Reply #4: It's CORPORATE MASS MEDIA [View All]

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let's see AOL/Time Warner owns CNN. Although it's better than FOX, it's still pretty useless as it really doesn't cover stories that are adverse to corporate America interests. Take a look at who they have on to comment -- it's almost always right-wing or so-called centrists. There is a whole group that are just ignored for the most part -- Chomsky, Zinn, Institute For Public Accuracy, many of hte anti-war leaders, ... many of the guests that Phil Donahue had the guts to have on. They just ignore those voices for the most part. They don't play well with the powers that be in higher corporate America, the people that can make or break their careers.

I'll grant that CNN is no where near as bad as FOX, with the biggest corporate ass kissers on TV in Hannity and O'Reilly.

CNN International, which is shown overseas and on satellite is better. It still is amazing that they show one set of the same news to American viewers and another set to the international viewers. They have to water it down for Americans.

But, make no mistake about it, CNN and CNNI are still corporate America. It won't report for the most part stories and news that are adverse to corporate America.