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Bernie’s views of the free press, no doubt informed by his staffer (& my friend, journalist ‘til he dies) David Sirota, are EXACTLY IT.
— Brandon Smith (@muckrakery) August 27, 2019
Basically, there’s a huge diff b/w evidence-free claims of bias & those w/ hard evidence, like @FAIRmediawatch’s studies of pro-corporate takes https://t.co/364iOxw8DC
Corporate conglomerates and hedge fund vultures have decimated independent and local news.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 27, 2019
We'll protect independent news and a free press by enforcing antitrust laws, empowering journalists to form unions and increasing investment in local public media. https://t.co/xO7Kd9Kkw9
read this entire thread; also worth noting that media reform has long been a genuine area of interest for Sanders, well before he ever considered being president. he's actually got a structural critique of it that most of the profession could learn from: https://t.co/hrecxKjZLe
— Sarah Jaffe (@sarahljaffe) August 27, 2019
1/x Short thread on why all journalists ought to read @BernieSanders' (very good) @CJR essay: "we do not have enough real journalism in America right now is because many outlets are being gutted by the same forces of greed that are pillaging our economy. " https://t.co/EZxdbLDvSD
— Dr. Steven W. Thrasher (@thrasherxy) August 26, 2019
Idle reminder (cc Bernie Sanders) - the claim this summer that Google makes $4.7 billion a year from news was total, unmitigated nonsense without any basis in fact at all. Try harder. https://t.co/Fjul8aSZWT
— Benedict Evans (@benedictevans) August 27, 2019
Must read⬇️ RT @CJR: "When I am president, my administration will put in place policies that will reform the media industry and better protect independent journalism," @BernieSanders says https://t.co/HByMf8qKcK
— John Cusack (@johncusack) August 27, 2019
The tax on targeted ads was the most exciting part of @BernieSanders' op-ed to me -- blocking media consolidation can help stop journalism from getting worse, but a dedicated revenue stream for nonprofit reporting could make it a lot better.https://t.co/P18uXNbAGe
— Jim Naureckas (@JNaureckas) August 27, 2019
Last summer, Open Markets held an event about how #BigTech is 'Breaking The News' and threatening our free press: https://t.co/QvBjeCS2lp We’re pleased to see Sen. @BernieSanders join our call to crack down on tech monopolies to save #journalism: https://t.co/nZUp5OLZRN
— Open Markets (@openmarkets) August 27, 2019
I've already tweeted about this but it's still sinking in.
— Public Whatever ?⚖️?? (@inovajon) August 27, 2019
The Columbia Journalism Review is read by every newspaper publisher in America. So clever.
It will be impossible for the MSM to maintain their Bernie blackout. He is such an incredible human!https://t.co/9nawGY9EOr
BIG NEWS: @BernieSanders becomes the first and only 2020 candidate to release a comprehensive plan to rebuild media, protect journalism & defend the free press from Wall Street, corporate influence, billionaire moguls and Donald Trump. Read about it here. https://t.co/Bzf2Kmfx8t
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) August 26, 2019
In this piece for @CJR, @SenSanders shares his vision for strengthening journalism and cites @freepress throughout for our work on new models for publicly-funded local news, diversifying ownership, and stopping media mergers that harm communities.
— Mike Rispoli (@RispoliMike) August 26, 2019
https://t.co/ZnEugzpjUL
Corporate conglomerates and hedge fund vultures have decimated independent and local news.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 27, 2019
We'll protect independent news and a free press by enforcing antitrust laws, empowering journalists to form unions and increasing investment in local public media. https://t.co/xO7Kd9Kkw9
This @BernieSanders column on the state of journalism is really worth a read https://t.co/bSQfkrlT71
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) August 26, 2019
"Today, after decades of consolidation and deregulation, just a small handful of companies control almost everything you watch, read, and download" https://t.co/C5yUM0sE4T
— CJR (@CJR) August 26, 2019
Let’s see Warren copycat plan for THIS lol
— Nurse Ratched loves Bernie Sanders (@veggie64_leslie) August 27, 2019
Anti Corp media. What a concept
https://t.co/zihBPcdfXv
Sanders sets out plan to counter corporate/billionaire control over the media in @cjr but fails to recall @WikiLeaks exposed how corp media undermined his 2016 campaign with the help of Clinton campaign/DNC#berniesanders
— Defend Assange Campaign (@DefendAssange) August 27, 2019
Sample: https://t.co/njOK22tsdMhttps://t.co/DBz4JWu8Ub
I worked for many years in journalism — through mass layoffs, intimidation and pressure. I believe in journalism — and I’ll always be a journalist at heart. So I am particularly psyched to see @BernieSanders help lead the fight to defend journalism. Yuge. https://t.co/Bzf2KlXWgV
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) August 27, 2019
Op-Ed: Bernie Sanders on his plan for journalism https://t.co/E2RBBPYiI7 via @cjr
— Columbia Journalism (@columbiajourn) August 27, 2019
Last 24 hours:
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) August 27, 2019
✅Bernie releases plan to save the free press: https://t.co/Bzf2Kmfx8t
✅Monmouth poll shows Bernie in 1st: https://t.co/5DVj4jYuBo
✅Emerson poll shows Bernie with biggest gain: https://t.co/nMwukcOhx3
✅Morning Consult poll shows Bernie most popular Dem: https://t.co/EoPxzgJTgu
Wow: @BernieSanders just put out a journalism industry plan: “...we will reinstate and strengthen media ownership rules, and we will limit the number of stations that large broadcasting corporations can own in each market and nationwide.” https://t.co/RCZBwr3nzK
— Alexander Kaufman (@AlexCKaufman) August 27, 2019
Bernie Sanders' plan to help journalism is pretty darn good. https://t.co/gnnW24OBWL
— Pat Garofalo (@Pat_Garofalo) August 27, 2019
.@SenSanders plan 4 the media:
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) August 26, 2019
- Substantially increase public support 4 local news;
- Immediate moratorium on corporate media mergers;
- Limit # of stations that corporations can own;
- @davidcicilline bill to let news orgs bargain vs tech monopolieshttps://t.co/W4YFT90xLr
"When I am president, my administration will put in place policies that will reform the media industry and better protect independent journalism," @BernieSanders says https://t.co/C5yUM0sE4T
— CJR (@CJR) August 27, 2019
"TV networks that rely on $4.5 billion a year of pharmaceutical ads may be thrilled to sugarcoat our current dysfunctional health care system—but they'll never provide a consistently fair hearing for something like Medicare for All." - Sen Sanders https://t.co/2YX9NsHGsx via @cjr
— Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) August 27, 2019
"When we have lacked real journalism, we have seen crimes like mortgage fraud go unnoticed, leading to a devastating financial crisis." https://t.co/2YX9NsHGsx Bernie Sanders gets it.
— Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) August 27, 2019
.@BernieSanders has a plan to help journalists form unions so they can negotiate better pay/benefits, and also be protected from intimidation/retribution from the billionaires & corporations that own the newsrooms. https://t.co/Bzf2Kmfx8t pic.twitter.com/cfJFgGeyYS
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) August 27, 2019
WaPo reporters didn’t love @BernieSanders criticizing Jeff Bezos. Today, Sanders notes that “we saw that The Washington Post, which Bezos owns, tried to punish a reporter because he spoke out for better wages at the newspaper.” https://t.co/uMtQAFP1Wz
— Andrew Perez (@andrewperezdc) August 26, 2019
Bernie Sanders: "When I am president, my administration will put in place policies that will reform the media industry and better protect independent journalism at both the local and national levels." https://t.co/9QDlCsiCqX
— Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen) August 26, 2019
"One reason we do not have enough real journalism in America right now is because many outlets are being gutted by the same forces of greed that are pillaging our economy." Bernie rules https://t.co/afain3cXnw
— Meagan Day (@meaganmday) August 26, 2019
Bernie Sanders is clearly a shill for Big Democracy https://t.co/Bzf2Kmfx8t
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) August 27, 2019
Journalists should understand that @BernieSanders isn’t against journalism. He’s against a profit-driven corporate system that has long stymied real journalism and is now destroying the entire industry. https://t.co/y3wwnDXbvu
— Daniel Denvir (@DanielDenvir) August 26, 2019
Some good solid anti-monopoly work from @BernieSanders on media consolidation and the collapse of journalism. And a dig at big tech. https://t.co/EC5pSevFV7
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) August 26, 2019
Bernie Sanders' op-ed is the first instance I've seen of a presidential candidate making substantive proposals to address challenges facing journalism. Will other candidates follow? https://t.co/I3KyNpu7Xq
— Libby Solomon ??? (@libsolomon) August 27, 2019
?BREAKING BERNIE NEWS!
