The questions these "journalists" ask are just so embarrassingly stupid.
"Don't you think that is because of systemic racism?"
Well, no, fuckwit, there are a million other observable factors that account for this. We don't have to resort to your "racism in the gaps" hypothesis. To even ask the question shows a profound ignorance of the entire topic, yet the asker thinks that knowing to ask it makes them informed.
Always has been. You can find quotes from centuries ago where people point out the same thing.
I do think it's gotten worse over the last two decades compared to what we saw in the 70's-90's when there was more competition.
I believe it was Bill Clinton's administration that removed laws that prevented the consolidation of the media. Now something like 5 companies own 99% of media outlets.
The will to manipulate is the same, but the means and knowhow has increased tremendously since the inception of mass communication just about 100 years ago.
Mass-manipulation/propaganda/PR used to be quackery, it bacame about as sofisticated as an axe amputation around WW2, and now it's precision laser surgery.
The questions these "journalists" ask are just so embarrassingly stupid.
"Don't you think that is because of systemic racism?"
Well, no, fuckwit, there are a million other observable factors that account for this. We don't have to resort to your "racism in the gaps" hypothesis. To even ask the question shows a profound ignorance of the entire topic, yet the asker thinks that knowing to ask it makes them informed.
NPC meme personified.
The media no longer see themselves as descriptive, but prescriptive.
Their role isn't to report what has happened; their role is to promote a certain agenda so of course they're going to lead the witness, so to speak.
Always has been. You can find quotes from centuries ago where people point out the same thing.
I do think it's gotten worse over the last two decades compared to what we saw in the 70's-90's when there was more competition.
I believe it was Bill Clinton's administration that removed laws that prevented the consolidation of the media. Now something like 5 companies own 99% of media outlets.
The will to manipulate is the same, but the means and knowhow has increased tremendously since the inception of mass communication just about 100 years ago.
Mass-manipulation/propaganda/PR used to be quackery, it bacame about as sofisticated as an axe amputation around WW2, and now it's precision laser surgery.
BBRRRRRRRRRRRRR