The Press Falls to Another Record Low in Public Trust

Re:The Press Falls to Another Record Low in Public Trust by alabastervlog on Saturday March 01, 2025 @10:38AM (#43220283)

Headline 1: Spins a Trump campaign speech that sounded like a skipping record and contained at least three separate insane statements any one of which would have instantly ended a campaign 20 years ago, including vague and apropos-nothing praise for Hannibal Lecter and the suggestions that he’s a real person, as normal

Headline 2: “Biden acts senile again”

Yeah, they suck. Of course, I’ve thought that about them since the run-up to Iraq War II, so.

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Re:The Press Falls to Another Record Low in Public Trust by iterateoften on Saturday March 01, 2025 @11:01AM (#43220569)

When the ownership of nearly all press consumed by the Population (especially if you go by viewership/subscribers) is controlled by conservative billionaires it is no surprise that the “left wing” media (also largely controlled by billionaires) is only liberal on issues that have little chance of making a difference in order to maintain the vague illusion of even having a liberal media.

When it came down to important conservative issues those media platforms can then be used to influence opinion on the issues that do matter (like the election).

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