But according to the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, whose research is cited in the study, 75% of Americans believe news organizations care most about "attracting the biggest audience" compared with 19% who think the organizations' priority is "informing the public." And 72% saw the press as favoring one side, up from 66% two years earlier.
James Rainey LA Times article
So, it's official, the media sucks and more and more people are starting to realize it. Okay, maybe that's not fair. The media sucks compared to what it once was. The question is: will it get worse before it gets better? When will it get better? Will it get better? Is there hope or is hope merely a foolish dream? Is the media, like our government, out for the buck and nothing else? What pisses me off most about the media in this country is the fact that nearly every outlet is owned by a parent company. It seems like no paper or news agency is autonomous anymore. As a matter of fact, it seems like nearly everything is owned by some parent company anymore. Woe to the small business owner. I've got alot of admiration for those folks, especially independent news people. They start from scratch and try to be honest and direct and informative and they are finally starting to catch on. And yet, some people still believe whatever the major news sources tell them and don't ever doubt a word of it. According to the above mentioned study 19% still buy into the shit that is erroneously called 'news'. Mindless moronic imbeciles who can't take the time to search around for the hard facts and insist on being spoon-fed their daily dose of pre-packaged reality. And I bet most, if not all, fundies and extreme right-wingers are included in that 19%. Yeah, yeah, I'm generalizing, I'm promoting a stereotype. But damnit, it's my turn. I'm one of the bleeding-heart liberal pagan witch drug fiends and sometimes they really are the mindless, intolerant, homophobic, money grubbing, full of equal parts faith and bullshit conservatives. Hey, when did this become another conservative bashing rant? I guess when I started recounting some of the things wrong with this country.
