PNN w/Jeanine Molloff - WHY corporate media helps Trump. It's all about profits.
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Corporate media has been 'carrying water' for Trump. They have been soft peddling his incompetent and dangerous record, while criticizing democrats or progressives. Until recently, the corporate media has received a 'pass' for its complicity as it assists the march to fascism. Now, multiple independent news outlets are asking the question--why is corporate media giving Trump a pass? The answer is simple--profits. The news has become a profit making enterprise for the far right, in it's quest for click bait. This week's show will focus on why the news should be, (and remain), non-profit, or an acceptable loss for corporations. Once the news departments were under the control of the business managers--they ceased to be 'news.' Once Reagan discarded the fairness doctrine, corporate managers infamously stated that ..."news is what I say it is." We will examine the need for news to be non profit. We will also introduce a new feature titled: Dumb Donnie Trump's Festivus Airing of Grievances. Tailored after the Seinfeld farce, we will air some of Trump's most insane and stupid rants. We will also have a few musical parodies as well. Join me. Jeanine
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