New Report Shows Big-Money Politics and Broadcast Media Are Undermining Democracy

'Citizens Inundated' documents how the media profits from elections, even as news coverage shrinks

On Thursday, Free Press released Citizens Inundated, a report that follows the money trail from big-spending political donors to the bank accounts of the nation's largest broadcast companies. Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 9, 2012

As big money corrupts and breaks the soul of our democratic process, it is also corrupting the commercial press which brings us the ads as well as the news -- and implicit conflict of interest that needs to be addressed if there is to be a reason to trust the news.

“It’s a corrupt process that enriches media execs while leaving voters awash in misinformation,” says Timothy Karr, Free Press senior director of strategy ... More »

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by Bob Herrschaft - Feb. 4, 2012

The media crisis in a nutshell(click on the link)

It’s a system that serves viewers and voters very poorly, and powerful media companies want to keep it that way. More »

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