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The state of "Corporate Media" Posted by Pile (5317 views) [E-Mail link] [News Media] An organization called the "Free Press Action Fund" has an insightful flash movie entitled Debating for Ratings" which poignantly captures the state of American media. Every election season, instead of covering the issues, networks focus on rumors, campaign strategies, gaffes, and the latest polls. The media have hijacked our democracy — their goal is to increase profits and keep advertisers happy, aiming for ratings instead of informative, well-investigated stories that are good for democracy. When they ignore the real issues, candidates are forced to raise money from special interests to buy ad time. That's just fine for large media companies, who rake in record profits as a result — they win by ignoring the issue. The losers are American citizens.     Comments   Name: (change name for anonymous posting) Title: Comments:     1 Article displayed.

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