Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by mbg721 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:10AM (#42058387)

If he removed licenses from media companies that were critical of him, there would be approximately 0 media companies, and yet he's on track to win. One of the biggest takeaways from this election is that the populace largely doesn't trust the media.

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by defrost on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:17AM (#42058458)

Do you support the dismantling of a free press?

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by johngladtj on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @05:05AM (#42059097)

If you need a license to operate you're not free.

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by kam on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @12:17PM (#42065610)

The license is for the use of the broadcast spectrum (a scarce, shared resource), not practicing journalism.

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by mbg721 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:29AM (#42058596)

Of course not. He was president for four years and yet the press remains what it is. Why do you think he would destroy the free press?

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by bagels on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @07:29AM (#42061177)

Because he said he would. Hopefully that was a lie too, but I guess we get to find out.

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by LunaSea on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @07:52AM (#42061496)

He also promised a wall that never materialized so ...

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by 50208 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:41AM (#42058738)

Hey man ... just asking questions, right?

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by lazyeye on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:43AM (#42058767)

Nobody cares about the free press, their content is, for the most part, garbage. I think this election has signalled the death of the mainstream media, and the rise of independent media. I find this absolutely wonderful.

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by sixothree on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:39AM (#42058713)

They definitely trust the media. Otherwise he would have been elected.

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by xnx on Thursday November 07, 2024 @10:31AM (#42077494)

> One of the biggest takeaways from this election is that the populace largely doesn't trust the media.

"Among all U.S. adults, 43% say they trust Fox News for political and election news"

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/04/08/five-fact...

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