Eegore wrote on 07/27/18 at 09:49:26:In-house and party spin is expected.....
That is the nature of campaigning.
When the networks do it willingly, that has crossed the line of integrity.
I think you can fairly see the effects of closing, layoffs, etc, with media outlets, in the news industry, as such.
Is this sole cause, no, but it is a factor.
My oldest is highly awarded in the marketing industry, its all about perception, when generating sales.
Politics, and the media, is a market, make no mistake about that....
They need to sell you so their cash keeps coming in.
With the invent of "instant recall" via the INTERNET, its getting harder to market deception, and their claims get more outlandish, which, reveals their deceit, even more.....
Like a guilty man strapped to the electric chair, crying his innocents with his last breath.
If a person uses this technology to affirm what he WANTS TO BELIEVE, he is a sitting duck, a fool, and a tool, for those who want to hang on to their lost causes.
Not to mention, stupid.
Anything you have not heard and seen with your OWN EYES, is suspect....
And half of that is questionable too