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83. Well..our news is "Corporate/Owned/filtered" Propaganda...in many cases

Sun Feb 10, 2013, 12:13 PM

Feb 2013

What's the dif?

Check out the Bill Moyers link downthread here.

Moyers and "Democracy Now" are about it for discussion and diverse opinion on US Media. There are a few online shows that try...like "The Real News" and indies that pick up Sam Seder and a few others...but, they aren't widely available to average Americans.

http://billmoyers.com/

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US Pulls Plug on Iran Cable News (Press TV) [View all] alp227 Feb 2013 OP

Only American-born citizens should be allowed to broadcast news in the US, anyway. nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #1

Are you sure you're ... Hell Hath No Fury Feb 2013 #6

albeit PatrynXX Feb 2013 #18

And...what is it that bothers you about RT? KoKo Feb 2013 #62

Why do you feel that way? pangaia Feb 2013 #9

Well said! Most American owned outlets are now absolutely adolescent. If one listens to Press TV, RT RKP5637 Feb 2013 #32

Couldn't agree more. pangaia Feb 2013 #36

Thanks!!! RKP5637 Feb 2013 #44

Ooohh.. now we're lovers. pangaia Feb 2013 #46

LOL RKP5637 Feb 2013 #55

You had me up until RT. Socal31 Feb 2013 #50

I can't tell if this is sarcastic or merely stupid. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #24

I took it as sarcasm, but many others didn't. I'm not going to worry about it much. AAO Feb 2013 #52

"Congress shall make no law... Deep13 Feb 2013 #31

You want to ban the BBC from the US? Sounds dumb. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #38

Don't forget the bit about citizenship tiers, too. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #40

Maybe. Rupert Murdoch's Fox would be silenced. Both Murdoch and his biggest investor JDPriestly Feb 2013 #74

No more Fox! DBoon Feb 2013 #89

Um. What? Spider Jerusalem Feb 2013 #96

Does anyone find the stated rationale for this to be a bit strange? leveymg Feb 2013 #2

+1 Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #4

well....we know that "target" is used very KoKo Feb 2013 #7

Strange rationale for sure.... lib2DaBone Feb 2013 #17

+8,034 Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #28

Ain't it great! And we call if freedom! Go USA!!! Go USA!!! Go USA!!! RKP5637 Feb 2013 #61

Nice. daleo Feb 2013 #19

We both know that hypocritical rationale has been a bedrock of gov't hypocrisy for decades. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #37

There's an Iranian news channel on US cable systems? Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #3

Oh...Press TV is available and it is a big deal to those of us KoKo Feb 2013 #10

I guess I've never been in a big enough market to have seen it. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #12

I think it's utterly silly to ban Press. I also think that relying cali Feb 2013 #78

Well..our news is "Corporate/Owned/filtered" Propaganda...in many cases KoKo Feb 2013 #83

Maybe the military is pissed off because Iran figured out how to decode American drones. Katorama Feb 2013 #34

I thought America was the Land of Freedom from Censorship KoKo Feb 2013 #5

We have always been censored. Cleita Feb 2013 #21

True..We have always been censored..but, we didn't know...Now we know KoKo Feb 2013 #26

In my area they are drying up funding for the libraries, so now they are open shorter hours Cleita Feb 2013 #33

Our news media is controlled by advertisers, as is our entertainment industry. No big surprise here. Katorama Feb 2013 #35

Hve you ever seen the difference between the US version of Newsweek dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #39

Yes, indeed. Also the difference between CNN International and US CNN KoKo Feb 2013 #60

It has never made sense. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #63

People will just watch it online. bunnies Feb 2013 #8

is it real news or just propaganda put out by the government dlwickham Feb 2013 #11

You do realize that we have been using "Voice of America" KoKo Feb 2013 #13

Do you mean Voice of America? Radio Free Europe? alp227 Feb 2013 #14

Yes...thanks and Edited my post for the newer name... KoKo Feb 2013 #16

Have you seen the movie Red Dawn? That movie had a fictional "Radio Free America". alp227 Feb 2013 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author KoKo Feb 2013 #49

