Posted on 10/13/2016 9:35:01 AM PDT by Califreak
The top fundraisers for Clinton include lobbyists who serve the parent companies of CNN and MSNBC.
The National Association of Broadcasters, a trade group that represents the television station industry, has lobbyists who are fundraising for both Clinton and Republican candidate Marco Rubio.
Presidential campaigns are obligated by law to send the Federal Election Commission a list of lobbyists who serve as “bundlers,” collecting hundreds of individual checks on behalf of a candidate’s campaign.
CNN’s parent company, Time Warner, is represented on Capitol Hill by Steve Elmendorf, an adviser to Clinton during her 2008 campaign, who is also known as “one of Washington’s top lobbyists.” He’s lobbied on a number of issues important for media companies like CNN, including direct-to-consumer advertising policy.
Elmendorf, according to disclosures, has raised at least $141,815 for Clinton’s 2016 bid for the presidency.
Comcast, the parent company of NBC Universal, which includes cable networks NBC, CNBC, and MSNBC, has a number of lobbyists on retainer who are working to raise cash for the Clinton campaign, including Justin Gray, Alfred Mottur, Ingrid Duran and Catherine Pino.
(Excerpt) Read more at theintercept.com ...
K Street Lobbying sits at the very nexus of the Beltway-Democrat Corruption Crap Swirl.
Elmendorf’s name came up in one of those leaked emails.
I know this is from last year, but it has important information regarding media bias.
I’m not sure if this is a blog or not so sorry if I offend the posting police.
“The National Association of Broadcasters, a trade group that represents the television station industry, has lobbyists who are fundraising for both Clinton and Republican candidate Marco Rubio.”
NBC’s Harwood newscast should be counted as “PAID DONATIONS’ to Hillary.
Even NBC and Harwood need to follow the laws... we’re not a hellhole yet.
Almost all corporate media are in financial trouble except CNN.
CNN receives programming reimbursement from the U.S. State Department via The Bureau of International Information Programs; the same State Department program that pays Facebook for content. CNN is not as reliant on ad revenue because they get tens of millions from the U.S. State Department.
The NAB probably fears that a President Trump would use his FCC and antitrust law to bust-up a corrupt media cabal (which he should).
I always wondered why CNN was so biased towards Hillary.
they need to bring back the “Fairness Doctrine” and expand on it...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine
Lookee here!
I've been saying for years that we need FEC (Federal Election Commission) financial disclosure declarations for all the campaigning that media outlets do for Democrats.
They need to be hit with massive fines for failing to declare these campaign contributions to Democrats which they pass off as "news."
Media people need RICO prosecutions. Media people need to be thrown in jail for attempting to manipulate elections.
Surely you jest!
Not the Fairness Doctrine BS that
“required the holders of broadcast licenses both to present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was — in the Commission’s view — honest, equitable, and balanced.”
— in the Commission’s view — ???
Whoever selected the Commission sure kept that kronkite commie honest.
We can't prove all of it - but we damn sure can prove our case against NBC and Harwood.
Harwood's debate ‘performance’ WAS a political donation to Hillary. Eff you NBC...
The old follow the money and cui bono, who benefits, should be applied to anyone or any organization supporting either Clinton.
FAIRNESS Doctrine?
What, and finally put a bullet through the brain of the First Amendment?
That things was POISON! It wasn’t until it was scuttled that Conservative views made it as far as AM radio, much less broadcast TV.
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