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27. I think it began long before cell phones.

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The media is largely complicit in the degradation of our democracy. [View all] triron Nov 2019 OP

The press and pundits missed the biggest story in a generation in 2016: lapucelle Nov 2019 #1

They didn't miss it. ananda Nov 2019 #35

K&R Thanks for posting. alwaysinasnit Nov 2019 #2

Do agree with this completely. LakeArenal Nov 2019 #3

America is too busy looking at their phones to care much. Put some blame where it belongs. nt UniteFightBack Nov 2019 #4

I think it began long before cell phones. mountain grammy Nov 2019 #27

this needs more specificity: TV media is complicit Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #5

Yes! BigMin28 Nov 2019 #6

+1 NT jayschool2013 Nov 2019 #9

If one counts state run FAUX News as media then its accurate. The non state run media should disavow uponit7771 Nov 2019 #15

+1 KPN Nov 2019 #18

Yes you are correct. That's why I said 'largely'. triron Nov 2019 #23

I don't watch any television news or opinion. hunter Nov 2019 #56

Every time they say how Trump was elected they are lying Botany Nov 2019 #7

+1, and legitimizing him by analyzing his stolen election outside of Russia helping him uponit7771 Nov 2019 #16

Exactly. They are accomplices to this illegitimate KPN Nov 2019 #21

there is no real media in this country, at least when it comes to cable or the networks. nt yaesu Nov 2019 #8

The media's bogus bothsiderism has cost our democracy dearly dlk Nov 2019 #10

And this without the "fairness" doctrine Harker Nov 2019 #19

Yes, thank you Ronald Reagan dlk Nov 2019 #22

The systematic 'progression' from so-called Harker Nov 2019 #26

It would be difficult to find someone worse than Trump dlk Nov 2019 #30

I'd like to be optimistic... Harker Nov 2019 #33

After a bit more thought... Harker Nov 2019 #34

Yes, Trump is the GOP and the GOP is Trump dlk Nov 2019 #39

The only kind of person worse than Trump Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2019 #59

We need to see more of what Rep Jim Himes did to Chuck Todd yesterday. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2019 #46

Right now all their money is being made off news of Trump vs Democrats... kentuck Nov 2019 #11

Excellent posting, brilliant Dem rebuttal, and pathetic Todd job (as usual). nt Prof.Higgins Nov 2019 #12

Absolutely. zentrum Nov 2019 #13

Broadcast news is still o k. Cable news has ruined things, with opinion disguised as news. pwb Nov 2019 #14

Broadcast media is severly deficient in the US. It's almost all appalachiablue Nov 2019 #17

I disagree. The media is reflecting society at large. Some segments are defending our Nitram Nov 2019 #20

No. The media was skewed in the 2016 election. progressoid Nov 2019 #45

As always, it depends on where you get your news. The Post and NPR had a great deal more negative Nitram Nov 2019 #47

Too few people read the Post or watch/listen to NPR. progressoid Nov 2019 #48

True but even CNN and MSNBC were to blame. triron Nov 2019 #50

That's true, but it isn't "the media's" fault. Don't blame the media, blame Fox and other right wing Nitram Nov 2019 #58

Drug Dealers with opinions Puppyjive Nov 2019 #24

This message needs repeating Doc_Technical Nov 2019 #25

The Media Fawned over tRump for decades. Wolf Frankula Nov 2019 #28

The media, in 2016, ceaselessly fawned over Dolt45. MarianJack Nov 2019 #29

I feel ill at ease about that as well. triron Nov 2019 #43

IMHO,... MarianJack Nov 2019 #44

2nd that. triron Nov 2019 #49

How many of us are willing to be confrontational? radical? activist? uncomfortable? Moostache Nov 2019 #52

We agreed on this point during the W years agincourt Nov 2019 #31

They can't handle Trump extvbroadcaster Nov 2019 #32

Blame Roone Arledge. BuffaloJackalope Nov 2019 #36

I absolutely, 1000% agree with you. llmart Nov 2019 #37

Dimitri Simes was or still is an adviser to Rand Paul tikka Nov 2019 #38

As I've been saying for a while now, "extortion" and "a threat to national security" should be... Garrett78 Nov 2019 #40

Over-saturated with media: cable, broadcast, internet, radio, social, newspaper, print... VOX Nov 2019 #41

The REPUBLICAN-OWNED media live love laugh Nov 2019 #42

NOPE...the "media" is a mirror...the rot has come from within... Moostache Nov 2019 #51

The media helps distort public perception. It's a 2-way street. triron Nov 2019 #53

Since November 22, 1963 Kid Berwyn Nov 2019 #54

Scandal sells. Trump, doubly so. NCLefty Nov 2019 #55

As I wrote in the Chuck Todd thread: Garrett78 Nov 2019 #57

I have to, for the most part, disagree with this. coti Nov 2019 #60