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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
(2,489 posts)The Nation, The Guardian (UK) and DU!
samsingh
(17,900 posts)democratsruletheday
(1,229 posts)are three more
OLDMDDEM
(2,162 posts)hlthe2b
(106,962 posts)Are you saying that has changed directly specific to Bezos...?
samsingh
(17,900 posts)like he needs the money
and then hires a completely crappy right-wing editor.
hlthe2b
(106,962 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
(18,882 posts)samsingh
(17,900 posts)many of those republicans only see an edited version of trump and no scandals.
Fiendish Thingy
(18,882 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
(461 posts)garbage in, garbage out
Fiendish Thingy
(18,882 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
(461 posts)Boomerproud
(8,498 posts)nt
samsingh
(17,900 posts)to counter the disinformation from the right.
Polybius
(18,520 posts)It has its faults, but it doesn't suck.