Article by Jennifer Rubin in the Washington Post 9/19/22:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/19/trump-ohio-rally-qanon-media/
Which Portrayal by the Mainstream Media is Correct – That of Trump or That of Biden?
Events
Current Activites of FCM and in the past
CNN Moving to the Right for Ratings and to Stop Talking About “The Former Guy”?
Washington Post discusses new CNN lineup – removing people sharing of opinions or sending them to Siberia.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/09/15/cnn-morning-don-lemon-chris-licht/
Maybe they would get better ratings with the Mao Tse Tung hour?
How TV Show Producers Twist Things for Ratings and Their Own Political Prejudices to Influence Millions
From Robert Reich in the Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/15/dr-phil-tv-affirmative-action-america
“the point I want to make is , , , about the people who produce popular TV talkshows.
“They decide two hugely important things: (1) the topics to be discussed, and (2) how those topics are framed.
“These two decisions determine what issues the public focuses on (out of an almost infinite number bubbling up each day) and what’s debatable about them (out of an almost infinite number of possibilities).
“And these two determinations in turn fuel public emotions – ranging from anger, indignation and outrage, to hope, pride and confidence. They affect our daily conversations. They shape our politics. They divide or connect Americans. They help set the national agenda.”
The Author of “How Fascism Works” (a good read) and Several Other Books – Explains That it is Not Just a Buzz-Word.
Jacob Stanley explains the 10 characteristics of fascism, including control of the media, on YouTube.
Kinda Sinister in Missouri?
From the St. Louis Post Dispatch 9/2/22 – Missouri attorney general seeks journalism school records!
Robert Reich – Maybe Media Should Start Using the Term “Fascism”
From the Guardian 8/31/22.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/31/ron-desantis-republican-party-fascism
“Fascism . . . includes hatred of “them” (people considered different by race or religion, or outside the mainstream, or who were born abroad), control over what people learn and what books they are allowed to read, control over what had been independent government units (school boards, medical boards, universities and so on), control over women and the most intimate and difficult decisions they’ll ever make, and demands that the private sector support the regime.”
Crikey! The Murdochs Are at it Again!
From an article in the Washington Post by Eric Wemple. “Just goes to show you: It’s a lot easier to practice fearless journalism when the courts have your back.” Another pathetic attempt to suppress the free press.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/25/lachlan-murdoch-australian-site-defamation/
If You Can’t Control The Media, Then Attack It . . . But If You Have Total Control . . .
. . . you can say what you want with impunity, no matter how outrageous,
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” – Joseph Goebbels
Could Be an Interesting Read About Rage-Revenue.
“A former Fox News political editor reveals how news organizations have succumbed to the temptation of “rage revenue” through slanted coverage that drives political division and rewards outrageous conduct.“
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/broken-news-chris-stirewalt/1140658080
“Rage revenue-addicted news companies are plagued by shoddy reporting, sensationalism, groupthink, and brain-dead partisan tribalism. Newsrooms rely on emotion-driven blabber to entrance conflict-addled super users.”
“In Stirewalt’s view, the network (Fox) has played a leading role in the coarsening of American democracy and the radicalization of the right. At one point in the book, he accuses Fox of inciting “black-helicopter-level paranoia and hatred.”