zaogao_

zaogao_ t1_ja3ces8 wrote

Reply to comment by drunken_chinchilla in Shadows of Liberty (2012) - How media manipulation and censorship work. 90% plus of the media in the USA are controlled by five big for-profit-conglomerats, creating a media monopoly that manipulates our political, economical, and social world. [01:28:52] by Missing_Trillions

Also the lefts version of outage-baiting is "you won't believe what #celebrity# wore to #sponsored event#!!"

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zaogao_ t1_ja38gbh wrote

Reply to comment by icky_boo in Shadows of Liberty (2012) - How media manipulation and censorship work. 90% plus of the media in the USA are controlled by five big for-profit-conglomerats, creating a media monopoly that manipulates our political, economical, and social world. [01:28:52] by Missing_Trillions

I despise the republicans as much as anyone, but making the assumption that this phenomenon only affects their wing is naive beyond belief, and betrays an unhealthy ideological bias. Both sides of the corporate media industry are after ratings and will do whatever it takes to get them.

While the right wing deals in anger and outrage, the left wing runs filler fluff on products and celebrities. Both are detrimental - obviously the rights outrage baiting has caused significantly more harm though.

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