Some background info on "Radio Free Europe" (I'm a "Cold War Baby") KoKo Feb 2013 #51

I'm sure Iran and other countries are free to block VOA dlwickham Feb 2013 #20

One persons "Terrorism" is another persons "Freedom Fighter." KoKo Feb 2013 #27

no it doesn't dlwickham Feb 2013 #65

True, but then again Iran doesn't claim to have unparalleled press freedom. Katorama Feb 2013 #41

Erm, they call it a "flagrant violation of freedom of speech." joshcryer Feb 2013 #58

the US government doesn't control all the news coming out of this country dlwickham Feb 2013 #66

That doesn't preclude that a huge chunk of US media is propagandistic. joshcryer Feb 2013 #67

Was always a combination dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #23

Of course PressTV's propaganda, but honestly, so what? (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #25

Someone or Some Folks High Up...think Americans can't be trusted KoKo Feb 2013 #30

Even if it's "just" propaganda Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #95

so you think "news" organizations like the old Pravda was useful dlwickham Feb 2013 #97

Yes Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #98

let freedom ring frylock Feb 2013 #15

There's a Big Bell there in Philadelphia...It's waiting to be Rung Again... KoKo Feb 2013 #54

Good riddance to a Sandy Hook truther, anti-Semitic conspiracy theory propaganda outlet ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #22

Nah, just our "core values". Whatever those are any more. Katorama Feb 2013 #42

Watch it online... Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #84

Good argument. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2013 #48

So the US will have no credibility when we accuse other governments of censoring the news. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #29

Press TV is so far from the gov't & MSM stereotype of Iran, most people would never connect the two yurbud Feb 2013 #43

It's always good (if one is curious) to listen to all sides of an issue KoKo Feb 2013 #57

Press TV is for export. Much like Russia Today. joshcryer Feb 2013 #69

DUers praising PressTV need a reality check. Robb Feb 2013 #45

But our Government sponsors Their Opinions (As Part and Parcel of our KoKo Feb 2013 #53

Most states have state media. Some ONLY have state media. Robb Feb 2013 #56

So...you hope that people (Progressives) will be FORCED to not ever KoKo Feb 2013 #59

Shop where you want, buddy. Robb Feb 2013 #64

Indeed, and not to mention all the kooky anti-Israeli conspiracy theories promoted by that network. alp227 Feb 2013 #90

Press TV blamed "Israeli death squads" for the Sandy Hook shootings oberliner Feb 2013 #68

do you have a link to that story? yurbud Feb 2013 #71

Here ya go oberliner Feb 2013 #72

Wow! Thanks for the link! nt bananas Feb 2013 #76

the irony is a REPUBLICAN congressman gave the conspiracy theory and they agreed yurbud Feb 2013 #87

Agree that's pretty bad...but, we've seen that kind of stuff here in US KoKo Feb 2013 #88

And yet FOX News is still on the air... n/t DRoseDARs Feb 2013 #70

As part of Occupy in Los Angeles, I have met a PressTV correspondent several times Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #73

And Obama's FCC is pushing for MORE media consolidation. woo me with science Feb 2013 #77

As mentioned, Press blamed Sandy Hook on Israeli Death Squads cali Feb 2013 #79

RT/America has a studio in DC and Reporters who are based there KoKo Feb 2013 #81

Press TV's headlines are not seen in Iran, there is no Persian language version, illegal to own a Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #85

"How you can support a State owned media outlet of any State is beyond me" ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2013 #93

I too found RT and Press TV's coverage of OWS outstanding. KoKo Feb 2013 #80

Did you chat them up without asking questions of them? Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #86

I only speak of one man and that they aired his reports. Just giving credit where it is due. I am Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #94

Hypocrisy is the tribute that vice pays to virtue. The Stranger Feb 2013 #75

Press TV is still available on the Internet FarCenter Feb 2013 #82

So is Stormfront. Knock yourself out with these loons. Robb Feb 2013 #91

Looks like we're giving China a run for their money go west young man Feb 2013 #92

About damn time! PressTV was always a fascist agitprop organ, anyhow. AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #99