7 Things About The Mainstream Media That They Do Not Want You To Know
Have you ever
wondered who controls the mainstream media? In America today, we are more
“connected” than ever. The average American watches 153 hours of
television a month, and we also spend countless hours watching movies, playing
video games, listening to music, reading books and surfing the Internet.
If someone could control the production of all of that media, that would make
them immensely powerful. They would literally be in a position to tell
people what to think. Well, what if I told you that there are just six
enormous media conglomerates that combine to produce about 90 percent of all
the media that Americans consume. Would that alarm you? It should
alarm you. The truth is that our attitudes, opinions and beliefs are
greatly shaped by what we allow into our minds. After all, they don’t
call it “programming” for no reason. Even those of us that realize that
we are connected to “the matrix” probably greatly underestimate the tremendous
influence that the media has over us. We live at a time when it is
absolutely imperative to think for ourselves, but most Americans are being
absolutely overwhelmed with information and seem more than content to let
others do their thinking for them. Sadly, this is greatly contributing to
the downfall of our society.
And of course the
mainstream media desperately does not want you to look at “the man behind the
curtain”. They just want you to stay plugged into the “programming” that
they are feeding you without asking any questions.
Fortunately, a
growing minority of Americans are waking up and are starting to reject the
mainstream media. An increasing number of people are beginning to
recognize that the mainstream media is the mouthpiece of the establishment and
that it is promoting the agenda of the establishment.
So why is the
mainstream media so bad? The following are 7 things about the mainstream
media that they do not want you to know…
#1 The Mainstream
Media Has Very Deep Ties To The Establishment
Did you know that
the president of CBS and the president of ABC both have brothers that
are top officials in the Obama administration?
The big news
networks have developed an almost incestuous relationship with the federal
government in recent years. But of course the same could be said of the
relationship that the media has with the big corporations that own stock in
their parent companies and that advertise on their networks.
This is one of the
reasons why we very rarely ever see any hard hitting stories on the big
networks anymore. The flow of information through the corporate-dominated
media is very tightly controlled, and there are a lot of gatekeepers that make
sure that the “wrong stories” don’t get put out to the public. As a
result, many of the “big stories” that have come out in recent years were
originally broken by the alternative media.
#2 The Mainstream
Media Gets Things Wrong Very Frequently
Even prominent
members of the mainstream media admit that this is the case. For example,
during a recent speech at Quinnipiac University CBS anchor Scott Pelley
confessed that journalists in the mainstream media “are getting big
stories wrong, over and over again”…
“Let me take the
first arrow: During our coverage of Newtown, I sat on my set and I reported
that Nancy Lanza was a teacher at the school. And that her son had attacked her
classroom. It’s a hell of a story, but it was dead wrong. Now, I was the
managing editor, I made the decision to go ahead with that and I did, and
that’s what I said, and I was absolutely wrong. So let me just take the first
arrow here.”
#3 The American
Public Does Not Consider The Media To Be Very Trustworthy
Trust in the
mainstream media has definitely been slipping. In fact, a Gallup poll
taken last year found that distrust of the media had reached an all-time high. According to that
poll, 60 percent of Americans “have
little or no trust” that the media is reporting the news accurately.
A separate Rasmussen
Reports survey found that only 6 percent of
all Americans consider the news media to be “very trustworthy”.
Hopefully this trend
will accelerate and a lot more people will stop trusting the media blindly.
#4 The Mainstream
Media And The Politicians That They Worship Hate The Fact That They Cannot
Control Internet News Sites
In the old days, the
mainstream media had a virtual monopoly on the news. But these days, anyone
with an Internet connection can put up a news site, and this is driving the
establishment absolutely bonkers.
For example, Barack
Obama is known to have a great dislike for the alternative media. The
following is from a recent WND article…
NBC News Political
Director Chuck Todd says President Obama was making it “clear” at the White
House Correspondents’ Dinner over the weekend how he feels about the rise of
Internet news sites like Politico, Buzzfeed and … well, WND.
“He hates it.”
Appearing on “Meet
the Press” Sunday morning following Saturday night’s media, politics and
celebrity soiree, Todd explained the president’s disdain for independent online
news sources was showing during his speech.
