In light of near universal control of the media by large corporations, and in light of the fact that public perceptions of the strengths and weaknesses of various political positions are determined largely by the way they're presented in the corporate media, is there any chance that opponents of corporate excess will succeed in getting their message across?

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I am pleased to say that Professor Robert Manne supports my call for an ABC newspaper to provide top quality investigative journalism devoid of corporate influence.
Geoff Pain · 2 years ago
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This ingenuous question is totally devoid of credibility. <blockquote>"In light of near universal control of the media by large corporations"</blockquote> What is this supposed to mean? Are the only credible means of disseminating information to be restricted to graffiti artists who can afford spray paint? Or chalk for the footpath? It also totally avoids the point that although NEWS sells the most papers, it doesn't own the most mastheads. The "people" buy the papers. Get it. The people buy the papers. The papers that publish what your would like to think are balanced views, but which in fact are no such thing (merely skewed otherwise,) <b>don't sell.</b> Get it. It is not The Press that is wrong, merely the elitist cretins who cannot accept the fact that the public can, in fact, make up its own mind. We're not ready for Animal Farm just yet!
Patrick Kelly · 2 years ago