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sabrina 1

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12. I really like this idea. There is the US Corporate MSM which includes TV and the Print Media.
Tue Jan 13, 2015, 02:17 PM
Jan 2015

Off the top of my head I can't think of anyone on the Corporate Media who not friendly to Wall St.

Occasionally they may allow one or two guests to appear who are not totally Corporate friendly, but generally they will be out numbered by Corporate friendly guests.

Only 'news' that make the Wars and Wall St look good is published. More like propaganda.

Eg, we never see the faces of the victims of our drones and bombs in the Corporate media.

I remember, eg, when Ashley Banfield was an embedded journalist in Afghanistan. She was filmed in her protective gear, sending out reports from the perspective of the US Military.

She was good at her job.

But when she came home, she was speaking to a relatively small group and she told them that it was frustrating to report as an embedded journalist because she only got to tell OUR side of the story.


She was not allowed to show what happened AFTER the bombs were dropped. At that time she had not yet realized that we do not DO journalism, only propaganda when it comes to our foreign wars.

She was a 'rising star' on TV until she made those relatively innocuous statements. Under contract they could not fire her, so she was assigned to a back room and removed from any kind of prominent on air position.

People noticed her absence but it wasn't until years later we found out that she had been SILENCED.

So I don't believe we have anyone on the air who does not understand what their role is.

Maybe a good thing to do would be to take articles and/or news reports and treat them like a teacher treats homework.

Put them online and then go through them and correct the wrong, or deceptive information.

There is an article that was linked here, eg, more or less 'mocking' the Left and people like Elizabeth Warren.

What if we posted it here, corrected all the wrong information, critiqued it for talking points etc, then spread it around the internet through Twitter and FB with the name of the author and a warning to 'watch out for this guy's stuff'.

After a while 'watch out for this author's stuff' with a link to the info here or wherever could become something people are looking for.

Just a thought. It would take a while and a whole lot of people doing it, before it caught on. AND we could have a prize at the end of a month, year whatever for the 'most deceptive author of the month'.

Lol, just wandering but we don't have the money they do to gain access to large media. We do have Social Media however.



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Media: Friends and Foes of Populists [View all] Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 OP
This needs to become a "protected" group where the hosts lock disruptive threads. Scuba Jan 2015 #1
??? what? Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #3
Threads opposing a populist reform of the Democratic Party should not be allowed here. Scuba Jan 2015 #4
Agreed Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #6
The ones you described as "unquestionably opposed to Populists." Scuba Jan 2015 #7
Ok, you are talking about Group "housekeeping"? Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #8
I think, correct me if I'm wrong, the reference was to an article linked in a thread to demonstrate sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #10
As a host here it's my opinion that all disruptive posts here need to be locked or hidden. rhett o rick Mar 2015 #21
How does one know who is host of a particular group? Scuba Mar 2015 #23
Click on the group. Then go to "about this group". Let me know if that rhett o rick Mar 2015 #24
Thanks! My vast universe of ignorance is now a tiny bit smaller. Scuba Mar 2015 #25
"the way the Left routinely mocks Christianity" - someone with only five posts dropped this gem djean111 Jan 2015 #2
Ok, what do you think needs to happen? Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #5
I (and someone else) called the poster on it. djean111 Jan 2015 #9
...liberal activists got the mainstream media to cover a “war” they made up. Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #11
I really like this idea. There is the US Corporate MSM which includes TV and the Print Media. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #12
Exactly! Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #13
I would start with 'centrist' authors who claim to be 'progressive' because they sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #14
How does that happen? Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #15
They're going to be popping up a lot over the next two years so I think whack them when they pop up. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #16
Nice! Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #18
Wealth redistribution is a right-wing narrative Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #20
Another wack at Populist policies by media Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #17
Wow! You should turn that into an OP here, and we can take it apart piece by piece, including the sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #19
I like what both of you are talking about. I want to point out a problem we have rhett o rick Mar 2015 #22
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