Reply #9: Perhaps it's time to DU the NYT's & "MSM" the way some folks DU the polls

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and politicians. It's not as easy but if, as a group, DUers targeted the (non)media itself and build a wave of protest up against the NON-reporting of real issues I believe we could make a real difference much as bloggers already have and are.

Sadly for many "MSM" The bottom line for them is money. They are a business and most of them are run by corporations that want to make money. Although some of the larger ones are more interested in sucking up to the PTB in Washington (so the corp that owns them can get defense, etc contracts) there are many whose bottom line is money from advertisers and subscribers and they'll report whichever way public opinion persuades them to report.

If we want change we need to change the way the media reports... force their hand through embarrassment and money using blogging, websites, search engines, yard/car signs/bumper stickers and letter writing campaigns, protests AT their headquarters and the headquarters of the corporations and advertisers that control them.

DUers disagree on who is the best Democratic representative and many other issues but the lack of the "MSM" covering things that should be REAL news may be one thing we might all agree on and get behind... getting the media to do their real job and DIG up and report all of the FACTS and the TRUTH, even the messy/embarrassing/horrifying ones, where it can be seen and discussed openly.

Maybe I'm crazy, since getting Dems to work together can be like herding feral cats, but I still believe that the power of the people when united can move (or wear down) the proverbial mountain... whether those mountains are Rovian, corp, public opinion, "MSM", etc.