— Leftward Swing ?? (@LeftwardSwing) August 27, 2019
Bernie pens op-ed on his plan to reform journalism! ❤️
This is a BIG DEAL!
?Op-Ed: Bernie Sanders on his plan for journalism https://t.co/k94OO4r2kU#bernie2020 #FeelTheBern #NoMiddleGround #NotMeUs
https://t.co/vX6dLRcfN0. At a time when so much of the media is controlled by corporations and big monied interests @RoKhanna @GeoffMiami it is time that we have a press which is controlled by the 99% and not the 1%.
— Levi Sanders (@Celentra) August 26, 2019
His plan would bring back FCC media ownership rules that limit a company’s ability to own newspapers and TV stations in the same markets. https://t.co/PPjiOrPoCU
— Motherboard (@motherboard) August 27, 2019
Bernie Sanders has a plan to save “real” journalism. It’s aimed at an industry that no longer exists https://t.co/y2aZicbsLX via @vicenews
— David Uberti (@DavidUberti) August 26, 2019
Bernie Sanders takes on Facebook and Google for destroying local media - Vox https://t.co/mFT7dgTUec
— John Cusack (@johncusack) August 27, 2019
Sen. @BernieSanders says Google and Facebook are “using their enormous market power to cannibalize, bilk, and defund news organizations.”
— Recode (@Recode) August 27, 2019
And he’s promising to use regulation to hold them accountable. https://t.co/Jua5Xar7mt
Bernie Sanders takes on Facebook and Google for destroying local media https://t.co/9AJrLyNw8G
— Dr Kazoo (@kgopinion) August 27, 2019
Bernie Sanders takes on Facebook and Google for destroying local media https://t.co/7jdhVmDRSR
— #TheResistance (@SocialPowerOne1) August 27, 2019
Sen. @BernieSanders laying blame for the turbulence of the journalism industry at the feet of tech giants like Google and Facebook. And is promising to use regulation to hold them accountable.https://t.co/751LzvwsXo
— Recode (@Recode) August 27, 2019
Silicon Valley should pay attention to Bernie Sanders’s media proposals https://t.co/3px4L7ED86
— Vox (@voxdotcom) August 26, 2019
Bernie Sanders takes on Facebook and Google for destroying local media https://t.co/VqC9GVMqcr
— Recode (@Recode) August 26, 2019
Bernie Sanders endorses a targeted advertising tax to fund local journalism https://t.co/lfSRFFah29
— Moisès Rial Medina (@RialMedina) August 27, 2019
Bernie Sanders endorses a targeted advertising tax to fund local journalism (c/o @FreePress) https://t.co/UqmV527JnF via @Verge
— TimKarr (@TimKarr) August 27, 2019
Bernie Sanders endorses a targeted advertising tax to fund local journalism https://t.co/4znGmL0TAx pic.twitter.com/ZY8eqig5lM
— The Verge (@verge) August 27, 2019
Bernie Sanders endorses a targeted ad tax to fund local journalism - The Verge —— this is good https://t.co/TsNukiWLAE
— #ProgressiveParty (@GottaBernNow) August 27, 2019
Bernie Sanders endorses a targeted advertising tax to fund local journalism https://t.co/Dy8dEQ0XeP via @Verge
— Wesley J Wiles #MMT Radical Environmentalist ? (@WilesWj) August 27, 2019
This is exactly why Bernie is the real deal. Forget imitations, and let’s get this man in office.https://t.co/nnSqgrufW0
— Single Payer or BUST (@stephlynn1982) August 27, 2019