6 Corporations Control 90% of the Media in America

Re:6 Corporations Control 90% of the Media in America by eddigo on Sunday July 02, 2017 @12:11PM (#14683095)

When I ditched cable TV about 7 years ago I lost track of these outlets. I can't say I've missed them. I occasionally open cnn.com if I'm bored, mostly because it's quick to type.

I have a (physical) subscription to the Economist, which is where I get all my serious news. I can't tell you how great it is to read the news without the page content shifting all around because of ads loading.

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Re:6 Corporations Control 90% of the Media in America by eternalban on Sunday July 02, 2017 @12:45PM (#14683210)

I ditched both TV and The Economist 20 years ago.

The latter was difficult. I was emotionally attached; it felt good to put that issue on the counter ("I'm smart, informed, discerning!"); and there was nothing else. But alas, as soon as The Economist started with their tech and software focus spreads it quickly dawned on me that these guys just know how to sound authoritative. That was a bad move on their part.

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Re:6 Corporations Control 90% of the Media in America by Toast_ on Sunday July 02, 2017 @03:51PM (#14684029)

The Economist is largely owned by the Rothschild and Agnelli families.

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Re:6 Corporations Control 90% of the Media in America by jgalt212 on Sunday July 02, 2017 @12:17PM (#14683123)

Given the 90% number cited in the headline, you are living a world few of us inhabit.

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