“It did seem … I
thought his pot shots, joke-wise, and then the serious stuff about the
Internet, the rise of the Internet media and social media and all that stuff –
he hates it, OK? He hates this part of the media,” Todd said. “He really thinks
that the, sort of, the buzzification – this isn’t just about Buzzfeed or
Politico and all this stuff – he thinks that sort of coverage of political
media has hurt political discourse. He hates it. And I think he was just trying
to make that clear last night.”
#5 The Mainstream
Media Is Extremely Liberal
When it comes to
politics, the mainstream media is far more liberal than the general population
is.
For example, one
survey found that 41 percent of American voters
believe that the average reporter is more liberal than they are, while only 18 percent believe that the
average reporter is more conservative than they are.
A very disturbing UCLA study on media bias
discovered that the vast majority of media outlets are “left of center”…
Of the 20 major
media outlets studied, 18 scored left of center, with CBS’ “Evening News,” The
New York Times and the Los Angeles Times ranking second, third and fourth most
liberal behind the news pages of The Wall Street Journal.
And even MSNBC has
confirmed the liberal bias of the media. According to MSNBC,
mainstream journalists are far more likely to donate their own money to
Democrats than they are to Republicans…
MSNBC.com
identified 143 journalists who made political contributions from 2004 through
the start of the 2008 campaign, according to the public records of the Federal
Election Commission. Most of the newsroom checkbooks leaned to the left: 125
journalists gave to Democrats and liberal causes. Only 16 gave to Republicans.
Two gave to both parties.
#6 Six Mammoth Media
Corporations Produce About 90 Percent Of The Media That Americans Consume
As I mentioned at
the top of this article, there are six giant media behemoths that control
almost all of the media that we consume. These corporate giants own
television networks, cable channels, movie studios, newspapers, magazines,
publishing houses, video game makers, music labels and even many of our
favorite websites.
The media ownership
chart posted below originally comes from a previous article that I authored
entitled “Who Owns The
Media? The 6 Monolithic Corporations That Control Almost Everything We Watch,
Hear And Read“, but it has been updated to reflect some of the
latest information. The power that these companies have is so vast that
it is hard to put into words…
Time Warner
CNN
Home Box Office (HBO)
Time Inc.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
CW Network (partial ownership)
TMZ
New Line Cinema
Time Warner Cable
Cinemax
Cartoon Network
TBS
TNT
America Online
MapQuest
Moviefone
Castle Rock
Sports Illustrated
Fortune
Marie Claire
DC Comics
People Magazine
Home Box Office (HBO)
Time Inc.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
CW Network (partial ownership)
TMZ
New Line Cinema
Time Warner Cable
Cinemax
Cartoon Network
TBS
TNT
America Online
MapQuest
Moviefone
Castle Rock
Sports Illustrated
Fortune
Marie Claire
DC Comics
People Magazine
Walt Disney
ABC Television
Network
Disney Publishing
ESPN Inc.
Disney Channel
The History Channel
SOAPnet
A&E
Lifetime
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Buena Vista Theatrical Productions
Buena Vista Records
Disney Records
Hollywood Records
Miramax Films
Touchstone Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Pixar Animation Studios
277 Radio Stations
Buena Vista Games
Hyperion Books
Disney Publishing
ESPN Inc.
Disney Channel
The History Channel
SOAPnet
A&E
Lifetime
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Buena Vista Theatrical Productions
Buena Vista Records
Disney Records
Hollywood Records
Miramax Films
Touchstone Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Pixar Animation Studios
277 Radio Stations
Buena Vista Games
Hyperion Books
Viacom
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Home Entertainment
Black Entertainment Television (BET)
Comedy Central
Country Music Television (CMT)
Logo
MTV
MTV Canada
MTV2
Nick Magazine
Nick at Nite
Nick Jr.
Nickelodeon
Noggin
Spike TV
The Movie Channel
TV Land
VH1
Paramount Home Entertainment
Black Entertainment Television (BET)
Comedy Central
Country Music Television (CMT)
Logo
MTV
MTV Canada
MTV2
Nick Magazine
Nick at Nite
Nick Jr.
Nickelodeon
Noggin
Spike TV
The Movie Channel
TV Land
VH1
News Corporation
Dow Jones &
Company, Inc.
