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Exploitation of media (and thus public opinion) by the wealthy is going to be the major issue we in the West have to deal with in the next decade, I believe. (
by mhneu 8y ago
Exploitation of media (and thus public opinion) by the wealthy is going to be the major issue we in the West have to deal with in the next decade, I believe. (for-profit news, and social media, and the Piketty wealthy-desire-to-influence politics have led us to a unique and dangerous place in 2018.)
- sanderjd 8y agoHonest question (I have concerns along the same lines you do): why is this uniquely problematic now? My understanding is that journalism with a point of view has historically been more the rule than the exception.
- mhneu 8y agoLag. In the 50-70s we all grew to believe media had no agenda. Then in the US conservative billionaires figured out they could advocate for cutting their own taxes by building propaganda media (Fox, right wing radio, etc) Our media and society have not yet caught up. Media doesn’t know how to deal with open lies. And there is no left wing response to propaganda from Fox and Limbaugh. I think we’ll get there. But it will take some time.