Leftwing Media Donations 9-1 for Dems/Left (msnbc)

[White_Male_Canada]

Journalists dole out cash to politicians (quietly)
News organizations diverge on handling of political activism by staff

By Bill Dedman
Investigative reporter
MSNBC
Updated: 11:20 a.m. ET June 21, 2007

Whether you sample your news feed from ABC or CBS (or, yes, even NBC and MSNBC), whether you prefer Fox News Channel or National Public Radio, The Wall Street Journal or The New Yorker, some of the journalists feeding you are also feeding cash to politicians, parties or political action committees.

MSNBC.com identified 144 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 17 gave to Republicans. Two gave to both parties.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19113485

Complete list of Journalists who wrote political checks
And their explanations, from ‘Yikes!’ to ‘They’re all in somebody’s pocket’

The following 144 journalists made campaign contributions from 2004 through the first quarter of 2007, according to Federal Election Commission records studied by MSNBC.com:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19113455

[North_of_60]

The Center for American Progress and Free Press today released the first-ever statistical analysis of the political make-up of talk radio in the United States. It confirms that talk radio, one of the most widely used media formats in America, is dominated almost exclusively by conservatives.

The new report - entitled "The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio" - raises serious questions about whether the companies licensed to broadcast over the public radio airwaves are serving the listening needs of all Americans.

While progressive talk is making inroads on commercial stations, right-wing talk reigns supreme on America's airwaves. Some key findings:

• In the spring of 2007, of the 257 news/talk stations owned by the top five commercial station owners, 91 percent of the total weekday talk radio programming was conservative, and only 9 percent was progressive.

• Each weekday, 2,570 hours and 15 minutes of conservative talk are broadcast on these stations compared to 254 hours of progressive talk - 10 times as much conservative talk as progressive talk.

• 76 percent of the news/talk programming in the top 10 radio markets is conservative, while 24 percent is progressive.

Read the full report here : 8)

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/06/pdf/talk_radio.pdf

[White_Male_Canada]

Silly boy, talk radio only survives in the crucible of debate. You call in and tell the person , "you`re wrong because of these salient facts..."

The radio talk show host lives or dies in this type of atmosphere. That is why left-wing talk radio is destroyed in the arena of open debate.

Television news is a one way dialogue. There is no debate.

[North_of_60]

Here we go again... : progressive can't sustain a salient debate. :roll:

(...) 43 percent of regular talk radio listeners identify as conservative, while 23 percent identify as liberal and 30 percent as moderate. The ideological breakdown of the country as a whole during this same period was very similar—36 percent conservative, 21 percent liberal, and 35 percent moderate. It is difficult to argue that the existing audience for talk radio is only interested in hearing one side of public debates, given the diversity, there is a clear demand and proven
success of progressive talk (...)

It's more of a sructural problem than any of those silly arguments you have exposed. When 91% of talk radio offers conservative content, I don't see much of a debate, and it seems more obscuring than anything salient.

I say follow the money...

[White_Male_Canada]

Here we go again... : progressive can't sustain a salient debate.

(...) 43 percent of regular talk radio listeners identify as conservative, while 23 percent identify as liberal and 30 percent as moderate. The ideological breakdown of the country as a whole during this same period was very similar—36 percent conservative, 21 percent liberal, and 35 percent moderate. It is difficult to argue that the existing audience for talk radio is only interested in hearing one side of public debates, given the diversity, there is a clear demand and proven
success of progressive talk (...)

It's more of a sructural problem than any of those silly arguments you have exposed. When 91% of talk radio offers conservative content, I don't see much of a debate, and it seems more obscuring than anything salient.

I say follow the money...

Ergo the "fairness doctrine" right ? Target only talk radio and leave the left-wing media in print and TV out of the proposed legislation.

Talk radio is dominated by "conservative content" ? It`s not conservative to advocate the actual intent of the US Constitution. This is the principle reason why leftists get destroyed when taking calls, which is a mainstay of talk radio, a two way dialogue.

I`m all for a fairness doctrine if ABCNBCCBSCNNPBS have to take calls after a 15 minute monlogue.

But we all know what the "fairness doctrine" is all about. It`s about violating the 1st Amendment and silencing debate.

[White_Male_Canada]

Here we go again... : progressive can't sustain a salient debate. :roll:


It's more of a sructural problem than any of those silly arguments you have exposed. When 91% of talk radio offers conservative content, I don't see much of a debate, and it seems more obscuring than anything salient.

I say follow the money...

Yup, let`s "regulate" the free market of ideas. Can`t compete, shut it down.

