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To: FLT-bird
He’s correct about what happened but not IMO, why. It had little to nothing to do with sensationalism or celebrities. Its all been driven by the massive consolidation of media in this country that took place in the 90s and early 2000s. Over 90% of the media is owned by just 6 corporations now.

I think both of you are mistaken. It has little to do with media consolidation. If the companies which own the media were culturally for the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, there would be little problem.

What happened was Progressivism/Marxism, as an ideology took over the media, starting with the radio networks during the Roosevelt administration when the FCC. Roosevelt put his man in charge. The administration made sure the radio networks were pro-administration, which meant Progressive. Censorship during WWII consolidated the ideological change. The radio networks became the Television Networks. There was a concerted effort to take over newspapers and turn them into Progressive papers. Thus, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The Associated Press always had a leftist/Progressive bent.

The recent change is because the Progressive media has lost its ability to control the narrative. Now the Media/government complex has to resort to raw censorship to control the information flow.

5 posted on 04/18/2024 5:18:25 AM PDT by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
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To: marktwain

Historical context BUMP!


8 posted on 04/18/2024 5:26:03 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: marktwain

Historical context BUMP!


9 posted on 04/18/2024 5:26:06 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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