the revolution will not be televised — but what about the internet?

 

the revolution will not be televised — but what about the internet?

https://youtu.be/90zm9DCBbXo?si=rUfrW6esSiEPB2_f

I was a huge Bernie Sanders fan, and this is an important video I want people to watch.

Back in 2016, more than 1,000 people reportedly protested outside CNN's Los Angeles headquarters over what they called the Bernie blackout. After Bernie Sanders won caucuses in Hawaii, Washington and Alaska, protesters questioned how much attention the mainstream media was giving his campaign.

Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks breaks down the controversy in the video featured in my original blog post.

Here's what I want people to think about: television isn't the internet, but the same questions about who controls the message still matter.

Television networks decide what makes the news, how much attention a story receives, and which voices get heard. Online platforms have their own gatekeepers, algorithms and corporate interests. Information can be buried, overlooked or removed from view.

We need independent journalism. We need people who question powerful institutions. And we need audiences willing to look beyond the headlines and ask difficult questions.

When the media becomes part of the establishment it is supposed to scrutinize, who holds the powerful accountable?

I wrote this in April 2016. Nearly evearything about how we consume information has changed since then, but the question remains worth asking.

Watch the video and tell me what you think.

https://youtu.be/90zm9DCBbXo?si=rUfrW6esSiEPB2_f

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