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lees1975

(6,027 posts)
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 11:38 AM Saturday

An Introduction to American political propaganda and the fall of our free press.

https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2024/12/an-introduction-to-american-political.html

There are times when I am reluctant to link an article, an editorial that drops in a few facts among the fiction to take a backhanded slap at President Biden, as an example of what we can expect from the corporate-owned and controlled American media. But this piece, by Liz Peek (doesn't ring any bells for me) in The Hill, which isn't really a widely distributed publication, as far as print media goes (24,000 circulation), is what we've seen for four years, and what we can expect for the next four. The Hill is owned by Nexstar Media Group. And why is that important to note?

Nexstar is the largest corporate owner of television stations in the United States. That includes local network affiliates in larger markets, and independent stations, like WGN in Chicago, as well as stations in smaller markets, places like San Angelo, Texas. And that does indeed have an impact on the perspective with which The Hill, along with those other network affiliates, delivers the news.

And here's the perspective. Trump, Trump, Trump.

From just personal observation, it was pretty clear that the American media engaged in a four year campaign, during the Biden Administration, to report everything Trump was saying or doing in response. I haven't seen any specific studies that have analyzed the news reports from the past four years in each category of media, but I wouldn't argue with a conclusion that found Trump was mentioned on every media outlet that has news coverage on a daily basis, since leaving the White House, and that the amount of time he got in terms of coverage was at least twice the amount given to the Biden administration.

And yes, I'd be willing to bet on that conservative estimate.
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An Introduction to American political propaganda and the fall of our free press. (Original Post) lees1975 Saturday OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Saturday #1
Yes, we were, absolutely. lees1975 Saturday #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Saturday #3
And I'd bet there were memos issued from upper management calimary Saturday #11
Saw that hit piece by Peek dweller Saturday #4
I read it and wondered what planet she's been living on, or if she'd copied something from four years ago. lees1975 Saturday #5
Yes she portrays dweller Saturday #6
how many of the biden mentions were good? hunter, impeachment, yada yada mopinko Saturday #7
DON'T WATCH! PortTack Saturday #8
The Hill is primarily an online outlet. It's print size doesn't really matter. erronis Saturday #9
Ah, yes, with both Dick Morris and James Carville having been on staff, lees1975 Sunday #12
Then there's Newsnation boonecreek Saturday #10

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lees1975

(6,027 posts)
2. Yes, we were, absolutely.
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 11:54 AM
Saturday

But I think twice as much is a guess, when it comes to the differential in time. I'm sure there's some reseearch that's been done somewhere on it. One of the Magat FCC board members got upset because of the ten minutes Harris got on SNL. But didn't say a think about how much time like that Trump has had. If they want to impose free and equal time, they owe Democrats years of free publicity.

I'd be willing to bet that Trump was mentioned in the news and on some talk programs every single day, multiple times each day, during the entire time he was out of office.

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calimary

(84,494 posts)
11. And I'd bet there were memos issued from upper management
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 02:29 PM
Saturday

that either said or implied that trump was good for business.

dweller

(25,145 posts)
4. Saw that hit piece by Peek
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 11:57 AM
Saturday

Would not link it here , it’s horrible . Not a backhanded slap at Joe but a full double handed frontal assault .
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lees1975

(6,027 posts)
5. I read it and wondered what planet she's been living on, or if she'd copied something from four years ago.
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 12:10 PM
Saturday

I do have to say, it took come work and some creativity, to turn things completely on their side like that.

dweller

(25,145 posts)
6. Yes she portrays
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 12:20 PM
Saturday

Every single policy and program of Biden’s term as a complete failure and potential trap laid for the Pisswig’s upcoming term .
Yellow journalism so dark it’s orange



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erronis

(16,987 posts)
9. The Hill is primarily an online outlet. It's print size doesn't really matter.
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 01:47 PM
Saturday

They are well known for a RW and anti-Democratic bias. Very DC-insider.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hill_(newspaper)

lees1975

(6,027 posts)
12. Ah, yes, with both Dick Morris and James Carville having been on staff,
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 10:35 AM
Sunday

I can see where it's political perspective might be a little bit confused. This piece reads like a low level journalism class assignment, "Take the opposite position from Joe Biden's success and see what you can do with it."

She gets an F because good journalism doesn't leave out facts. She left them all out.

boonecreek

(75 posts)
10. Then there's Newsnation
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 02:15 PM
Saturday

which seems to be allowing Bill O'Reilly
to rehabilite his image. They also have
another right winger named Leland Vitter.
I don't have cable, but spots I see on WGN
look like Fox News Lite.

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