Is it time for a total boycott of the Mainstream Media?

[Sandpiper]

In light of Armstrong Williams being exposed as a paid propagandist, and CNN's attempted white wash of it on Crossfire, is it time to boycott corporate media outlets?

[Bronco69]

1. Yes,

I've been doing it for over 2 months now. :-)

[ixion]

6. yep... I'm coming up on 1 year

and I feel much better for it.

I've stopped yelling at my television. :+

[BurtWorm]

2. No it's time for a total frontal attack on mainstream media.

[Nadienne]

7. How do you propose we do that?

[BurtWorm]

25. Flood them with letters expressing our contempt for them

for one thing. Protest them directly. Call them on their shit. Etc.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

8. kick

Yes it is

[cyclezealot]

3. Very little of my news comes from the corporate media.

Been that way for years...I do find the Los Angeles Times one of the better newspapers...They carry Robert Scheer for starters...have been snearing at GW all electoral season..Not that they are perfect..
Today's story on the Boxer rebellion yesterday in the Senate, got like page a-23 coverage..Our home town senator..
But most of my news sources comes from the Net like Wm. Rivers Pitt, indy news like the British Guradian or Independent..Of course, the Nation and a favorite " Democracy Now " on Free Speech tv thanks to Satelite..

[mcscajun]

16. That's the phrase..."Corporate Media"

we give them too much credence when we call them "Mainstream"

[Bluebear]

4. No. It's time for a full expose.

Joe sixpack could care less about our boycotts, we need to expose this filth.

[Nadienne]

11. How do you expose them

when they control the means of exposure?

[Bluebear]

12. Everyone call their freeper brother-in-law

The one that you hate to have to see every Thanksgiving. Plant the seeds. "Hey, what did you think about the White House paying a QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS to a journalist to push their agenda?"

[HomerRamone]

18. IOKIYAR

[KansDem]

5. I've been "boycotting" the MSM...

Local news since about 1984...

National news since CBS brought on Connie Chung to "co-anchor" with Dan Rather (I think is was 1993)

It REALLY is a nice, pure, clean feeling to be free of these wretched beings!

on edit: However, it IS important to "know your enemies," so I applaud all DUers who watch these bimbos and then report back here...

[PollyH]

13. Media Boycott

I have had that nice, pure and clean feeling since November 2 and my throat feels better because I don't scream anymore.

[PollyH]

9. Media Boycott

Yes. I have not watched MSM since November 2. Amazingly, I have not missed it or any important news. There are tons of other sources.

[Selatius]

10. How do you boycott network news outlets?

I was under the assumption that their operations are totally subsidized by companies that purchase advertising space on there. Wouldn't it make more sense to turn the screws on these companies that choose to advertise on these channels than to simply turn off the television?

[sinkingfeeling]

14. I get very little news from MSM...Read opinion page of WP.

Last night in a grocery store, some guy was trying to sell subscriptions to the Arkansas Democratic Gazette (state-wide paper). I told him, "No thanks, you'd have to pay me to read that hate-filled propaganda sheet."

[Smirking_Chimp]

15. Been there/ still doin it.

TV is only good for sports, discovery, history, not news. I've been watching political TV since the 70's, and it's never been as bad as it is now. I stopped after this election. I do watch Olberman, but he is not MSM, IMHO.

[bullimiami]

17. i started last year after the dean smear.

i am completely free of MSM now.

I get all of my news from DU links, Buzzflash links and other internet sources and links, and of course The Daily Show when I remember to watch.

[Anakin Skywalker]

19. Beat You to it! Hah Hah!

:) I've been boycotting them for a long time.

[classof56]

20. If you mean boycott them by not watching them, I'm all for it.

Will they care that I'm not watching? I seriously doubt it. Alleviates a lot of my stress, though, that's one big plus.

Class of 56

[DELUSIONAL]

21. Yes --

I've turned off the Corporate media -- I use the Internet and have for about 2 1/2 years -- I am better informed than anyone who relies strictly on the Corporate media as their news source.

[pearl]

22. Punish the Press

Punish the press for their piss poor performance in the last
election.

I propose we Focus on one day, January 20. While they may be
expecting a high viewing audience because of the festivities
of the day. I suggest that we start by a flash strike
on all of the broadcast tv media. The entire day, leave the
tv off.

This would complement the "not one damn dime day"
No spending on Jan 20

Pass it on.

[Ariana Celeste]

23. We stopped paying for cable a little over half a year ago..

we only watch NBC for Conan O'Brien, and sometimes a Colts game will be on CBS. Other than that, tv's off. Screw MSM and all of these trashy shows they have these days.

[pauliedangerously]

28. Good for you!!

I cancelled mine right after the election, and I only listen to public radio now. We have three public radio stations in the Twin Cities--I also tune into the college AM station once in awhile.

[corbett]

24. I'm Done With Those Whores

C-SPAN and the Internets now are my main sources, assuming I even can stomach political news in 2005. I predict that the draft will be reinstated by June. Who's with me?

[Mr_Spock]

26. Oh, there are still people watching that propaganda?

Curious - why would anybody watch that crap?

[jazzjunkysue]

27. Um, the boycott started Nov 5, 2000

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[Vidar]

30. Other than elction night & CSPAN yesterday, more than a year for me.

[DearAbby]

31. I am, No MSM in this house. I will starve the beast every chance I get.

I dont miss it. We get our news online. Boycotting nearly everything....lol new motto, "Use it up, Wear it out, Make Do or Do without."

[Kitka]

32. It's been time for a long time. I'm not sure why people keep asking that

instead of just doing it.

[bikebloke]

33. Been doing it for twenty-some years

Listening to short wave opened the world up to another perspective. Later came the Guardian Weekly to supplement it. Finally that Internets thing came along. Who needs the main stream.

[LWolf]

34. It's time Mainstream America joined those of us

who already do.

[ithinkmyliverhurts]

35. That time was 7 years ago . . . at the latest.

I don't know, does it bend to the left or to the right?

[Jack Rabbit]

36. My answer:

Image from www.TurnOffYourTV.com

[Az]

37. What took you so long

We've been saying Kill your TV for years now! We knew about this back in the 70's. Didn't you ever see the movie Network?

[bling bling]

38. MSM is crap. It's worse than crap.

I began boycotting on 11/3. After the tsunami I watched 5 minutes of CNN and my blood pressure starting going up. Other than that I don't watch any MSM. Ever. It's not even a boycott to me anymore. I seriously have lost my desire for their "product."

Viva DU.

[Bouncy Ball]

39. LONG past time.

Everyone, do like me. Cancel your cable or satellite service. Then write emails to ALL the major networks AND your dish or cable provider letting them know EXACTLY why you cancelled.

We've got rabbit ears, we get local channels. And I've got the internet anyway.