Central planning of news! Is Fox the only one?

Six Major Corporations Own the Mainstream Media

Mainstream news brought to you by bankers and corporate kingpins.

>> ^marbles:

Central planning of news! Is Fox the only one?
Six Major Corporations Own the Mainstream Media
Mainstream news brought to you by bankers and corporate kingpins.


While true that those corporations control 80 percent of the U.S. media only Fox News Corporation was designed specifically as a political mouthpiece.

i heard from an older person that Nixon scared republicans because he was so damn good at being a criminal ... gotta have some way to leash your dogs

>> ^MrFisk:

>> ^marbles:
Central planning of news! Is Fox the only one?
Six Major Corporations Own the Mainstream Media
Mainstream news brought to you by bankers and corporate kingpins.

While true that those corporations control 80 percent of the U.S. media only Fox News Corporation was designed specifically as a political mouthpiece.


So being a mouthpiece for the state isn't political? The only reason FoxNews fits smoothly into one half of left/right political structure is because they have been pretty consistent with their bias since their inception. MSNBC tries to play the antagonist role to Fox News a lot and the rest are usually more subtle and inconsistent. They can take turns flaunting their bias where Fox is the sole opponent by default. But the bottom line is it's all unintellectual lazy journalism. What more can you expect with centrally planned news coverage?

>> ^marbles:

>> ^MrFisk:
>> ^marbles:
Central planning of news! Is Fox the only one?
Six Major Corporations Own the Mainstream Media
Mainstream news brought to you by bankers and corporate kingpins.

While true that those corporations control 80 percent of the U.S. media only Fox News Corporation was designed specifically as a political mouthpiece.

So being a mouthpiece for the state isn't political? The only reason FoxNews fits smoothly into one half of left/right political structure is because they have been pretty consistent with their bias since their inception. MSNBC tries to play the antagonist role to Fox News a lot and the rest are usually more subtle and inconsistent. They can take turns flaunting their bias where Fox is the sole opponent by default. But the bottom line is it's all unintellectual lazy journalism. What more can you expect with centrally planned news coverage?


What, exactly, do you mean by "mouthpiece of the state" and "centrally planned news coverage?"

I'll generally agree with Jon Stewart that the media is often too lazy and sensationalistic. The fact of the matter is the media are a business and Fox News has become the most profitable television medium. Sure, MSNBC seems to be trying to mimic Fox News' success, from a liberal standpoint, by increasing subjective opinion by sacrificing objective news coverage. But you can't seriously mean that "the rest are usually more subtle and inconsistent" and that that suggests some sort of ulterior bias in favor of the Democratic party.

>> ^MrFisk: But you can't seriously mean that "the rest are usually more subtle and inconsistent" and that that suggests some sort of ulterior bias in favor of the Democratic party.



Why can't I? The same networks that for 24/7 attacked Bush and the neocon agenda now defend nearly the same policies by Obama. So were they blindly attacking Bush then, or blindly defending Obama now? Or maybe it's both and they just serve a bigger purpose: To divide the populace.


>> ^MrFisk: What, exactly, do you mean by "mouthpiece of the state" and "centrally planned news coverage?"


I said mouthpiece for the state. And I mean their main functions are to be apologists and propagandists for the government/oligarchy.

"centrally planned news coverage" is explained at around 2:30 in this video. That's the way all mainstream networks operate.

Futurama has Nixon down pat!

"The boy clearly pressed the button as well. In no wwway did I press the button before I said "go""

Surely the Democrats have exactly the same kind of strategies going on behind the scenes, no? And surely if the Democrats perceived a media bias against them, they would form a strategy to get more Democratic opinions onto TV news. What's the story here? "Political party is acting just like a political party!!!!!"

The difference is between news and public relations. What's important about this document is that it exposes Fox News as a (primarily) public relations organization for the GOP, while most listeners believe they are following a news organization. The Democratic Party doesn't have this. MSNBC, CNN, ABC, NPR, etc., do not actively promote the Democratic Party.

But hey, the GOP were always better at fighting.