OK, one of the hallmarks of our society is the free market principle, right?
The market will dictate the flow of commodities, right?
For example, apples are consumed in great quantities because they are desired by a large segment of our society. Figs are consumed in much smaller quantities because they are desired by a much smaller segment of society.
Popular television shows stay on the air because there is demand for them (and thus televised advertising can be sold in large quantities and rates). Unpopular television shows do not stay on the air due to the lack of demand for them (and the inability to sell advertising time on these shows).
How is it then, that "liberal media" dominates the airwaves and printing presses of the country? Why is there not an even balance of "conservative" and "liberal" media, reflecting the consumption preferences of American society? How is it that this one commodity, apart from all others in our society, our marketplace, defies the laws of the market? How is it that a product that is truly undesired by half the consumers in America nonethless thrives?
I'll tell you why. Because the "liberal media" concept is a crock. The media we have is a result of the collective consumption desire of our society. The laws of the marketplace say that we have a media that directly reflects the perspectives of our constituents. We have an "American" media, that is reflective of our "American" society.
Demand for a wholly liberal media would wither. The marketplace would adjust to the demands of its consumers. And we would have what we, in fact, have. A media product that satisfies the desires of the citizenry/market.
Concept of "Mainstream Liberal Media" = a crock
The market will dictate the flow of commodities, right?
For example, apples are consumed in great quantities because they are desired by a large segment of our society. Figs are consumed in much smaller quantities because they are desired by a much smaller segment of society.
Popular television shows stay on the air because there is demand for them (and thus televised advertising can be sold in large quantities and rates). Unpopular television shows do not stay on the air due to the lack of demand for them (and the inability to sell advertising time on these shows).
How is it then, that "liberal media" dominates the airwaves and printing presses of the country? Why is there not an even balance of "conservative" and "liberal" media, reflecting the consumption preferences of American society? How is it that this one commodity, apart from all others in our society, our marketplace, defies the laws of the market? How is it that a product that is truly undesired by half the consumers in America nonethless thrives?
I'll tell you why. Because the "liberal media" concept is a crock. The media we have is a result of the collective consumption desire of our society. The laws of the marketplace say that we have a media that directly reflects the perspectives of our constituents. We have an "American" media, that is reflective of our "American" society.
Demand for a wholly liberal media would wither. The marketplace would adjust to the demands of its consumers. And we would have what we, in fact, have. A media product that satisfies the desires of the citizenry/market.
Concept of "Mainstream Liberal Media" = a crock