I have often heard (primarily on conservative talk shows) a bashing of the "liberal" media. But something doesn't quite add up.
Most of the media we get are from large media conglomerates. Conservative administrations are synonymous with deregulation. Large media conglomerates like deregulation. Therefore, it would seem that large media conglomerates (which own almost all we see and read) would prefer conservative administrations and politicians.
What interest then, would Time/Warner have then, of being truly critical of the Bush Administration? Sure, there might be some minor critique - to keep up the appearence of a debate or an alternative to the obviously biased Fox News. But doesn't it make sense that Time Warner or any of the other large media conglomerates would be careful not to stray too far out of favor with the current Administration if they wanted to receive favors from the Administration, in return?
Why so little criticism during the lead-up to the Iraq war, for ex.?
2007-05-26
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