Re:How the New York Times Sandbagged Bernie Sanders
by libertymcateer on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @10:08AM
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The subscription and readership numbers just don't back this. People simply don't read newspapers. The NYT could say that Hillary is the second coming and the average voter wouldn't be aware of it.
Re:How the New York Times Sandbagged Bernie Sanders
by veidr on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @11:06AM
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You don't have to read the newspaper for it to influence your your life, or even your own opinions. The institution has enormous power.
Your example, the NYT, is quoted on TV and radio every single day, in and out of the US. Add to that the number of private who quote, forward, regurgitate-as-if-they-thought-of-it the articles.
The power of the mainstream media is waning, but it is still more significant than anything else, other parts of the Internet included, in swaying voters.
Re:How the New York Times Sandbagged Bernie Sanders
by id on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @10:25AM
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They have to get their information from somewhere. TV channels are media, too.
Most people don't know Bernie, Hillary and Donald personally, so the only way to get an impression is the media.
Re:How the New York Times Sandbagged Bernie Sanders
by settsu on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @11:25AM
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No, not the only way.
Just the lazy way.
Re:How the New York Times Sandbagged Bernie Sanders
by gipp on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @10:49AM
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Network effects are a hell of a thing.
Re:How the New York Times Sandbagged Bernie Sanders
by omonra on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @01:36PM
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Heluva theory. Now - which media exactly is pro-Trump?
Overwhelmingly improbable? Oh man! What is that likelihood?
Please dont masquerade your opinions as facts by using terms like "likelihood" and "improbable".
I have one question for you. If media influence over elections is so "unlikely" and so insignificant why would the NYT have tripped over itself to retitle and reword their article to make it seem like pro-Bernie?
Media influence is real. You will quickly notice after speaking to people outside your bubble that the average voters political almost always conform to that of the "pundits".