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That is a different example though. Bloomberg is spending money on himself and is an obvious outlier. The media/coorps in most cases of lobbying/bias are not b
by JauntyHatAngle 7y ago
That is a different example though. Bloomberg is spending money on himself and is an obvious outlier.
The media/coorps in most cases of lobbying/bias are not batting for themselves directly, they're batting for their own interests in (somewhat) more subtle ways and/or supporting a candidate who aligns with their own interests.
Murdoch in Australia owns 70% of the press, and in a mostly ignorant society, that leads to the narrative being highly skewed for many decades.