Will posts today about the SJ-R wanting to keep Ann Coulter to maintain balance in the opinion section even though the deck, by Will’s calculation, is stacked 2-1 in favor of the conservatives. (I forgot the paper also carries Michelle Malkin who, despite my earlier comments, may actually be in Coulter’s league.)
But let’s look at another medium – local talk radio. We essentially have three talk radio stations in town: WMAY, WTAX and WFMB-AM. WFMB is sports so they don’t count for my purpose here. That leaves WMAY and WTAX
Here we have the lineup for WTAX:
But let’s look at another medium – local talk radio. We essentially have three talk radio stations in town: WMAY, WTAX and WFMB-AM. WFMB is sports so they don’t count for my purpose here. That leaves WMAY and WTAX
Here we have the lineup for WTAX:
100% conservative all day and all night. Most of it hardcore conservative. (Noory and Howard aren't political for the most part).Next WMAY:
Hmmm, which of these things is not like the others? That would be Jim Leach, the only progressive (well, mostly) voice in town. (I have no idea who Phil Valentine and Dirk Vann are but given their time slots, who cares).By my count, that puts the conservative advantage at 11-1. Sounds very balanced to me. Good thing the paper evens things out a bit with only a 2-1 discrepancy.
So while things suck on the SJ-R’s opinion page, they are much, much worse on the airwaves.
So while things suck on the SJ-R’s opinion page, they are much, much worse on the airwaves.
2 comments:
Good point. This must be the liberal media conservatives keep bitching about.
Great point, and nice presentation Dave.
Those who have the money invest in, or own media outlets.
They then use those media outlets to promote conservative ideology which tend to reduce their taxes (often at the cost of a balanced budget).
Now if this was strictly newsprint, I wouldn't care so much, but anything that takes a government enforcement of an oligopoly (broadcast media), which keeps others out of the market, effectively enforces rule of the most corrupt.
This is so due to lobbying by the few to control radio waves which is essentially having the local sherrif tell citizens that they can't use the creek in their backyards because that resource is all locked up for some rich landholder who paid off the mayor.
Corruption plain and simple.
But you don't hear any complaints from so called conservatives about this incredible relationship between the media companies, and government - never.
JP
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