🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: rec.mag
Article #61

Re: The Media Monopoly (part 7)

#61
From: Richard A. Schumacher
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1992 23:34
14 lines
1326 bytes
In <9210050434.AA06784@igc.apc.org> nlns@igc.apc.org (New Liberation News Service) writes:
>everything." Americans pay for the advertising which supports 
>these media by paying *extra* for the goods being promoted in the 
>advertisements. And ironically, "All of this is never made clear 
>to them in the communications they most depend on -- the 
>advertising-supported newspapers, magazines, and commercial 
>broadcasting."

What kind of moron needs this fact pointed out to them?

Oh, sorry; you did say "Americans". Never mind.

Perhaps the writer meant to observe that the media rarely criticise
their advertisers.
Technical Details
Message-ID: <schumach.718328080@convex.convex.com>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!sgiblab!darwin.sura.net!convex!schumach
References: <9210050434.AA06784@igc.apc.org>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Newsgroups: rec.mag
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!sgiblab!darwin.sura.net!convex!schumach
From: schumach@convex.com (Richard A. Schumacher)
Subject: Re: The Media Monopoly (part 7)
Message-ID: <schumach.718328080@convex.convex.com>
Sender: usenet@convex.com (news access account)
Nntp-Posting-Host: starman.convex.com
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
References: <9210050434.AA06784@igc.apc.org>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 23:34:40 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.
Lines: 18