Great thread. I can't stop laughing.
Great thread. I can't stop laughing.
How crazy alt righties got pwnd by a conervative web site:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/berlins.../#3b7ecb78e9b5
il·lib·er·ali(l)ˈlib(ə)rəladjective1.opposed to liberal principles; restricting freedom of thought or behavior
"illiberal and anti-democratic policies
synonyms: intolerant, narrow-minded, unenlightened, conservative, reactionary;
History does not long Entrust the care of Freedom, to the Weak or Timid!!!!! Dwight D. Eisenhower ~
The Media’s Big Six
In 1983, 90% of our media was owned and controlled by 50 different companies – which, at the time, so concerned author Ben Bagdikian that he penned his now classic book, The Media Monopoly. Today, 90% of our news, whether we read, watch or listen to it, is dominated primarily by six media giants which each own an array of media venues, from TV and radio stations to newspapers and magazines to film and production studios. The names may change, the Walt Disney Company now owns most of 21st Century Fox and AT&T is still attempting a takeover of Time Warner, but the fact remains that ownership of the media has consolidated into the hands of the very powerful few:
- Comcast Corporation/NBC Universal
- 21st Century Fox
- Walt Disney Company
- Viacom
- Time Warner
- CBS Corporation
The merging of so many media companies into today’s handful of powerhouses has been sanctioned by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an independent government agency composed of five people whose duty it is to determine media policy and law. Created in 1934 by the Communications Act, the FCC’s role is to regulate interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable throughout the United States. It wasn’t until the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the first major reform of the policy since it was created, that large corporations were permitted to begin their massive consolidation of the media - resulting in the Big Six.
Sites That Report on Censorship
While most of the following sources do provide some general news, their primary roles are to monitor censorship and the restriction of information on specific topics.
Government:
Media:
- PolitiFact (politifact.com)
- Open Secrets (opensecrets.org)
- FactCheck (factcheck.org)
- Watchdog (watchdog.org)
Corporate:
- Reporters Without Borders (rsf.org)
- Institute for Public Accuracy (accuracy.org)
- FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) (fair.org)
- Media Channel (mediachannel.org)
- Media Reform Coalition (MRC) (mediareform.org.uk)
- Accuracy in Media (aim.org)
- Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) (prwatch.org)
- CorpWatch (corpwatch.org)
- Corporate Accountability (corporateaccountability.org)
History does not long Entrust the care of Freedom, to the Weak or Timid!!!!! Dwight D. Eisenhower ~
A Leftist chose all Left-leaning organizations for his Top 10 list? Shocker. Lists like this are pointless, but I think it's funny that Bloomberg News made it when they already admitted to pushing the agenda of Mike Bloomberg, who had directly influence on editorial decisions.
MMC (12-11-2019)
I trust the BBC to an extent, along with a couple of other international sources for news (CBC, Globe and Mail, Telegraph, etc.). The NYT, Washington Post, and Economist are my typical sources if I am trying to read about US news from a US perspective, but generally, if I just want to know whether the world is ending I check CNN quickly. I am a huge fan of a website called "Arts and Letters Daily" which sort of mines the internet for the best articles, books and so on, and I check that frequently.
God Bless America, God Bless our Military and God Bless the Police who defended the country against the insurgents on January 6, 2021
Think 3rd party for 2024 folks. Clean up America.
Once I tell you that we agree to disagree there will be no more discussion between us in the thread so please don't waste your time continuing to argue your points because I will not respond.
MMC (12-11-2019)
Half that list is bull$#@!, lol.
"Those who produce should have, but we know that those who produce the most — that is, those who work hardest, and at the most difficult and most menial tasks, have the least."
- Eugene V. Debs (1855-1926), five-time Socialist Party candidate for U.S. President