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The Media (Original Post)
Stinky The Clown
Sep 2016
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tymorial
(3,433 posts)1. Sensationalism and exploitation for profit
arthritisR_US
(7,269 posts)2. Propaganda proponents. nt
ronnie624
(5,764 posts)3. Primarily, a medium for advertising.
Secondarily, a means for promoting a common world-view among the population.
It's important to keep in mind, that the sole purpose, is to manipulate behavior.
gopiscrap
(23,674 posts)4. Corporate anal licking whores
GreenEyedLefty
(2,073 posts)5. "Infotainment."
I actually feel badly for the few actual, principled journalists out there.
kimbutgar
(20,874 posts)6. Corporate profit driven sell outs
Who lost what real journalism is all about. And rethug friendly.