Who Owns the News?

[Wind Song]

Let's discuss. Who do you trust and why?

We know Rupert Murdoch owns Fox and he dictates a right wing slant. I have no problem with that. I have a problem with Fox claiming they are "fair and balanced" when they clearly aren't.


http://www.freepress.net/ownership/chart

[jimnyc]

Each individual entity is owned differently, and edited differently, and some have simply news and others offer news and pundits. There is no "perfect" news source, as they are much too large and have too many hands in the cookie jar. Some are better and some are worse, but no one "owns" them outside of each individual - in other words, no party/individual/group owns the media in general, as many seem to think.

Best bet - use multiple sources to get your news, and even foreign sources if need be. Mix and match and the truth is always there.

[Wind Song]

Well, no matter what I say, you will dismiss it. I think it's well worth reflecting on who owns mainstream media and what the message is that they're selling.

[jimnyc]

Well, no matter what I say, you will dismiss it. I think it's well worth reflecting on who owns mainstream media and what the message is that they're selling.

I dismiss things that aren't true. And I clearly explain reality. You're the one ignoring what I am writing. Or you're just extremely naive.

[Wind Song]

I dismiss things that aren't true. And I clearly explain reality. You're the one ignoring what I am writing. Or you're just extremely naive.

Every word of this post is an insult.

[jimnyc]

Every word of this post is an insult.

Tough shit. If you think I am going to kiss your ass while I reply to absolute crap, you're hallucinating.

[SassyLady]

Best bet - use multiple sources to get your news, and even foreign sources if need be. Mix and match and the truth is always there.

Bingo!!! Here's your reward ... to hell with the Thanks button.

[jimnyc]

Bingo!!! Here's your reward ... to hell with the Thanks button.

I appreciate the sentiment! But I'm afraid I'm going to need to see the real thing to 'truly' understand your thanks.

[SassyLady]

I appreciate the sentiment! But I'm afraid I'm going to need to see the real thing to 'truly' understand your thanks.

I thought you had seen them! Here, I'll let you see one of them.



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[jimnyc]

I hate the effing bird! For some odd reason, everyone posts him for me, year after year after year.

[Wind Song]

We went from 50 media companies to six megacompanies. Our information is in the hands of very few. That affects what happens in our country.

[jimnyc]

We went from 50 media companies to six megacompanies. Our information is in the hands of very few. That affects what happens in our country.

And yet there are thousands and thousands and thousands of individual news stations around the country. Each is independently run, even if somewhere up the chain they have a minimal amount of owners. To think the information coming out of so many stations is controlled by a handful of people is naive. You're probably talking MILLIONS of pages of news every single day, and thousands and thousands of editors and such going over each before air. It's quite naive to think a few people could possibly control so much. Then we have worldwide news, owned differently, broadcasting mostly the same news, sometimes a little different. But one would be even more naive if they thought this was also controlled worldwide.

[Wind Song]

And yet there are thousands and thousands and thousands of individual news stations around the country. Each is independently run, even if somewhere up the chain they have a minimal amount of owners. To think the information coming out of so many stations is controlled by a handful of people is naive. You're probably talking MILLIONS of pages of news every single day, and thousands and thousands of editors and such going over each before air. It's quite naive to think a few people could possibly control so much. Then we have worldwide news, owned differently, broadcasting mostly the same news, sometimes a little different. But one would be even more naive if they thought this was also controlled worldwide.

Seven banking families own the media. Whoever controls the media, controls how Americans think.

[jimnyc]

Seven banking families own the media. Whoever controls the media, controls how Americans think.

Only fucking idiots allow themselves to believe such rubbish and allow another to "control" how they think.

[Wind Song]

Only fucking idiots allow themselves to believe such rubbish and allow another to "control" how they think.

I didn't call you any names today.