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Tag Archives: Right wing media
Perception is Reality
Thom Hartmann does a Democratic post-mortem with Indivisible Director Megan Hatcher Mays. This video is about 9 minutes. Last week I discussed the proliferation of conservative media, particularly talk radio, in rural areas throughout the country including Iowa. Progressives have … Continue reading
ABC And Sinclair Affiliates Target Of Grassroots Media Action
Media action alert from Free Press: During the Democratic presidential debate on Thursday, ABC stations — including those owned by notorious right-wing broadcaster Sinclair — ran a racist ad targeting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. A powerful woman of color, Ocasio-Cortez is … Continue reading
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Tagged #mediareform, ABC affiliates, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New Faces GOP, Right wing media, right wing propaganda machine, Sinclair Broadcasting
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Women Transforming Media: Jen Senko
Read my review of Jen Senko’s film here: blogforiowa.com/movie-review-the-brainwashing-of-my-dad/ Connect with Jen Senko on Facebook. She is seeking our help fighting the corrosive effects of right wing propaganda on our democracy. Do you have a personal story of losing a … Continue reading
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Tagged Jen Senko, Right wing media, right wing propaganda, The Brainwashing of My Dad
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Sean Hannity Is The Real President
It has been cast about that Fox News is the real president. Actually, it appears to be Sean Hannity. Media Matters for America Since taking office, President Donald Trump’s relationship with chief Fox News propagandist Sean Hannity has been extensively … Continue reading
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Tagged faux news, Right wing media, Sean Hannity
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Iowa Republicans Still Blindly Following Trump
“Roughly 44 percent of voters nationwide approve of Trump’s job performance and 51 percent disapprove, according to Real Clear Politics’ average of national polls…Those numbers were the same found in Iowa, according to an Iowa Poll published in February in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bobby Kaufmann HD 73, Iowa Republicans, Right wing media, right wing propaganda machine, Trump Republicans
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Fox News Staffer “Pro-Trump Thing Isn’t Working”
From Media Matters for America – mediamatters.org/blog/2018/06/04/fox-news-reportedly-having-difficulty-selling-ads Fox News in trouble: “The pro-Trump thing isn’t working” Fox News is reportedly having trouble selling ads for Sean Hannity’s and Laura Ingraham’s shows. One Fox News staffer told Vanity Fair‘s Gabriel Sherman … Continue reading
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Tagged fake news, media reform, Right wing media
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How The GOP Went Crazy
Excerpts from a long but must-read article by By Kurt Andersen for Slate It wasn’t until the age of right-wing talk radio and Fox News and Breitbart that the Establishment lost control, as crackpot habits of mind achieved dominance. An … Continue reading
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Tagged Republicanism, Right wing media, right wing propaganda machine, Sean Hannity
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What Fox Viewers See Day In, Day Out
What Fox News [Entertainment, as it states on their license] viewers saw day in, day out last June, the same month Trump threatened to fire Mueller.
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Tagged Right wing media, right wing propaganda machine
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Fox News Has Ruined An Entire Generation
Jen Senko is a guest on this broadcast. Click here to see my review of her documentary about right wing media, The Brainwashing of My Dad.
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Tagged Fox News, Right wing media
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Why People Believe Crazy Stuff
Weekly update from Media Matters for America. Click here to sign up for the MMA weekly newsletter. Hoaxes spread immediately after Las Vegas massacre A lone gunman killed at least 59 and injured hundreds in Las Vegas. It took mere … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative media, fake conspiracy theories, fake news, Las Vegas shooting, media reform, Right wing media
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