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HB 129Yep, I have written my local NC senator and representative. The representative voted against it mainly because she is a democrat and because she is from one of the larger cities in NC (Greensboro). But people, just watch because this is exactly what you get with the republicons and esp tea party candidates in general. Fortunately, Gov Perdue will likely veto this bill. What is really interesting is that as important as this bill is, NONE of the local TV news stations or even the local rag have picked up information about this bill. WXII, WFMY, WGHP have all ignored it and the Greensboro News and Record hasn't had any stories about it lately either. Very interesting don't you think. Where is the money flowing from and to (from TWC into the media's hands in advertising dollars I'll bet? LOL) |
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So on one hand you are blaming "replicons" and the tea party but the local news outlets (democrat supporters) are not covering it. So the liberal media seems to be the ones that let you down. |
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They are no angels thats for sure. And a TV station thats already suffering from an expensive digital upgrade two years ago plus tight budgets on withering advertising revenue is not likely to air something that would anger TWC. They cannot afford to lose the advertising revenue. And yet this issue is more important than the advertising revenue.
Also, your statement is false. There are many conservatives in the media especially in the south. And for instance, WGHP which is the local Fox affiliate and OWNED by fox as a corporate station hasn't aired anything about this bill either.
Both parties are corrupt. Your statements are false. "liberal media" is just a canned phrase parroted from a radio program. Also if you look in most editorial columns in newspapers (at least around here) you will see comments from both conservative and liberal editors.
"liberal media" is nothing but an excuse to have a press that bends to reporting only the way a right wing fanatic decides it should be. But if the media reports both sides then they are "liberal". BS. |
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Another thought about local media is that they are dependent on TWC to carry their programming in the first place. It is in a TV station's interest to maintain the status quo if it keeps them on the air in a local market's cable system. And unfortunately, TWC rules the day on that. One of the problem is that they have an almost monopoly status at least on the internet. Dish and DirecTV are barely enough competition on the TV side. |
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For one I don't listen to Hannity or Rush. And a FOX affiliate has nothing to do with Fox News on cable. A Fox affiliate is not a local version of Fox News but rather an affiliate of the Fox Broadcasting Company. Yes, both owned by the Fox Corporation. But let's not get into the consolidation of media companies.
Here in Raleigh the CBS affiliate (WRAL) is also the Fox affiliate (WRAZ).
Is that informative enough for you? And don't tell me to shut up on an internet forum that I've been a part of a lot longer than you. |
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