Sorry To Be So Stupid - But When It Is Said The Press Is On A Lockdown ...

[global1]

what does that mean? Who put the press on the lockdown to not talk about the potential voter fraud. Was it the WH? Was it self-imposed by the networks; newspapers? Was it the Kerry campaign? DNC? I'm curious as to why this isn't the biggest story ever? Is the Press afraid of *co? Help me out here.

[autorank]

1. Welcome to DU! See below for your answer.

[NJCher]

2. relatively new term here

For an old phenomenon. It just means they're not going to talk about the story. It's dead. Ignored. At the very best, mitigated. Whatever they have to do to play out time until anyone who has an interests loses interest.


Cher

[HR_Pufnstuf]

3. whatever news hurts either...

... the central banks, the multi-national corpses, or the two party fixed system, is never reported on.

The best example of a media lockdown occurs every year when this occurs:

http://www.ety.com/HRP/pol/bilderberg_conference.htm

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Bilderberg+Conference&btnG=Google+Search

[troubleinwinter]

4. It would be better not to ask such questions.

[dbt]

5. Five old white males can lock down TV in under half an hour.

They would be the CEOs of Disney (ABC), Viacom (CBS), General Electric (NBC), Time Warner (CNN) and News Corp (Fox). They have millions invested in bu$h and they're not about to utter a discouraging word.

Think about it. Five men control everything you see on your TV--and they all support bu$h.

:argh:
dbt

[DeepModem Mom]

6. That's true -- Sumner Redstone of Viacom joined the other four...

in support of Bush after the Dan Rather episode. He had been a lifelong Democratic supporter and contributor.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

8. That's a shame. Mr. Redstone is a nice man.

I met him a long time ago at a charity event in Boston (he lives in Chestnut Hill).

I can only think that the Bushistas have the goods on him, or threatened him in some way. He was always known as a big liberal.

[babylonsister]

7. That. Is. Truly. Frightening.

[SoCalDem]

9. and they have been buying up the "cable channels" too

TLC, Discovery, A&E, ComedyCentral,History Channel... you name it..

Via ownership of the parent company, they control the message.. Notice all the "biblical" history stuff lately..that's no accident