Comments on: The difference between mainstream public opinion and the “mainstream media” http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/10/the-difference-between-mainstream-public-opinion-and-the-mainstream-media/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:41:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Erika Price http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/10/the-difference-between-mainstream-public-opinion-and-the-mainstream-media/#comment-16084 Erika Price Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:28:56 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2158#comment-16084 Never fear. The Corporate Media becomes more obsolete everyday, as the typing hands tear apart the talking heads. Corporate Media is still big and bad and powerful, no doubt, but at least people unaffiliated with it <i>can</i> have a voice now. The best textbook example of this, politics aside, is the crazy amount of money and support Ron Paul was able to generate online, despite really lackluster MSM coverage. The internet has made it possible for people to realize that they are not alone in disagreeing vehemently with what their television tells them. People know that so-called MSM does not represent them, and they flock to blogs, social networking and online news sources. I think eventually the popularity of the internet will topple this foolish, old-fashioned media. I think we stand a chance. Never fear. The Corporate Media becomes more obsolete everyday, as the typing hands tear apart the talking heads. Corporate Media is still big and bad and powerful, no doubt, but at least people unaffiliated with it can have a voice now. The best textbook example of this, politics aside, is the crazy amount of money and support Ron Paul was able to generate online, despite really lackluster MSM coverage.

The internet has made it possible for people to realize that they are not alone in disagreeing vehemently with what their television tells them. People know that so-called MSM does not represent them, and they flock to blogs, social networking and online news sources. I think eventually the popularity of the internet will topple this foolish, old-fashioned media. I think we stand a chance.

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