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Chris Hedges (They're Destroying The Country!)

Stay Free with Russell Brand

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Why the Media Is the Way It Is

The decline in newsprint revenue and the rise of digital media has led to a new model for journalism, he says. "You've siloed these demographics, you feed that demographic what it wants to hear" The old media model was to reach a broad demographic; now 'you're trying to reach a particular demographic' He's been pushed out by major papers over his views on Iraq War: "They didn't wanna lose anymore than they've already bled"

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