Flying Squid@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhopping 91% of Fox News Viewers Believe Trump Has Not Committed Federal Crimes, But Only 42% Support Him In The Primarywww.mediaite.comexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1711arrow-down125
arrow-up1686arrow-down1external-linkWhopping 91% of Fox News Viewers Believe Trump Has Not Committed Federal Crimes, But Only 42% Support Him In The Primarywww.mediaite.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squareManosTheHandsOfFate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up79·1 year agoI remember a time when news for most people came from the local paper and/or a 30 minute network evening TV show. Both were written by real journalists who attempted to be unbiased.
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up63·1 year agoRead up on roger Ailes and Reagan destroying ‘The Fairness Doctrine.’ Back in the day, you could only own two radio stations in one town [AM and FM] and any editorial had to provide time for rebuttal.
minus-squareAttackBunny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up52arrow-down1·1 year agoYup. You can take nearly a modern “bad thing” and trace it back to Reagan policy.
minus-squarekromem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoNixon too. Particularly around the state of insurance in the US.
minus-squareCynicRaven@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoI think even that stuff could be said to be results of stuff like Aisles working with Nixon, and Justice Lewis Powell’s memoranda. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.?wprov=sfla1
minus-squareTurboDiesel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up39arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoThat is, until Sinclair and Clear Channel started gobbling up local affiliates to push their own narratives.
minus-squarebobs_monkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 year agoThis is extremely dangerous to our democracy
minus-squarejasondj@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoThis Is Extremely Dangerous To Our Democracy This Is Extremely Dangerous To Our Democracy
I remember a time when news for most people came from the local paper and/or a 30 minute network evening TV show. Both were written by real journalists who attempted to be unbiased.
Read up on roger Ailes and Reagan destroying ‘The Fairness Doctrine.’
Back in the day, you could only own two radio stations in one town [AM and FM] and any editorial had to provide time for rebuttal.
Yup. You can take nearly a modern “bad thing” and trace it back to Reagan policy.
Nixon too. Particularly around the state of insurance in the US.
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I think even that stuff could be said to be results of stuff like Aisles working with Nixon, and Justice Lewis Powell’s memoranda. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.?wprov=sfla1
That is, until Sinclair and Clear Channel started gobbling up local affiliates to push their own narratives.
This is extremely dangerous to our democracy
This Is Extremely Dangerous To Our Democracy
This Is Extremely Dangerous To Our Democracy