Originally Posted by Dusty_Star (Post 2322638)

CNN boss Mark Thompson says network faces 'existential crisis,' plans eventual switch away from cable TV.

"Thompson said that one possibility is to have CNN users register so that the network can then sell information about its audience to advertisers."

CNN boss Mark Thompson says network faces 'existential crisis'

Originally Posted by GoRedSox! (Post 2322986)

The greatest fiction in the news media today is about the “mainstream media” and how liberal it is. That notion is a pure myth, but it plays like David vs. Goliath situation, and so it is perpetuated.

Fox News is as much a part of the mainstream media as any other. It’s been around for almost 30 years, and has led cable ratings for over 20 consecutive years. Their audience is roughly equal to, and in some years bigger than, CNN and MSNBC combined. Fox News is the cable news Goliath, not vice-versa. And while much smaller, Newmax and OAN are out there for those who are even farther to the right of Sean Hannity and Jesse Watters.

Add to that the dominance of online media (Fox News, Breitbart, Epoch Times, Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, and many others). The left does not approach this in online unique visitors.

The place where conservative media absolutely dominates is talk radio. Rush Limbaugh was the king while he was living, but talk radio is still dominated by the right. There are many right wing talk radio programs, but you would be hard pressed to find any on the left at all.

And then you have podcasts, again dominated by conservatives starting with Joe Rogan. The left has some, but they are not in the same league.

The one part of the media that is totally dominated by the left is the newspapers. But readership continues to plummet and hundreds of newspapers close each year.

I am not putting this post up to take sides. I recognize a right or left bias when I see or hear it and most of the media is not straight down the middle. But the notion that conservatives are the little guy fighting this gigantic left wing mainstream media is false. Conservative media is bigger in totality, make far higher profits, and they are certainly just as much a part of the “mainstream media” as all other media.

Some may not believe this, but ask yourself how DJT media’s new stock, even after the price decline, values his media organization at $4 billion even though they reported revenue of only $4 million last year and lost tens of millions of dollars.

Originally Posted by mikemalloy (Post 2323017)

There are many disinfectants such as hydrogen peroxide and alcohol to name a couple. But the media had to latch on to bleach as though it was the only one. They're either totally ignorant or completely biased.

Originally Posted by mikemalloy (Post 2323017)

There are many disinfectants such as hydrogen peroxide and alcohol to name a couple. But the media had to latch on to bleach as though it was the only one. They're either totally ignorant or completely biased.

Originally Posted by Robojo (Post 2322882)

I find it exceptionally funny that when talking about something like CNN people Always Feel the need to insert something like Fox News instead of just defending CNN.

Originally Posted by Vermilion Villager (Post 2322959)

Because thats what people want.
After the 2020 election Fox News started to distance themselves from the absurd election deniers. What they found out real quickly is thier audience simply shifted to Newsmax or the others that told them what they really wanted to hear… Despite it being true or not. Fox quickly returned to what their base audience wanted to hear.

It's just like the feeds you see on your phone or computer. They all know if they tell you something you want to hear you will stay engaged and that's what it's really all about. It doesn't make a difference whether it's true or not

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2322662)

Very few.

IMO the only reason that CNN continued to draw breath for as long as it has, is the fact that virtually every major airport in the country with those big overhead TVs, have them tuned to CNN. You’re (thankfully) seeing fewer and fewer of them.

Originally Posted by ron32162 (Post 2322984)

Fox is #1 rated and can afford a big law suit hit. #1 means they must be doing something right. I do believe cnn rated the lowest would have to close up shop if they were hit with any type of law suit like that. I do not watch either.

Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2323007)

You do realize that that has been thoroughly debunked, haven't you?

Yes, all the "real" (cough) news outlets immediately jumped on that bandwagon. But they were all wrong.

The UV light comment was factually correct. It has been used in lung infections for some time.

And he NEVER said to inject bleach. Period, Full Stop.

Originally Posted by JRcorvette (Post 2322919)

Since we can’t get political here there is no point in commenting!

Originally Posted by mraines (Post 2323061)

He is on video suggesting injecting a disinfectant.

Originally Posted by Vermilion Villager (Post 2322959)

Because thats what people want.
After the 2020 election Fox News started to distance themselves from the absurd election deniers. What they found out real quickly is thier audience simply shifted to Newsmax or the others that told them what they really wanted to hear… Despite it being true or not. Fox quickly returned to what their base audience wanted to hear.

It's just like the feeds you see on your phone or computer. They all know if they tell you something you want to hear you will stay engaged and that's what it's really all about. It doesn't make a difference whether it's true or not

Originally Posted by mraines (Post 2323054)

And why did they have a lawsuit to begin with? It's ok with you that they can afford to pay a fine because so many watch them spout lies?

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 2323063)

Why not show video to back up your claim?