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arenean

(456 posts) Mon Nov 27, 2017, 07:19 AM Nov 2017

Their own media megaphone: what do the Koch brothers want from Time?

From The Guardian:

The company’s decline is readily apparent – but if the billionaire brothers’ other interests are a guide, their investment will be about more than money.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/27/koch-brothers-time-magazine-media-power

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Their own media megaphone: what do the Koch brothers want from Time? (Original Post) arenean Nov 2017 OP

its no-brainer and simple, those who control the media control the message beachbum bob Nov 2017 #1

+1 dalton99a Nov 2017 #2

Murdoch owns Wall Street journal and their right wing shift.. beachbum bob Nov 2017 #4

This is only one of their megaphones. They prefer to Hortensis Nov 2017 #3

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

1. its no-brainer and simple, those who control the media control the message

Reply to arenean (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 07:45 AM

Nov 2017

dalton99a

(81,558 posts)

2. +1

Reply to beachbum bob (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 10:53 AM

Nov 2017

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

4. Murdoch owns Wall Street journal and their right wing shift..

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 08:25 PM

Nov 2017

Natural to see other major outlets turned into propaganda wings of batshit crazy

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

3. This is only one of their megaphones. They prefer to

Reply to arenean (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 12:52 PM

Nov 2017

act from behind not just various cover organizations and front agents that they organize donations for by many others of their type, but also by in concert with people who act behind other cover organizations, ,etc., etc.

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