Have you ever wondered who controls the
media you watch, hear, and read from? In today’s society, we spend over
150 hours a month watching television. We also spent countless hours
surfing the Internet, connecting on social media, watching movies,
listening to music, and reading books and magazines.
Americans are more “connected” now than
ever before. It is great that most Americans have easy access to some
form of mainstream media, however, it is terrifying to think that out of
the thousands of television shows, news networks, newspapers, and radio
stations, only six gigantic media conglomerates produce 90 percent of
the media we consume.
Think about it: 6 companies are in charge
of everything you see and hear. Our opinions and beliefs are shaped by
what we see and hear. It is no wonder America is falling into a deep
abyss full of problems and debt. What is worse is that there could be a
major merging of these media conglomerates, leaving 5 companies in total
control of what we see and hear.
It’s sad that most Americans still
believe we live in a democracy. Our media is controlled by only 6
companies that push their own agendas by shaping people’s opinions,
making people believe things they want them to believe, or possibly even
distracting them from what is really going on in the world.
Why don’t we hear about trade deals like
the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the news? It’s going to affect our
every day lives! Why don’t we hear about how the FDA is under funded and
is only inspecting 1 to 2 percent of our food imports? It’s affecting
our health! Why aren’t we hearing about how companies are outsourcing
all of our jobs? It is affecting our middle class!
What is really going on? Time Warner,
Walt Disney, Viacom, News Corporation, CBS Corporation, and Comcast are
influencing us too much. America needs to wake up! We need to break this
sick addiction to mainstream media and start thinking for ourselves. We
are literally being “programmed” with these programs we watch on a
daily basis.
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