http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/08/ta080609.html (by way of HuffPo)
I've said it before, and I'll say it here.
The top 5-6 'news' outlets are owned by large entertainment/media corporations. And by 'media' I mean television, music, movies, not 'journalism'.
They use their 'news broadcasts' to sell information for profit. And that information is really whatever viewpoints makes the most money. Their 'media' are really placeholders to sell their sponsors' products and services through ads. They are not in the practice of journalism.
The only thing these corporations understand is their bottom lines - net profit and stock price.
The only way to fight that is to not use them.
I cut out network television at our house. And we don't carry cable (I refuse to pay for 'cable news' channels). I get my news about various things from online sources not connected to these (that's where I realized that I don't need CBS/MTV/Nickel-and-Dimodean, NBC, ABC, Faux, or CNN in my house).
If enough people came to this realization and acted, these corporations would either have to change to survive, or they would go out of business.
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