hillary, Trump, Trump, Rubio, Trump, Trump, Trump...you get the idea. Here we had real news happening right then and they spent ALL day covering the primaries even though there wasn't really anything primary related happening that day.

That evening, NBC lead the nightly news with the Malheur story. How could it be the TOP story on the nightly news and barely covered, AS IT WAS HAPPENING, on their sister channel all day?

You know what kills me? When they end the nightly news by telling you about some story they will be covering on the show tomorrow. If you can tell me today what you will be talking about tomorrow it is, pretty much by definition, NOT NEWS!

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

10. +1000

Reply to pamela (Reply #8)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:44 PM

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spanone

(135,858 posts)

11. K&R...

Reply to Lint Head (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:53 PM

Feb 2016

Populist_Prole

(5,364 posts)

12. It's so brutally clear

Reply to Lint Head (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 03:08 PM

Feb 2016

Those you see ( and I can sure see ) who are "informed" only by tuning into the MSM and watching/listening to the spoon-fed blather are the ones that meekly accept the status quo, and are very self deprecating of their own ability to discern any different a viewpoint. Categorically ignorant they are.

Not only that, they meekly kow-tow to "the man", especially their employers/bosses. You hear a lot of "it's not for me to say" type sentiments. Sheep.

Nitram

(22,845 posts)

13. I have to assume you are talking about TV news.

Reply to Lint Head (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 06:54 PM

Feb 2016

There are still excellent sources in the rest of media including the Washington Post, the NY Times, the BBC and NPR.

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

15. BBC is good.

Reply to Nitram (Reply #13)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:05 AM

Feb 2016

rollin74

(1,987 posts)

14. news media is a business

Reply to Lint Head (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 08:32 PM

Feb 2016

it boils down to viewership, ratings, revenue and trying to remain competitive

sadly, the majority of the public prefers infotainment, reality shows and superficial nonsense over world news and political analysis. so, that's what we get. it's a case of media outlets trying to be competitive and stay in business

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