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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Jan 3, 2017, 10:39 AM Jan 2017

The Media Outlets Poised To Become Trump's Personal Propaganda Machine

Bobby Lewis
January 3, 2017 6:00 am

After the 2016 presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump is coalescing a network of supportive right-wing media outlets, including an online publication owned by his son-in-law, a supermarket tabloid, and a new 24-hour news outlet that has been described as “Trump TV.” Since the primaries, these right-wing media outlets have helped push Trump’s agenda and have attacked his political opponents.

The New York Observer

CONNECTION: OWNED BY JARED KUSHNER, TRUMP’S SON-IN-LAW

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Right Side Broadcasting Network

CONNECTION: HELPED TRUMP WITH PRE- AND POST-DEBATE SPIN; CEO SAID “TRUMP BUILT RSBN”

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The National Enquirer

CONNECTION: OWNED BY DAVID PECKER, TRUMP’S LONG-TIME FRIEND

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Breitbart News

CONNECTION: OPERATED BY TRUMP’S CHIEF STRATEGIST, STEVE BANNON, WHO DESCRIBED THE SITE AS THE “PLATFORM FOR THE ALT-RIGHT,” WHICH INCLUDES WHITE SUPREMACY

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Infowars And The Alex Jones Show

CONNECTION: TOP TRUMP ADVISER ROGER STONE IS A FREQUENT JONES/INFOWARS COLLABORATOR AND TRUMP APPEARED ON JONES’ PROGRAM AND PRAISED HIM

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Full article:
http://www.nationalmemo.com/media-outlets-trumps-propaganda/?utm_campaign=website&utm_source=sd&utm_medium=email

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The Media Outlets Poised To Become Trump's Personal Propaganda Machine (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2017 OP
I've heard TMZ is another outlet that pushes puff pieces on the new president. LonePirate Jan 2017 #1
"Poised"? That ship sailed. Cha Jan 2017 #2
Yes, Joe Conason was the lead politics author at NYO... DonViejo Jan 2017 #3
Oh thanks for the info, Don. Cha Jan 2017 #4
K & R Scurrilous Jan 2017 #5
In a sane world moondust Jan 2017 #6

LonePirate

(13,424 posts)
1. I've heard TMZ is another outlet that pushes puff pieces on the new president.
Tue Jan 3, 2017, 10:55 AM
Jan 2017

I don't visit the site myself so I will defer to any DUer who can provide some additional insight here.

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
3. Yes, Joe Conason was the lead politics author at NYO...
Tue Jan 3, 2017, 11:04 AM
Jan 2017

Kushner has the Observer for sale, it will be interesting to see what happens with a new owner

moondust

(19,986 posts)
6. In a sane world
Tue Jan 3, 2017, 01:36 PM
Jan 2017

any publication, website, or other information outlet that is found to be deliberately and repeatedly propagating bullshit would be shut down.

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