Tim, if mainstream America found the press offensive, they would not watch or read it. They would watch Fox or read the National Review.
Ted, you make an excellent point.
You'll agree with me most people get their news from TV. Until recently, ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN were the only significant sources of TV news, they were all liberal, and the people had no alternative. In effect, the liberals held news hostage.
Along came Fox News. People have FLOCKED to it, to where you have weirdness like O'Reilly's sudden rise in the ratings to defeat Larry King Live, a CNN extremist liberal program. In markets that were not controlled by liberals, conservative shows have consistently captured the markets -- for example Limbaugh, Dr. Laura, Mike Reagan, etc., programs with longevity against such programs as Jim Hightower's (extremist liberal, former Texas RR Commissioner) which collapsed. The point being, when given a choice, the people prefer a conservative or more neutral perspective, yet the news media is still dominated by liberalism. Few liberal programs survive the listenership test when you put them to the people.
This is NOT a free press. This is propaganda. |
