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hay rick

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10. Failure to provide certain types of information is not a bug, it's a feature.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Oct 13, 2021, 11:17 AM

Oct 2021

The media's priorities are: 1) sell stuff for advertisers and 2) protect interests of ownership. Informing the electorate of what they need to know to make good decisions is subordinate to those priorities.

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Eric Boehlert: Media fail: Americans have no idea what's in Biden's Build Back Better bill [View all] babylonsister Oct 2021 OP

K&R... spanone Oct 2021 #1

The most effective way is for jimfields33 Oct 2021 #2

Precisely Sherman A1 Oct 2021 #4

Dems tend to miss TOO MANY opportunities to 'propagate' the truth and facts! HUAJIAO Oct 2021 #8

Absolutely this Takket Oct 2021 #13

K&R!! 2naSalit Oct 2021 #3

K/K appalachiablue Oct 2021 #5

Except WHITT Oct 2021 #6

The key is to actually pass the legislation and stop stalling. Lonestarblue Oct 2021 #7

HRC did say on the view the other day that they are not that far apart, that it will pass PortTack Oct 2021 #9

Failure to provide certain types of information is not a bug, it's a feature. hay rick Oct 2021 #10

Isn't that the same argument used against the ACA? jmowreader Oct 2021 #11

Boehlert's right, but he could also help show how easily Americans can bypass the press by linking ancianita Oct 2021 #12

Yes the media fails. But Democrats need to up our messaging game. progressoid Oct 2021 #14