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Progressive news sources are getting purchased and turned into right wing propaganda. If not entirely, portions of them for sure. Right wing billionaires are willing to invest and throw away profits to control the news. We need Progressive money to fight back and keep news sources fair at the very least. All we have right now is MSNBC and even that is not 100% of the time.
This is a crisis that we should deal with asap.

TheRickles
(2,663 posts)The Nation, The Guardian (UK) and DU!
samsingh
(18,027 posts)democratsruletheday
(1,263 posts)are three more
OLDMDDEM
(2,385 posts)hlthe2b
(108,924 posts)Are you saying that has changed directly specific to Bezos...?
samsingh
(18,027 posts)like he needs the money
and then hires a completely crappy right-wing editor.
hlthe2b
(108,924 posts)Yes, there are occasional crappy biased stories intermixed--but no constant pattern like NYT. And yes, Bezos has been hands-off on the day-to-day editorial decisions and direction. Unlike NYT's A. G. Sulzberger who gave marching orders to go after Biden day in and day out on age, but everything else as well--just because Biden would not bend the knee and give NYT a long-form interview. Some of that attitude remains today marking coverage of Harris-Walz.
On edit: seeing that the editor is taking "credit" for disallowing WAPO editorial board from making a Presidential Endorsement for Harris, I have ended my subscription. JohnSJ has too and I'd suggest all send them a message by doing similarly.
Fiendish Thingy
(19,023 posts)samsingh
(18,027 posts)many of those republicans only see an edited version of trump and no scandals.
Fiendish Thingy
(19,023 posts)So how would having additional progressive media outlets change that?
More responsible journalism is a luxury and a crutch we have no control over.
Developing and using critical thinking skills is something each individual (and public school systems) could have control over.
cynical_idealist
(485 posts)garbage in, garbage out
Fiendish Thingy
(19,023 posts)To be able to discern garbage from valid information and perspectives.
To insulate oneself from “garbage” is to be spoon fed comfortable, easily digested information that is limited to things you agree with, which eventually weakens critical thinking skills.
cynical_idealist
(485 posts)Boomerproud
(8,697 posts)nt
samsingh
(18,027 posts)to counter the disinformation from the right.
Polybius
(19,624 posts)It has its faults, but it doesn't suck.