If big media's liberal bias is so pernicious, why has the GOP been actively working to let big media grow even larger and more influential?
Since President Bush took office in 2009, the Republican-led FCC has repeatedly moved to roll back a variety of media ownership limits, allowing mainstream media companies to own more outlets and wield more power. The FCC votes have always been along party lines. After the FCC votes, bills have been proposed in Congress to undo the FCC's actions, to prevent big media from getting bigger. But Republicans continue to vote against such measures, or to prevent a vote from even taking place (Hastert in 2003/4).
You're right that media has a responsibility to report the facts. But when a few huge corporations control most of our media and distort the truth, the solution is to hold their influence in check by placing limits on their power and fostering more diverse ownership with more local control. Yet time and time again, your party resists taking action and in fact advocates for the opposite.
If your party is serious about big media distortions, stop complaining and start acting.
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If big media's liberal bias is so pernicious, why has the GOP been actively working to let big media grow even larger and more influential?
Since President Bush took office in 2009, the Republican-led FCC has repeatedly moved to roll back a variety of media ownership limits, allowing mainstream media companies to own more outlets and wield more power. The FCC votes have always been along party lines. After the FCC votes, bills have been proposed in Congress to undo the FCC's actions, to prevent big media from getting bigger. But Republicans continue to vote against such measures, or to prevent a vote from even taking place (Hastert in 2003/4).
You're right that media has a responsibility to report the facts. But when a few huge corporations control most of our media and distort the truth, the solution is to hold their influence in check by placing limits on their power and fostering more diverse ownership with more local control. Yet time and time again, your party resists taking action and in fact advocates for the opposite.
If your party is serious about big media distortions, stop complaining and start acting.