Why Is US Media Becoming More Right-Wing?

Something very interesting is happening to mainstream US media, and they're openly admitting it. Why is the news becoming more right-wing?

Why Is US Media Becoming More Right-Wing? – Second Thought

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Citations and Further Reading:

CNN clips

Why rail workers are striking

CNN’s shift to the right

Variety poll on CNN’s shift

Manufacturing Consent

Reactionary Democracy

Twitter silences left-wing voices

CRT

Media monopolization in the US

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[thefbiman]

I hate the disrupting the economy argument so much, thats literally the entire point! If you dont want to treat the workers right, you don't deserve a single penny, let alone a comfortable lifestyle

[opfgnyj]

The same thing is happening in the UK. People are finally getting sick of things and are striking a lot this month but the media are painting the working class as being selfish while not caring the same about politicians

[davidstrelec]

If the railworkers are so powerful and influential on the US economy why aren't they treated as such?

Edit: Mom I'm famous

[SnuubScadoob]

Rail Workers: “Give us sick days!”
The US Media: “Check out this communism over here!”

[beepyou]

"Do you believe a strike is worth it if it would devastate the U.S. economy?"
"Yes."

[Pellow-princess]

I love how a rail strike could “ cost the economy 1 billion in the first week” and the media goes insane. but an over 800 billion defense budget is doable and no one says a word about it.

[Publicistvideos]

The obvious question journalists should have asked is “if what these workers do is so utterly crucial to the entire economy, don’t they deserve basic benefits?”

[zodfanza]

Thank you for reminding people in the US that the USA's definition of "left" is certainly not the international definition of left.

[hoytbangs]

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti- intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” ― Isaac Asimov

[colonel.h.stinkmeaner]

I like the "right before the holiday framing, " because it shows that the anchors care more about the economy on the holidays, than the actual living, breathing, workers who don't get time off for the same holiday.

[SomeSong]

“Give me your poor, your tired, your sick, and the rich will work them to death and blame them for dying on the job.”

[terriem]

Your channel is calming me down. I was starting to feel like I was in a parallel universe with the plummet downward by our country in the last few years. You are explaining things clearly and understandable.
What hypocrisy by the railroad company, pretending a few days of paid sick time is too expensive.

[midnightflare]

Holy shit, did they just try to make the workers feel guilty, like some abusive ex?

[Praisethesunson]

Corporate media in a nutshell.

"Won't somebody PLEASE think of the -children- shareholders?!?!!"

[SirTboneable]

US corporate media is going right because the younger generations don’t get their news through traditional outlets anymore. They are moving to find their older audience. Social media has crushed traditional media, for better or worse.

[TRNATO]

As a European: the US media was never anything BUT right leaning...

[dalathar]

A funny thing that also happens in my country when there are big strikes like this, is the media saying "x amount of money is going to be lost by this inactivity" when amount asked by the workers has been just a fraction of that. Then you can see who are the ones that are not willing to negotiate, and also that companies totally have room to pay better salaries.

[rakkatytam]

I love how in their news stories they are literally telling the workers how much power they actually have

[iammrbeat]

Money. The answer is almost always money.

[zeedon]

“Are you willing to DESTROY the entire country by going on strike?”
“I just wanted some sick days, man”