Simple Reason Why the Main Stream Media Hates Progressives and Democrats

[Stuart G]

and always will..

On our list for solutions for political corruption is the idea of public financing of elections.
That one idea, which would solve lots of problems ,but not all, puts us at odds with the large corporations that not only
fund these elections, but profit from them.
Broadcasting giants control much of the main stream media, and gain from these elections in hundreds of millions of ad money.
It is pretty simple, we fund these elections publicly, and limit the time, scope and reach of the elections, then
companies like ABC-Disney..and CBS and others, not only lose influence and power, but income as well.
No wonder the Main Stream Media does not look forward to a progressive agenda.

Not then
Not today
Not in the future.

[Hello_Kitty]

1. Actually TV and radio stations charge a lower rate for political advertising

They make a lot more for commercial advertising. But you're right that they don't want publicly funded elections. Or, more to the point, their corporate sponsors don't want them.

[Arkana]

2. Because Democrats aren't the ones signing their paychecks.

[Stuart G]

3. I guess it has been an uneven field for a very long time.

I recall that the media destroyed Carter for the hostage crises..,(even though Carter did attempt a rescue)
and pretty much gave Regan a pass when their was an attack on a army base in Lebenon that killed over 200.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombing

[librechik]

4. We have to learn how to make them do what WE want

tall order--but we are the consumers they're trying to bleed. They have to have some interest in our continuing to have a pulse of some kind.

[AndrewP]

5. $$$$$$$$$

[leveymg]

6. Have you seen the ads on the network news shows? Geritol and back pain pills. Their audience is

over 60 years old, and declining in numbers. The TV networks already have a lot less influence and revenues than they once did.

Of course, I'd be happy to see all broadcast campaign ads gone. Just waiting for my TV to die.

[Uncle Joe]

7. That's part of it, but Progressives and Democrats; in general threaten other aspects of

corporate media domination as well.

Support for universal single payer coverage would most likely come from Progressives and Democrats; in general and the for profit insurance corporations would go the way of the DoDo, which of course would threaten corporate media commercial selling profits.

Progressives and Democrats; in general are more likely to support Net Neutrality and the corporate media see the Internet as a threat against their long held business model, eliminating Net Neutrality would be one step in the direction of them trying to gain some form of control on the Information Superhighway.

The corporate media operates as an agent; for commercial buying corporations; supporting corporate power over the people because mega-corporations own the media and because corporations are their commercial buying clients. The American People are only customers or consumers to be sold a product, candidate or down the river.

A strong "We the People's" government is the only check against corporate supremacy, and that's why government in general is demonized by the corporate media.

The Republicans and the corporate media don't hate invasive "big government" they just hate big government; that looks out for the best interests of the people over that of mega-corporations.

Thanks for the thread, Stuart G.

[felix_numinous]

8. Broadcasting giants are owned by international companies

who have no interest in America, so they have framed most central issues like free speech, Constitutional, worker,human or civil rights as 'extremist' views, as an attempt to shut down any discourse in these directions.

Ironically we who call ourselves 'progressives' actually want to conserve the laws of the Republic, our inalienable rights, which are actually central issues, not extremely left or right. Because these international companies have no interest in American citizens whatsoever, they shut down discussions having to do with us having any rights. They are being funded by international money, and at the same time have access to unlimited money that should remain inside our country maintaining our infrastructure like jobs, health, and education which provide true domestic security.

The RW groups are rewarded the name 'conservative' by these corporate giants since they too have disdain for the Constitution and civil and human rights too, they share the same ideology. They only want to conserve corporate control of these non American entities.