Though Hungary’s Fidesz party (and its friends) have bought a dominant position in the media — as a socialist prime minister advised Orban to do when he complained of left media dominance — it’s very far from complete. Consider the opposition media’s lively coverage of government scandals last year. Indeed, it’s strikingly less dominant than the overwhelming favouritism shown to the Democrats by US media. (emphasis added)Question: Why don’t wealthy U.S. conservatives buy up leading U.S. media outlets? Where are the Kochs and Adelson when we need them?
If Bezos can buy WaPo, why didn’t some uber-wealthy guys on the right outbid him? Probably because they, as smart businessmen, consider it a money-losing investment. Yet they spend tens of millions on political contributions.
Why not lose the money on Washington’s paper of record instead? Subtile propaganda hiding in plain sight as “news” isn’t stupid, it has more impact than paid political ads because its bias is covert. Hat tip to Power Line for the link.
