Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Why I support media criticism on DU [View all]Sympthsical
(9,189 posts)3. People need to stop watching
Hate watching is still ratings. Media do not care if you like or hate their content. They just want to know if you're engaging it. You know what kills them? Indifference. To what they say to what they show to their perception of themselves as figures of authority.
I don't watch cable news. It's not any part of my life. But I could tell you exactly what is going on every single day just by visiting DU and one or two other places I frequent.
It's like declaring the pizza awful as you wolf down four more slices and order a second.
No one's going to disapprove them out of business. But you can forget something out of business.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
53 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
I'll bet money if you go on a white wing site, they'll be criticizing the same media reports criticized here.
Silent Type
Nov 2023
#5
Agreed. The OP seems to be demanding that DU be a safe space where people can slander the nation's major news outlets
Midwestern Democrat
Nov 2023
#49
My complaints with the media coverage of EVERYTHING is that is all complete pap now...
Moostache
Nov 2023
#14
I get tired of way some people lump all the different media outlets together as if theyre all the same.
ShazzieB
Nov 2023
#32