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Bourgeois media is means of communication (usually news media) that is owned, controlled, or otherwise serves the interests of the bourgeois class.^[1]^[2] Bourgeois media can be either state-owned, such as UK's BBC or Qatar's Al Jazeera, or for-profit media, such as AT&T-owned CNN. In common political discourse, the term "corporate media" is also used to specifically refer to means of communication controlled by for-profit corporations promoting their own interests.^[3]^[4]

United States

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In the United States, 6 corporations control 90% of all of broadcast media.^[5] Individual billionaires also bankroll their own propaganda outlets, ranging from liberal Democrats like Bill Gates^[6] to right-wing oil billionaires behind the anti-communist PragerU.^[7]^[8] Additionally, one of the richest individuals in the world, Jeff Bezos (the owner of Amazon), owns and controls the Washington Post in order to promote his own financial interests.^[9]

Support for war

As US General Smedly Butler said, war is a racket. The corporations that own the media are usually the beneficiaries of this racket, either directly through investments, or indirectly through the economic activity as a result of imperialist war.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

Attacks against progressive candidates

Despite the fact that many "progressives" are merely social-democrats who do not challenge the capitalist system, they're still attacked by the corporate media for weakly threatening the control that corporations hold over society.^[14]^[15]^[16]

Alternatives

References

↑ Lenin (1917). Draft Resolution On Freedom Of The Press. [MIA]
↑ "The American Empire and its Media". Swiss Policy Research.
↑ Corporate Media: the Enemy of the People by Paul Street on CounterPunch on Aug 17, 2018
↑ After 20 Years of Failed War, Corporate Media Still Give Wars of Empire a Pass by Robin Andersen on CounterPunch
↑ Nickie Lousie (2020-09-18). "These 6 corporations control 90% of the media outlets in America. The illusion of choice and objectivity" techstartups.com.
↑ Alan Macleod (2021-11-15). "Revealed: Documents Show Bill Gates Has Given $319 Million to Media Outlets" Mintpress News.
↑ Claire Goforth (2019-10-25). "PragerU is conservatism for the youths—brought to you by old billionaires"
↑ "Right-Wing Views for Generation Z, Five Minutes at a Time".
↑ Alan Macleod (2021-06-18). "With Bezos at the Helm, Democracy Dies at the Washington Post Editorial Board" MintPress News. Archived from the original.
↑ The (im)proper meshing of the corporate media and the military-industrial complex
↑ Push for War Highlights Need for Independent Media
↑ Corporate Media Are Erasing US’s Long-Term Culpability for Afghanistan War on TruthOut
↑ Jimmy Dore. "Unhinged Pro-War Maniac Rant Welcomed On MSNBC" The Jimmy Dore Show.
↑ Corporate media attacks Progressive candidates after Democratic Debate
↑ Bias Against Progressive Candidates Evident in Corporate Media Coverage of Democratic Primary
↑ The People vs. the Democratic Establishment: The Coming Attack on Progressive Candidates

[1] Lenin (1917). Draft Resolution On Freedom Of The Press. [MIA]

[2] "The American Empire and its Media". Swiss Policy Research.

[3] Corporate Media: the Enemy of the People by Paul Street on CounterPunch on Aug 17, 2018

[4] After 20 Years of Failed War, Corporate Media Still Give Wars of Empire a Pass by Robin Andersen on CounterPunch

[5] Nickie Lousie (2020-09-18). "These 6 corporations control 90% of the media outlets in America. The illusion of choice and objectivity" techstartups.com.

[6] Alan Macleod (2021-11-15). "Revealed: Documents Show Bill Gates Has Given $319 Million to Media Outlets" Mintpress News.

[7] Claire Goforth (2019-10-25). "PragerU is conservatism for the youths—brought to you by old billionaires"

[8] "Right-Wing Views for Generation Z, Five Minutes at a Time".

[9] Alan Macleod (2021-06-18). "With Bezos at the Helm, Democracy Dies at the Washington Post Editorial Board" MintPress News. Archived from the original.

[10] The (im)proper meshing of the corporate media and the military-industrial complex

[11] Push for War Highlights Need for Independent Media

[12] Corporate Media Are Erasing US’s Long-Term Culpability for Afghanistan War on TruthOut

[13] Jimmy Dore. "Unhinged Pro-War Maniac Rant Welcomed On MSNBC" The Jimmy Dore Show.

