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08-18-2010, 01:26 PM
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The Liberal Media
I was just wondering...
If it's okay for corporations to make political donations, and since the Media has such a liberal bias, how would folks feel if, say, CBS* made a substantial donation to get Democrats elected? *I work for CBS and I am simply using them as an example. My question and my opinions do not represent those of CBS.
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08-18-2010, 01:55 PM
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Corporations are free to make political donations. That said, media corporations that produce news programming should refrain IMHO, if only to create an appearance of objectivity.
I guess it's a bit ironic, but the news media I trust the most is (partially) government funded - the PBS Newshour, and to a lesser degree NPR news programming. I find the big three (ABC, NBC and CBS) to be dumbed-down infotainment and Fox News to be propaganda.
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08-18-2010, 02:20 PM
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We need Fox to balance out PBS. I do agree most news is crap.
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08-18-2010, 02:27 PM
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08-18-2010, 02:30 PM
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Lol!
Pete
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08-18-2010, 02:31 PM
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Now, how many hours for Fox News Channel?** John * Answer: 1 ** Answer: Their name ought to give you a teensy weensy hint.
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08-18-2010, 02:35 PM
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08-18-2010, 02:44 PM
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_684462.html Now, when I saw this I thought "I bet this is only part of the story". So I did a little research and turns out it is. Looks like they're all in the habit of making donations. I found this article written specifically to justify the Fox donation. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/...ney_170967.asp But I have to say, after reading it, I feel two things. 1. I'm pretty cynical about media companies playing both sides of the fence. Seems like "protection" money to me. What a racket. I have to pay you both off to make sure you legislate with me in mind. That's BS. 2. Damn, those Fox guys aren't even pretending to be unbiased. It's one thing to complain about the "Liberal Media", but if the case had been what I laid out in the first post of this thread CBS would be crucified! We say one thing when there is PROOF that the opposite is true! Fox isn't "offsetting" anything. They're stacking the deck and nobody cares!
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