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madamesilverspurs

(15,799 posts) Sat Jan 23, 2016, 08:20 PM Jan 2016

The Media and The Donald

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The Media and The Donald (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Jan 2016 OP

The Corporate Media feeds on controversy and outrage. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #1

he's a teevee star. they admire him. spanone Jan 2016 #2

The Kardashianization of the American political system. Stinky The Clown Jan 2016 #3

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)

1. The Corporate Media feeds on controversy and outrage.

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Sat Jan 23, 2016, 08:23 PM

Jan 2016

They get their revenue from advertisements. Shows that get more viewers get more money from those advertisements, and so the MSM is incentivized to cover Trumps outrageous BS because it gets eyeballs.

spanone

(135,795 posts)

2. he's a teevee star. they admire him.

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Sat Jan 23, 2016, 08:46 PM

Jan 2016

Stinky The Clown

(67,764 posts)

3. The Kardashianization of the American political system.

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 01:58 AM

Jan 2016

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