[NittanyLion]

It's up to us to assess the quality of that information and to decide which media are most reliable in that respect. I agree with you that much of the media are now trash. But we have been dependent on it for information, well, as least as long as I've been alive.

What do you think media is, if not a collection of individuals who get together to provide news? Why can't other collections of individuals also get together and provide their viewpoint on events? What makes their views any less legitimate than CBS, NBC or FOX?

[Luis Gonzalez]

Are you saying that the media will specifically say "Vote for (specific candidate name inserted here)"?

[eaglebeak]

What do you think media is, if not a collection of individuals who get together to provide news? Why can't other collections of individuals also get together and provide their viewpoint on events?

Well they can! They should, gollydarnit! What is your point?

[eaglebeak]

What do you think media is, if not a collection of individuals who get together to provide news? Why can't other collections of individuals also get together and provide their viewpoint on events?

Well they can! They should, gollydarnit! What is your point?

[McGavin999]

What do you think media is, if not a collection of individuals who get together to provide news?

Actually, the "media" is composed of Corporations. Seems to me that if they express an opinion or refer to a candidate 60 days prior to an election, the heads of those corporations can be put in jail.

Anyone want to get together to file charges?