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Kid Berwyn

(25,221 posts)
55. Biden saved country 2021-2024 and how much credit did he get?
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 05:32 PM
8 hrs ago

From Corporate McPravda, zilch.



These six for-profit corporations control 90-percent of what Americans get to hear, see and think.

Why that matters:



How Media Consolidation Threatens Democracy: 857 Channels (and Nothing On)

Trump's FCC plans to continue a decades-long, lobbyist-backed effort to allow media consolidation, helping corporate bottom lines but hurting independent journalism.

BY JOHN LIGHT | MAY 12, 2017

EXCERPT...

One of the few things the American people agree on is that the mainstream media is woefully inadequate. According to a 2016 Gallup poll, only about 20 percent of Americans have confidence in the television news and in newspapers. Donald Trump effectively harnessed this distrust during his campaign, and still attacks the media before his fans when he wants to prompt applause.

Americans recognize that the media does not represent their views, and media consolidation is largely to blame. In the early 1980s, journalist Ben Bagdikian calculated that the majority of US media was held by just 50 corporations — and the number has dropped to only a handful since then.

This means that national and even local news coverage priorities are dictated from afar —
and by business leaders, not by journalists on the ground. It means that as print and broadcast journalism struggles to remain profitable in the face of free, online alternatives, hard financial decisions that affect reporters and the stories they tell will be made in corporate boardrooms. And it assures that some issues — issues in which corporate America is uninterested — go uncovered, while some voices — particularly female, minority and immigrant voices — rarely make it into print or onto the airwaves.

SOURCE:

https://billmoyers.com/story/media-consolidation-should-anyone-care/



Thank goodness Al Gore helped keep the Internet free.

Original DU 2023 OP: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218146477

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Melania was an Epstein Escort [View all] Kid Berwyn 15 hrs ago OP
Well, yeah... displacedvermoter 15 hrs ago #1
The Fiends & Family Price Kid Berwyn 15 hrs ago #4
No Duh! Mr.Bee 12 hrs ago #34
Yes, but her last name isn't Harris, Biden or Obama, so the corporate media looks the other way. Chasstev365 15 hrs ago #2
Corporate McPravda serves up distractions to advance its owners' interests. Kid Berwyn 14 hrs ago #9
Explains why the oval office now looks like a brothel. yellow dahlia 15 hrs ago #3
Thread winner! Emile 15 hrs ago #8
Home Tweet Home (Thanks to Elon) Kid Berwyn 14 hrs ago #10
who's the woman next to eloon? his mommy? nt orleans 12 hrs ago #32
"Supermodel and Dietician" Maye Musk Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #38
so it is his mommy. nt orleans 11 hrs ago #40
Monsters lead such innnnteresting lives. Kid Berwyn 10 hrs ago #43
This story sounds like something portrayed in a mob movie. Oh right! yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #39
No picture credit? Who's photo is it and who are the people who aren't recognizable by everyone? TIA littlemissmartypants 1 hr ago #71
Well yes, but the tackiness comes from HIM, not HER FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #13
Following grandpa malaise 12 hrs ago #35
To be fair.... SergeStorms 4 hrs ago #66
Kick dalton99a 15 hrs ago #5
How Melania Met Trump Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #16
"sensationally claimed' travelingthrulife 15 hrs ago #6
Our news media are owned by fascist pigs. Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #18
She cost plenty! usonian 15 hrs ago #7
Sick how many rich men consider themselves worthy of owning other people. Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #20
She has been a Slovinian Sex Worker for years. Botany 14 hrs ago #11
My mom, who died a few years ago, mwmisses4289 13 hrs ago #14
The Wild Card Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #21
Rec. Rec. Rec malaise 14 hrs ago #12
Da Missing Link Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #22
Truth will out malaise 13 hrs ago #23
and captain obvious strikes again azureblue 13 hrs ago #15
Story should be all over the airwaves, in print and on your device. Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #24
They're too busy talking about Platner's sexting and Talarico's diet. sop 12 hrs ago #29
They sure know how to divide voters... Kid Berwyn 12 hrs ago #33
Don't know why this hasn't gotten more coverage on CIABCNNBCBSFoxNutworks, republianmushroom 13 hrs ago #17
As news media don't do their job, I still post on DU. Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #26
Julie K Brown defines good journalism. yellow dahlia 9 hrs ago #47
But of course she was. Amaryllis 13 hrs ago #19
Two Sources on Record Kid Berwyn 10 hrs ago #42
I hadn't known about the FBI interview on record. yellow dahlia 9 hrs ago #48
The Slovenian sex worker Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 13 hrs ago #25
A-1 Certified Genus Kid Berwyn 10 hrs ago #45
More encyclopedic level detail. Thanks you! yellow dahlia 9 hrs ago #49
I know why most media doesn't report on it MustLoveBeagles 12 hrs ago #27
Biden saved country 2021-2024 and how much credit did he get? Kid Berwyn 8 hrs ago #55
And as a result MustLoveBeagles 8 hrs ago #57
Political Malpractice Kid Berwyn 7 hrs ago #59
Wrong tense there GusBob 12 hrs ago #28
Great catch! Kid Berwyn 8 hrs ago #56
I absolutely believe this. Akakoji 12 hrs ago #30
So do the People of New Mexico. Kid Berwyn 7 hrs ago #58
K&R spanone 12 hrs ago #31
FHOTUS bif 12 hrs ago #36
A hA ha ha ha. nt Exp 5 hrs ago #64
MAGA like to pretend she's not a sex worker Farmer-Rick 11 hrs ago #37
This thread makes me feel icky MorbidButterflyTat 11 hrs ago #41
Of course. It's obvious. Mblaze 10 hrs ago #44
And he is still paying for her but now all he gets is an occasional attendance at one of his dinners or events. Bev54 10 hrs ago #46
Perverted Pedophile Sex friends in the WH. Malaria Cha 9 hrs ago #50
Shocking SheltieLover 9 hrs ago #51
Oh that can't be true...she arrived in the U.S. brandishing an Einstein passport. allegorical oracle 9 hrs ago #52
Did working as one of Epstein's girls pay off for her? Norrrm 9 hrs ago #53
Melania was a paid girl. Joinfortmill 8 hrs ago #54
Has anyone ever seen a Happy Communist? LessAspin 7 hrs ago #60
Red Sparrows LessAspin 5 hrs ago #62
Our First Lady of the Evening mdbl 7 hrs ago #61
That's the way I've always heard it too. Figarosmom 5 hrs ago #63
Malaria is a whore? AZ8theist 5 hrs ago #65
Let's be careful to keep the focus on the lies and hypocrisy Betty Boom 4 hrs ago #67
Melania pointing out something that happened, didn't happen. Aussie105 2 hrs ago #68
Melanie Tramp Blue Owl 2 hrs ago #69
K&R AZProgressive 2 hrs ago #70
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