[14] Corporate media attacks Progressive candidates after Democratic Debate

[15] Bias Against Progressive Candidates Evident in Corporate Media Coverage of Democratic Primary

[16] The People vs. the Democratic Establishment: The Coming Attack on Progressive Candidates

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 In the [[United States of America|United States]], 6 corporations control 90% of all of broadcast media.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Nickie Lousie|date=2020-09-18|title=These 6 corporations control 90% of the media outlets in America. The illusion of choice and objectivity|url=https://techstartups.com/2020/09/18/6-corporations-control-90-media-america-illusion-choice-objectivity-2020/|newspaper=techstartups.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> Individual billionaires also bankroll their own propaganda outlets, ranging from liberal [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] like Bill Gates<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Alan Macleod]]|date=2021-11-15|title=Revealed: Documents Show Bill Gates Has Given $319 Million to Media Outlets|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/documents-show-bill-gates-has-given-319-million-to-media-outlets/278943/|newspaper=[[Mintpress News]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> to right-wing oil billionaires behind the [[Anti-communism|anti-communist]] PragerU.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Claire Goforth|date=2019-10-25|title=PragerU is conservatism for the youths—brought to you by old billionaires|url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/prager-u-benefactors-dan-wilks-sheldon-adelson/|newspaper=|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=|title=Right-Wing Views for Generation Z, Five Minutes at a Time|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/04/us/politics/dennis-prager-university.html|newspaper=|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> Additionally, one of the richest individuals in the world, [[Jeff Bezos]] (the owner of [[Amazon.com, Inc.|Amazon]]), owns and controls the [[The Washington Post|Washington Post]] in order to promote his own financial interests.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Alan Macleod]]|date=2021-06-18|title=With Bezos at the Helm, Democracy Dies at the Washington Post Editorial Board|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/jeff-bezos-at-helm-democracy-dies-at-washington-post-editorial-board/277738/|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203143509/https://www.mintpressnews.com/jeff-bezos-at-helm-democracy-dies-at-washington-post-editorial-board/277738/|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>
 ==Support for war==
-As US General Smedly Butler said, [[Library:War is a racket|war is a racket]]. The corporations that own the media are usually the beneficiaries of this racket, either directly through investments, or indirectly through the economic activity as a result of imperialist war.<ref>[https://miscellanynews.org/2021/05/13/opinions/the-improper-meshing-of-the-corporate-media-and-the-military-industrial-complex/ The (im)proper meshing of the corporate media and the military-industrial complex]</ref><ref>[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/push-for-war-highlights-need-for-independent-media_b_58ee8b0ce4b04cae050dc423 Push for War Highlights Need for Independent Media]</ref><ref>[https://truthout.org/articles/corporate-media-are-erasing-uss-long-term-culpability-for-afghanistan-war/ Corporate Media Are Erasing US’s Long-Term Culpability for Afghanistan War] on [[TruthOut]]</ref>
+As US General Smedly Butler said, [[Library:War is a racket|war is a racket]]. The corporations that own the media are usually the beneficiaries of this racket, either directly through investments, or indirectly through the economic activity as a result of imperialist war.<ref>[https://miscellanynews.org/2021/05/13/opinions/the-improper-meshing-of-the-corporate-media-and-the-military-industrial-complex/ The (im)proper meshing of the corporate media and the military-industrial complex]</ref><ref>[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/push-for-war-highlights-need-for-independent-media_b_58ee8b0ce4b04cae050dc423 Push for War Highlights Need for Independent Media]</ref><ref>[https://truthout.org/articles/corporate-media-are-erasing-uss-long-term-culpability-for-afghanistan-war/ Corporate Media Are Erasing US’s Long-Term Culpability for Afghanistan War] on [[TruthOut]]</ref><ref>{{News citation|author=[[Jimmy Dore]]|newspaper=[[The Jimmy Dore Show]]|title=Unhinged Pro-War Maniac Rant Welcomed On MSNBC|url=https://youtu.be/hb0jpkkzHGg}}</ref>
 ==Attacks against progressive candidates==
 Despite the fact that many "progressives" are merely social-democrats who do not challenge the [[Capitalism|capitalist]] system, they're still attacked by the corporate media for weakly threatening the control that corporations hold over society.<ref>[https://politicsdoneright.com/2019/11/corporate-media-progressive-candidates/ Corporate media attacks Progressive candidates after Democratic Debate]</ref><ref>[https://btlonline.org/bias-against-progressive-candidates-evident-in-corporate-media-coverage-of-democratic-primary/ Bias Against Progressive Candidates Evident in Corporate Media Coverage of Democratic Primary]</ref><ref>[https://truthout.org/articles/the-people-vs-the-democratic-establishment-the-coming-attack-on-progressive-candidates/ The People vs. the Democratic Establishment: The Coming Attack on Progressive Candidates]</ref>