Here come the Stalinists. And you know what ? You`re gonna get such an ass kicking even our feet inside our shoes are gonna be sore. 8)

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/2042.html

[North_of_60]

Here we go again... : progressive can't sustain a salient debate. :roll:


It's more of a sructural problem than any of those silly arguments you have exposed. When 91% of talk radio offers conservative content, I don't see much of a debate, and it seems more obscuring than anything salient.

I say follow the money...

Yup, let`s "regulate" the free market of ideas. Can`t compete, shut it down.

Here come the Stalinists. And you know what ? You`re gonna get such an ass kicking even our feet inside our shoes are gonna be sore. 8)

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/2042.html

You keep kissing free market's ass like the little sissy you are.
Once corporations like Clear Channel takes a market all over, it ain't free anymore.

Three tyrannical systems arised in the 20th century. Bolshevism, and fascism have collapsed, but private corporatism is still alive and flourishing.

You've demonstrate many times you were the one who likes to hang around this board with a sore butt.

[White_Male_Canada]

Here we go again... : progressive can't sustain a salient debate. :roll:


It's more of a sructural problem than any of those silly arguments you have exposed. When 91% of talk radio offers conservative content, I don't see much of a debate, and it seems more obscuring than anything salient.

I say follow the money...

Yup, let`s "regulate" the free market of ideas. Can`t compete, shut it down.

Here come the Stalinists. And you know what ? You`re gonna get such an ass kicking even our feet inside our shoes are gonna be sore. 8)

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/2042.html

You keep kissing free market's ass like the little sissy you are.
Once corporations like Clear Channel takes a market all over, it ain't free anymore.

Three tyrannical systems arised in the 20th century. Bolshevism, and fascism have collapsed, but private corporatism is still alive and flourishing.

You've demonstrate many times you were the one who likes to hang around this board with a sore butt.

You`re full of shit. This is an end run to shut down debate, period, end of story.

Congress and the FCC could easily give out new licenses to the kook fringe left. But what`s the use, they`d go belly-up just like AirAmerica.

[North_of_60]

Talk about shit...

Clear Channel Worldwide Inc. is the US largest owner of radio stations (over 1200 stations in all 50 states and DC) and the ties between Bush Co. and vice-chairman Tom Hicks are not so good looking.

...not to mention Kevin J. Martin and Republican controlled-FCC.

John Halpin — one of the principal authors of the radio report — noted that there is no “free market” under the current system. “There is little free speech or free choice in a market system that pushes out one-sided information 90 percent of the time on the radio,” he said. “Radio stations are licensed to operate in the public interest. Promoting one point of view over all others does not meet any reasonable public-interest standard.”


This talk radio issue is... developing... as would say your wingnut buddy Drudge.

[guyone]

Come on now. How do you explain the failure of Air America or the low ratings of NPR? Liberals don't listen to AM. They're more of an FM kind of breed.

[North_of_60]

Come on now. How do you explain the failure of Air America or the low ratings of NPR? Liberals don't listen to AM. They're more of an FM kind of breed.

Let's leave Air America out of this debate and move slightly to the centre. No Mao Tze-Toung red book on the table or Joseph Staline poster on the wall. In the middle, slightly to the left.

Now...

Talk radio influence a lot of people and it influence election in this country. Ed Shultz has better rating than Hannity in several markets and can't find stations to carry him beside the usual hundred stations that broadcast progressive shows. Ownership is an issue.

[guyone]

Air America had a varying degrees of liberal views but they certainly weren't communists. I don't think that Liberals really like listening to AM radio and it just doesn't make sense for an audience that really disagrees with someone's consistent viewpoint that that same audience would continue to tune in to said personality on a regular or even daily basis. I really don't feel there is any conspiracy here.

How do you explain the success of Fox News channel? Cable companies don't force them on their viewers. As a matter of fact they are pretty far down on the dial on most if not all cable providers listings.

I personally feel that there are many, many people who openly may not appear to take a right wing stance but vote republican on election day.

[North_of_60]

San Antonio Texas based Clear Channel's top management has a history with Bush co.

Karl Rove have use right-wing radio for years to pump the emotions of right wing voters. In March 2003, the company was revealed to be behind the pro war rallies "Rally for America" promoted by its affiliate stations throughout US.

The spoken word is a formidable weapon. One company or one political party should not own the airwaves. When one controls the message, one controls the ends and stage the event.

When Reagan deregulated the airwaves, up came the rise of Limbaugh.

[White_Male_Canada]

Let Congress and the FCC hand out free licenses to left-wing groups if they want "balance".

The fact is this is the Stalinist left trying to shut down free speech.