The one thing I would agree with her on is the need for outlets to cover things in local communities. I live in a suburban area, and information I can find about local elections or events has become scarce over time (admittedly not helped by my abandonment of social media). A town of, say 20k people isn't going to support its own press unless it's the only news worth caring about in the region.
I have a radio tuned to the local station since sometimes it plays traditional music for my elderly family. Other times, it is the most egregious propaganda you could possibly imagine, possibly more insidious than CNN/MSNBC since it's not overtly playing to a certain crowd. Every talk segment is either mindlessly trivial trash to distract from the reality of life, or else 100% on-message currentthing narrative about why electric vehicles are great, etc.
The day right after the Dublin riots, they had an advert asking for people to volunteer spare housing space for refugees, as well as an advert for pregnant women specifically(!) to get their mRNA boosties - both within the same ad break. It's practically a naked provocation.
The one thing I would agree with her on is the need for outlets to cover things in local communities. I live in a suburban area, and information I can find about local elections or events has become scarce over time (admittedly not helped by my abandonment of social media). A town of, say 20k people isn't going to support its own press unless it's the only news worth caring about in the region.
I had to listen to more local radio in the car this week than usual.
It should die in a fire.
I have a radio tuned to the local station since sometimes it plays traditional music for my elderly family. Other times, it is the most egregious propaganda you could possibly imagine, possibly more insidious than CNN/MSNBC since it's not overtly playing to a certain crowd. Every talk segment is either mindlessly trivial trash to distract from the reality of life, or else 100% on-message currentthing narrative about why electric vehicles are great, etc.
The day right after the Dublin riots, they had an advert asking for people to volunteer spare housing space for refugees, as well as an advert for pregnant women specifically(!) to get their mRNA boosties - both within the same ad break. It's practically a naked provocation.