The Golden Calf in the Radio Box

 I was once told by a man of the cloth, one of the old-fashioned kind who still believed the Red Letters were more than just a stylistic choice by the printer, that the quickest way to lose your soul is to find a way to sell it at a profit. Now, I’ve seen many a curious thing in my travels, but nothing quite so peculiar as the modern American spectacle where a man can be convinced that the path to the Pearly Gates is paved with high-interest newsletters and a healthy dose of loathing for his neighbor.

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right media origin

https://galley.cjr.org/public/conversations/-M1QzfNlUBCpQxbikGE1

Sanders Blackout

https://theintercept.com/2019/12/08/the-bernie-blackout-is-in-effect-and-it-could-help-sanders-win/

unintended amplification

https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2019/05/03/study-major-media-outlets-twitter-accounts-amplify-false-trump-claims-average-19-times-day/223572

Makes me laugh

http://thehackernews.com/2016/01/artificial-intelligence-assistant.html

Anyone else frightened by this?

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-crispr-will-revolutionize-biology-2015-10

Harsh Media Law

http://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2015/12/30/poland-media-organisations-to-oppose-abolition-of-safeguards-for-pluralism-and-independence-in-public-service-media/

Obama critisizes media

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/07/obama-criticizes-media-on-the-daily-show-210969.html