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Why Major Newspapers Won’t Endorse Kamala Harris: Democracy dies in broad daylight (archive.ph)

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[–] Buttons@programming.dev 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The journalists and the culture at the newspaper wanted to endorse Harris, but the billionaire owner swooped in and overrode all of that. This is obvious.

I realized there's another layer to how messed up this is though. A newspaper changed it's journalistic practices to benefit an aerospace company (Blue Origin). Why is a newspaper connected to an aerospace company?

More and more companies are being owned by fewer and fewer people. The American dream is dead, the free market is a myth at this point.

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

A primary function of Capitalism is to concentrate wealth. Preferably in as few hands as possible. Regulation is required to keep that from happening, particularly to such extents that cash/speech proxy crosses the threshold beyond which private citizens are no longer bound by State controls.

We probably blew through that tipping point sometime in 2012-2016, so now the train is off the tracks.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 9 points 3 weeks ago

Major news papers owned by capitalist daddies are hedging their bets?

I wonder why they would do such a thing lol

Also, why ius there an expectation that they would endorse her anyway? Are DNC clowns finding out media belongs to owner?

DNC can't even get basics done anymore lol

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

For anyone on a VPN, here's the original source. Can't help on the paywall front without suggesting software, but this is an important analysis of how newsrooms work for nonjournalists to read.

[–] Gaywallet@beehaw.org 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I didn't hit a paywall, but here's the 12ft.io link

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you.

[–] Safeguard@beehaw.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

"Democracy dies in broad daylight" ? No; Fascism is born in silence.

[–] AMomentToBreath@beehaw.org 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I haven't had internet access for a bit now. What happened?

[–] JonEFive@midwest.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

Washington Post won't be endorsing a candidate (which was without any doubt going to be Kamala) this election because the paper's new owner (Jeff Bezos) said not to.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Democracy (if we ever even had it) died a long time ago.

[–] storksforlegs@beehaw.org 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No, Democracy isn't dead. Its wounded and limping, but its still alive enough at the moment. Otherwise why would the billionaires and other assholes be trying so hard to discourage voting? It does matter if you vote. Fashy types want people to think it doesnt matter and sit it out.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

I never sit it out. I don't believe it makes any difference, but I do it anyway. Our leaders are all "fashy types" no matter what. I've been voting and active since '96 and every president has been a war criminal. Every single time, I watch people pretend like one is the devil, and the other is an earnest agent of good. They're always both the devil.