Forum Post: The Decline And Fall Of Mainstream Media?
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 10, 2011, 6:38 a.m. EST by rfgoggin
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Could the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement, inadvertently precipitate the demise of some of the long-established American mainstream news media companies, or their conglomerate hierarchy? The thought comes off a little more than wishful thinking to me, as I absorb the news reporting having to do with the protests to date. Be it traditional television, print or the well-known internet media companies that most people generally use for news or information, it’s clear to me at least that these powerful news outlets prefer to safely immerse themselves in a sort of conveniently contrived, self-conscious fog of war, so to speak.
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I think the News of the World phone hacking scandal with the conveniently timed death of Sean Hoare will contribute more to news media companies changing (if they do)
China daily is pretty out there too. Couldn't expect unbiased reporting from any of the majors on this issue.
What has been reported is feeble to say the least.
Mainstream media in the U.S. is mostly owned by conglomerates like Gannett. They are not likely to cover this movement in a positive light - they are owned by the same 1% that own our politicians.
Agreed, which is why I decided to spotlight the mainstream media in my article which continues on my web site. I also agree with 'Builder' that the mainline news coverage of this movement lacks substance and integrity. What more I can do about it, other than raise the issue on my blog and post it on the net, escapes me. Members should feel free to share my link wherever they feel it might do some good.
watch al jazeera english, there pretty good