Controlling the news has been a marker of every tyrannical government but the news in free countries and free cultures has always been controlled by the owners of the newspapers, radio stations, t.v stations and networks. Competition among the various media has usually been sufficient to keep the news pure, …. sort of. 

Donald Trump changed all that with his twitter tweets. He has over 18.5 million followers which makes Trump a media giant. FOX has 2.7 million watchers and they are the largest of the cable networks. Trump is seven times larger than FOX. USA TODAY is the largest newspaper with a circulation with a 2.3 million circulation. Trump is 8 times bigger than the largest newspaper, USA TODAY. The Times of India is the largest English-language newspaper in the world, with a circulation of 3.14 million, and a readership of just over 7 million. Trumps twitter following is 2 and a half times larger than the largest newspaper in the world.

Liberals took over the mainstream media decades ago. Not on purpose but when liberal people decide to buy media the views of the owner gets to be the views of the news outlet. It’s perfectly OK because an owner will often have something to say and the employees pick up on those views and promulgate them as a way to get better raises. 

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