by Henry Oliner | Jan 7, 2022 | Media
When the news media or echo chamber of social media blocks someone who offers an opinion they deem ‘dangerous’ they do not silence them, they amplify them for two reasons. The first reason is that they can find outlets elsewhere they can not control. Joe...
by Henry Oliner | Oct 13, 2021 | Media, Politics, Progressivism
From Joel Kotkin at Newsweek, The New Face of Oligarchy: But the tech oligarchy is not only a threat to American consumers. It’s likey to have a radical impact on workers, too. The tech elite differ significantly from the old corporate hegemons who needed a...
by Henry Oliner | Oct 12, 2021 | Media
From Joel Kotkin at Newsweek, The New Face of Oligarchy: The real question when it comes to big tech is not the one posed by Haugen’s testimony—whether Facebook and the other tech platforms allow “misinformation” or “hate speech” on their...
by Henry Oliner | Sep 7, 2021 | Media, Politics, Progressivism
from Kevin Williamson at National Review, Like a Rolling Stone: These things follow a pattern: When Lena Dunham made up a story about being raped while a student at Oberlin, her fictitious villain was not a member of the chess team or the president of the campus...
by Henry Oliner | Jun 6, 2021 | Media
Under the fairness doctrine equal time and balance were required of controversial issues until the FCC removed it in 1987. This was different from the equal time rule that affected coverage of candidates which remains in effect. The equal time rule only applies to...
by Henry Oliner | May 24, 2021 | Media
from Erick Erickson, Fear, Loathing, and the GOP: In the process, the media is further alienating themselves from the truth and the public from the media. The reality is that the American public is less and less inclined to believe the media’s version of events. When...
