The #CriticalTheorists were always right. Republican billionaires own Traditional Media to not only make money - but just importantly they use it to shape public opinion - in this case stifling media coverage to protect Republican politicians
As if we need it, more proof that the #criticaltheorists were always right: Media indirectly controlled by political threats from a billionaire politician.
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Here's a question for #arthistorians #criticaltheorists #mediatheorists. Where do we look for a genealogy of this kind of political imagery? Which aspects of it are new, & which are genuinely novel conjunctions?
The #CriticalTheorists were always right: Owners of mass media not only expect profits, but also use the product to both shape attitudes toward wealth and power, and to curry favor with politicians
