Great article - but there's something I think worth mentioning here.
- These media instruments don't care about being right or wrong.
- They don't care about credibility.
- They don't care about reporting facts, questioning information, or performing any real degree of journalism - objective or otherwise.
They are largely owned by a handful of big conglomerates that have vested interests in keeping things as they are, because it allows them and their advertisers to continue to make great sums of money. And should they be forced to face any large mistakes they make? The taxpayer bails them out, and ultimately pays the price.
The corporate media's goals are to sell what ever works to their audience for as long as possible.
" ...the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and to keep them coming back. The longer they play, the more they lose, and in the end, we get it all."
Pretty disturbing (and perhaps ironic) that quote is taken from a film about mobseters.
I try to get my sources of news and information from other places - especially ones where they consistently get stories reported accurately, and commentary (i.e. debate) can be initiated.
Hopefully the more people do this, the better we'll all be.
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