OK... I get it. It snowed. Seriously... nothing else happened in the world today?

[MissMillie]

30 minute news program spends 15 minutes talking about the snow. Then subtract for commercials.

About 30 seconds for COVID vax info.

15 seconds for Sydney Poitier.



Nothing else is happening??????

[SheltieLover]

1. Nothing corporate sponsors want broadcast

I don't have tv service of any kind for this very reason.

Haven't had for years.

[ShazamIam]

2. That is keeping it, local, pay no mind to your nation only your community.

It may be a trend we have read about Sinclair purchasing more tv stations.

https://www.vox.com/2018/4/6/17202824/sinclair-tribune-map

[SheltieLover]

3. Not sure why wealthy Dems aren't buying media outlets

They know psy ops work.

[ShazamIam]

7. when you search ownership of the media companies you will find the top 4 or five owners are repeated

over for each of the conglomerates. Investment funds, private equity and hedge funds, who are then managed by a few.
Interest for the stock owners must always come first.

Here are Viacom(CBS) major stock holders.

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VIAC/holders/

Disney(ABC)
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/DIS/holders

AT&T(CNN)
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/T/holders

Comcast(NBC)
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CMCSA/holders

Sinclair Broadcasting Corporation:
https://stockzoa.com/ticker/sbgi/


I don't think they are very concerned about the well being of ordinary citizens, they seem willing to turn us into Kazakhstan.


*edit typo companie/companies, 2nd: add Sinclair

[Marthe48]

4. I come to DU for headlines

and stay for the comments

[SheltieLover]

6. Me too!

[cbabe]

5. Rain in Seattle.

[Bayard]

8. Gov. Beshear has declared a state emergency

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

9. Yeah, but it's snowing in WASHINGTON, DC! And NEW YORK CITY!

It's affecting MAINSTREAM JOURNALISTS!

This is BIG!!!11!

[cbabe]

10. But but rain in Seattle is bezos land. Way more important than journos/politicos.