Fox Television Stations
The New York Post
TV Guide
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Beliefnet
Fox Business Network
Fox Kids Europe
Fox News Channel
Fox Sports Net
Fox Television Network
FX
My Network TV
MySpace
News Limited News
Phoenix InfoNews Channel
Phoenix Movies Channel
Sky PerfecTV
Speed Channel
STAR TV India
STAR TV Taiwan
STAR World
Times Higher Education Supplement Magazine
Times Literary Supplement Magazine
Times of London
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
20th Century Fox International
20th Century Fox Studios
20th Century Fox Television
BSkyB
The Wall Street Journal
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Interactive Media
FOXTEL
HarperCollins Publishers
The National Geographic Channel
National Rugby League
News Interactive
News Outdoor
Radio Veronica
ReganBooks
Sky Italia
Sky Radio Denmark
Sky Radio Germany
Sky Radio Netherlands
STAR
Zondervan
Fox Television Stations
The New York Post
TV Guide
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Beliefnet
Fox Business Network
Fox Kids Europe
Fox News Channel
Fox Sports Net
Fox Television Network
FX
My Network TV
MySpace
News Limited News
Phoenix InfoNews Channel
Phoenix Movies Channel
Sky PerfecTV
Speed Channel
STAR TV India
STAR TV Taiwan
STAR World
Times Higher Education Supplement Magazine
Times Literary Supplement Magazine
Times of London
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
20th Century Fox International
20th Century Fox Studios
20th Century Fox Television
BSkyB
The Wall Street Journal
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Interactive Media
FOXTEL
HarperCollins Publishers
The National Geographic Channel
National Rugby League
News Interactive
News Outdoor
Radio Veronica
ReganBooks
Sky Italia
Sky Radio Denmark
Sky Radio Germany
Sky Radio Netherlands
STAR
Zondervan
CBS Corporation
CBS News
CBS Sports
CBS Television Network
CNET
Showtime
TV.com
CBS Radio Inc. (130 stations)
CBS Consumer Products
CBS Outdoor
CW Network (50% ownership)
Infinity Broadcasting
Simon & Schuster (Pocket Books, Scribner)
Westwood One Radio Network
CBS Sports
CBS Television Network
CNET
Showtime
TV.com
CBS Radio Inc. (130 stations)
CBS Consumer Products
CBS Outdoor
CW Network (50% ownership)
Infinity Broadcasting
Simon & Schuster (Pocket Books, Scribner)
Westwood One Radio Network
Comcast
NBC
Bravo
CNBC
NBC News
MSNBC
NBC Sports
NBC Television Network
Oxygen
SciFi Magazine
Syfy (Sci Fi Channel)
Telemundo
USA Network
Weather Channel
Focus Features
NBC Universal Television Distribution
NBC Universal Television Studio
Paxson Communications (partial ownership)
Hulu
Universal Parks & Resorts
Universal Pictures
Universal Studio Home Video
Bravo
CNBC
NBC News
MSNBC
NBC Sports
NBC Television Network
Oxygen
SciFi Magazine
Syfy (Sci Fi Channel)
Telemundo
USA Network
Weather Channel
Focus Features
NBC Universal Television Distribution
NBC Universal Television Studio
Paxson Communications (partial ownership)
Hulu
Universal Parks & Resorts
Universal Pictures
Universal Studio Home Video
#7 The American
People Are Absolutely Addicted To The Mainstream Media
In a previous article about the media,
I noted that the average American watches153 hours of television a month.
When you allow that
much information to be downloaded into your brain, it is going to have a
dramatic impact on how you think.
Americans are more
“connected” than they ever have been before. This is especially true of
our kids. They are constantly on one sort of electronic device or
another. The following is a brief excerpt from a recent article by Daniel Taylor…
According to a 2010 LA Times report,
young people spend on average 53 hours a week watching TV, playing video games,
and sitting at the computer.
Facebook users spend about
15 hours a month on the social networking site.
People are walking
– and driving – blindly while texting, sometimes walking into fountains and even falling off cliffs.
If that Los Angeles
Times report is true, that means that our young people are spending more than
200 hours a month connected to the media.
But we are only
awake for about 480 hours a month.
When it comes to
influencing the American people, nobody has more power than the big media
companies do.
And until we can
break this sick addiction to the mainstream media and get people to start
thinking for themselves, we will never see widespread changes in our
society. As long as people are being “programmed” by the mainstream
media, they will continue to express the opinions, attitudes and beliefs that
have been downloaded into their minds.
Please share this
article with as many people as you can. It is crucial that we wake as
many people up as possible while we still can.
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