Posted on Jan 19, 2016
Is Military Times being used as a propoganda piece in the Gun Control fight?
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Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I'm sure there are plenty of veterans that want gun control. I am not one of them. I feel the laws are strict as it is. You do have to go through a background check, despite what some might lead you to believe, and I generally and truly believe only criminals pose a significant risk. Gun control won't stop them. Just my ability to defend myself against them.
Enter the recent column by former USMC SGT Matthew Hess, which has graced the front page of MilitaryTimes and the subsidiaries. The title is “Veterans should lead the push for more secure gun laws.”
To me, this reads more like a piece of propaganda than an actual bona fide opinion column. I have a sixth sense with these, given my time as a reporter for my college Newspaper. The article just seems "off".
The facts get even more interesting when you research who owns MilitaryTimes. Here you go: "TEGNA Inc., formerly Gannett Co., Inc., is comprised of a dynamic portfolio of media and digital businesses...Our agile and forward-thinking portfolio of television and digital businesses comprise one of the largest, most geographically diverse broadcasters in the U.S.
TEGNA Media includes 46 television stations... and represents the #1
NBC affiliate group, #1 CBS affiliate group and #4 ABC affiliate group
(excluding owner-operators)."
More research yields their allegiences and agendas.
So, to me it would seem there has been outside pressure to try and sway our opinion on this and other topics.
I am at the point where I view ArmyTimes and Military Times as a whole as more a mouthpiece for agenda than for Military news. In its current state, I am unlikely to renew.
Enter the recent column by former USMC SGT Matthew Hess, which has graced the front page of MilitaryTimes and the subsidiaries. The title is “Veterans should lead the push for more secure gun laws.”
To me, this reads more like a piece of propaganda than an actual bona fide opinion column. I have a sixth sense with these, given my time as a reporter for my college Newspaper. The article just seems "off".
The facts get even more interesting when you research who owns MilitaryTimes. Here you go: "TEGNA Inc., formerly Gannett Co., Inc., is comprised of a dynamic portfolio of media and digital businesses...Our agile and forward-thinking portfolio of television and digital businesses comprise one of the largest, most geographically diverse broadcasters in the U.S.
TEGNA Media includes 46 television stations... and represents the #1
NBC affiliate group, #1 CBS affiliate group and #4 ABC affiliate group
(excluding owner-operators)."
More research yields their allegiences and agendas.
So, to me it would seem there has been outside pressure to try and sway our opinion on this and other topics.
I am at the point where I view ArmyTimes and Military Times as a whole as more a mouthpiece for agenda than for Military news. In its current state, I am unlikely to renew.
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The MIlitary Times (Marine/Navy/Army/Air Force) is owned by TEGNA as SGT Jerrold Pesz said, which is formerly the Gannett Co. If I'm not mistaken, they're holdings also include USA Today.
Remember they are not "affiliated" with the military. They "report on" the military, which is the origin of their name. They are as susceptable to bias an any Media (et al) organization.
When dealing with the Media, remember that we are not their Customer, we are their PRODUCT. Their customer is their Advertisers, to whom they are selling access to US. Generating conflict increases viewership, which generates more revenue. Selling papers is a means to an end. That allows them to make money from advertising.
Remember they are not "affiliated" with the military. They "report on" the military, which is the origin of their name. They are as susceptable to bias an any Media (et al) organization.
When dealing with the Media, remember that we are not their Customer, we are their PRODUCT. Their customer is their Advertisers, to whom they are selling access to US. Generating conflict increases viewership, which generates more revenue. Selling papers is a means to an end. That allows them to make money from advertising.
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Gannett Co. (now TEGNA) owns all of the "newspapers" in this area and they are so far out left-wing that most people that I know quit reading them years ago. Absolutely nothing but liberal propaganda.
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A better question would be is there any part of the media other than explicitly conservative sources that isn't being used as a propaganda front for gun control and other things liberal and vetted by the AgitProp Committee of the Comintern?
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