The problem is that 49.9 percent of Americans are not reading the Times or the Post (as diminished as they are), nor Robert Reich or Margaret Sullivan. It's Fox News all day and night. There, it's not sanewashing; it's unblemished boosterism, propaganda, and lies. I am not sure there is any way to break Fox's hold on its audience.
The problem is that 49.9 percent of Americans are not reading the Times or the Post (as diminished as they are), nor Robert Reich or Margaret Sullivan. It's Fox News all day and night. There, it's not sanewashing; it's unblemished boosterism, propaganda, and lies. I am not sure there is any way to break Fox's hold on its audience.
You are correct that Americans are not reading legacy media but I think the percentage is more like 80% who are not. Even the legacy media's extended reach into other media outlets has diminished in effect.
Two things: 1) Read about a woman who lives in a red state & every time she goes into a public place where Fox Infotainment is on, she goes up and changes the channel. Another woman knew how to coyly ask for the remote & then proceeded to block Fox News on the TV. We should all follow suit. I was in NJ & I still demanded they change the station in my dentist's office. 2) It's a BIG deal that Rupert Murdoch lost his appeal to change the beneficiaries in the irrevocable trust into which he put his media holdings for his 4 eldest children. Rupert wanted to change trust to deliver ownership SOLELY to his son Lachland. That's because Lachland wants to continue the propaganda & lies. Murdoch's 3 other children, James, Elisabeth & Prudence supported Harris/Walz in this last election. The Court has ruled: Rupert NO CAN DO. Irrevocable, is irrevocable. Rupert is 93, let's hope for the worst. It was despicable - a grand demonstration of BIAS that Rupert went to Trump's inauguration. The MSM press hardly covered this - but it's HUGE. Margaret can lecture us on the imperative nature of objectivity in news journalism. And here's the owner of Fox News celebrating the election of Donald Trump.
Yes, it is mostly that and social media, but even those spreading truth on more popular platforms often get their info from these major MSM publications, so they are still very essential.
Donate to Associated Press and NPR, etc and do not abandon all in the MSM as they are still a major source for truth and investigative journalism.
The problem is that 49.9 percent of Americans are not reading the Times or the Post (as diminished as they are), nor Robert Reich or Margaret Sullivan. It's Fox News all day and night. There, it's not sanewashing; it's unblemished boosterism, propaganda, and lies. I am not sure there is any way to break Fox's hold on its audience.
You are correct that Americans are not reading legacy media but I think the percentage is more like 80% who are not. Even the legacy media's extended reach into other media outlets has diminished in effect.
We need to recapture the means of communication.
Two things: 1) Read about a woman who lives in a red state & every time she goes into a public place where Fox Infotainment is on, she goes up and changes the channel. Another woman knew how to coyly ask for the remote & then proceeded to block Fox News on the TV. We should all follow suit. I was in NJ & I still demanded they change the station in my dentist's office. 2) It's a BIG deal that Rupert Murdoch lost his appeal to change the beneficiaries in the irrevocable trust into which he put his media holdings for his 4 eldest children. Rupert wanted to change trust to deliver ownership SOLELY to his son Lachland. That's because Lachland wants to continue the propaganda & lies. Murdoch's 3 other children, James, Elisabeth & Prudence supported Harris/Walz in this last election. The Court has ruled: Rupert NO CAN DO. Irrevocable, is irrevocable. Rupert is 93, let's hope for the worst. It was despicable - a grand demonstration of BIAS that Rupert went to Trump's inauguration. The MSM press hardly covered this - but it's HUGE. Margaret can lecture us on the imperative nature of objectivity in news journalism. And here's the owner of Fox News celebrating the election of Donald Trump.
Yes, it is mostly that and social media, but even those spreading truth on more popular platforms often get their info from these major MSM publications, so they are still very essential.
Donate to Associated Press and NPR, etc and do not abandon all in the MSM as they are still a major source for truth and investigative journalism.
Actually, it's a good thing theyre not reading WaPo or NYT because both are trash.