“The more worrisome costs of media-mogul acquiescence to Trump are the quiet decisions of owners who think: Is it really in my interest to beef up my news teams right now? Why chase scoops about the new administration when they might put a target on my back?”
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-real-scandal-of-our-media-tycoons
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-real-scandal-of-our-media-tycoons
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And when do the courts apply a sanction for frivolous lawsuits?
""I am afraid and therefore unquestioningly obedient'...the greengrocer would be embarrassed and ashamed to put such an unequivocal statement of his own degradation...his expression of loyalty must take the form of a sign which...indicates a level of disinterested conviction."
When these organizations comply we need to remind them where the power really lies.
Stop subscribing. Stop giving clicks. Stop giving ad views and impressions.
The billionaires may be able to attack the media, but we fund it.
The political media might simply become a mouthpiece for a specific party or social ideology, thereby losing the objectivity required of any good journalist!
Does Gannett own the Register? That may be the weak link (as Disney may have been for ABC). Gannett pulled presidential endorsements this year.
Just stop reading and logging in, use independent news and pay for it. Try out the non-profit or employee owned news sources.
They'll see the light or they won't be...
#DeclassifyTrump
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/11/21/2287839/-We-Can-Stop-Trump?_=2024-11-21T11:19:50.000-08:00