All the mainstream media organizations have effectively capitulated to fascism, at this point. They can and should be fighting this from a 1st amendment standpoint. The only reason they aren’t, is because this is what they stand for.
I highly recommend reading (even just skimming) Manufacturing Consent for an overview about how mass media systematically self-censors. @[email protected] already mentioned advertising, one of those five major filters.
It’s important to understand that this effect doesn’t require any conspiracy.
The first amendment doesn’t protect them from their advertisers. Unilever and coke don’t want their names attached to anything that pisses off 1/3rd of the country. Its the same reason YouTube is so sanitized now.
This is the same network that fired Roseanne for a racist tweet a few years ago. The message doesn’t matter, the timing and the number of outraged people does. Its not ideology it’s pure business.
Seems like the real issue is the conglomerate that owns the affiliates
The stunning dropping of Kimmel comes mere minutes after Nexstar axed his late night show on the 32 ABC affiliates it owns out of a total of 200 stations throughout the nation.
And, of course, Nexstar has an acquisition currently pending which needs FCC approval
All the mainstream media organizations have effectively capitulated to fascism, at this point. They can and should be fighting this from a 1st amendment standpoint. The only reason they aren’t, is because this is what they stand for.
I highly recommend reading (even just skimming) Manufacturing Consent for an overview about how mass media systematically self-censors. @[email protected] already mentioned advertising, one of those five major filters.
It’s important to understand that this effect doesn’t require any conspiracy.
The first amendment doesn’t protect them from their advertisers. Unilever and coke don’t want their names attached to anything that pisses off 1/3rd of the country. Its the same reason YouTube is so sanitized now.
This was apparently the FCC chair, threatening them with retribution. That is illegal.
Can we please stop pretending anyone who matters gives a single shit about the law?
It’s become a glaring example of “Rules for thee, not for me.”
Always was, just more thee now.
Did abc say that? If so, you’re right, and this ought to be interesting
ABC didn’t have to. The FCC chair said it publicly, on a right-wing podcast. Then, suddenly…ABC cancels him.
Hmmm, but which third is it that they don’t want to piss off? Because they only seem to care about the alt-reich third of the country.
This is the same network that fired Roseanne for a racist tweet a few years ago. The message doesn’t matter, the timing and the number of outraged people does. Its not ideology it’s pure business.
Seems like the real issue is the conglomerate that owns the affiliates
And, of course, Nexstar has an acquisition currently pending which needs FCC approval
https://apnews.com/article/nexstar-tegna-newsnation-cw-trump-c1743d55103a809ea31c5c7c7c4c0c87
I wonder how much $TRUMP the CEO of Nextstar owns…
This is about a 6 billion dollar merger, not advertisers. This is not about advertising.
Then be pissier and louder.
I love a good boycott but I already don’t watch anything from abc and they probably know that
Check their advertisers.