Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "Why No One Trusts the Mainstream Media | Short Clips" video.

  1. Some are calling it "access media." Media who shill for one side or the other in return for insider access. I personally don't mind if a network or newspaper is biased. And I can figure out what their bias is, right quick. But most people just listen/watch/read one or two main sources and think they're getting the whole story, but they aren't. The 1st Amendment is ALL about having an axe to grind and the right to grind that axe. I'm totally OK with the legacy networks coming out of the closet and admitting they're partisan. That's the way the Framers of the U.S. Constitution intended it. They didn't ever believe in "objective news." That's just a myth that got foisted on us when the "new technology" of radio and the the "new technology" of television were invented, people recognized their power to influence, and NObody IMAGINED there could be more than 3 or 4 channels! Now we have MILLIONS of channels, all competing for market share, and almost all of them with biases. 150 years ago, people understood they were getting the opinions of the owner of the local paper. Now, people believe - MISTAKENLY - that the news THEY are getting is the unvarnished truth. Well, until a few years ago, that's what people thought. Now, people know they need to shop around and hear all sides of an argument. In the long term, it's healthier for us. In the short term, we have millions of people captured by ideologues.
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