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samsingh

(17,900 posts)
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 09:13 AM Oct 25

NYT, LA Times, Washington Post, WSJ, Huffington Post, Warner/CNN, Twitter

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.

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TheRickles

(2,489 posts)
1. A worthy goal, but in the meantime there are good non-corporate sites like Common Dreams, The Intercept,
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 09:25 AM
Oct 25

The Nation, The Guardian (UK) and DU!

hlthe2b

(106,962 posts)
3. WAPO hired a crappy new editor, but at least in the past, Bezos has been hands off...
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 09:26 AM
Oct 25

Are you saying that has changed directly specific to Bezos...?

samsingh

(17,900 posts)
7. Bezos immediately put up a paywall
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 09:58 AM
Oct 25

like he needs the money

and then hires a completely crappy right-wing editor.

hlthe2b

(106,962 posts)
11. Your claim was that WAPO had been turned into "turned into right wing propaganda"--that is what I responded to.
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 10:55 AM
Oct 25

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.

samsingh

(17,900 posts)
8. works for us but not the 40%+ that are stupidly supporting the republicans
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 09:59 AM
Oct 25

many of those republicans only see an edited version of trump and no scandals.

Fiendish Thingy

(18,882 posts)
10. The 40% don't watch MSNBC now
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 10:25 AM
Oct 25

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.

Fiendish Thingy

(18,882 posts)
13. That is the essence of critical thinking
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 11:33 AM
Oct 25

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.

samsingh

(17,900 posts)
9. get our billionnaires to invest in newspapers and media
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 10:00 AM
Oct 25

to counter the disinformation from the right.

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