The unstoppable decline of major media.

 WHILE NEWSPAPERS ARE NOW DEAD, THE DYING CONTINUES IN MAJOR CABLE AND BROADCAST MEDIA

MAJOR MEDIA IS NOW THE REALM OF SENIOR CITIZENS

There is a very real evolution occuring in all media, particularly when it come to news and information. We have witnessed in our lifetime the death of paper media, newspapers, magazines etc.. When I say OUR I mean us who are now over 50 years old, and that may be a stretch. Just in my family, having children now 50 years old, none of them have ever subscribed to a newspaper, magazine or any other paper communications. In fact, none of them even have a subscription to cable television. While I am sure some younger people do watch cable TV it is dying by the day. 

I myself eliminated cable subscriptions around a year ago when experiencing unethical business practices with a satellite company, I had for over 20 years. I expected to replace it, but after dabbling in the various available streaming services and other internet sources, I have not and do not expect to replace it. If you look at the layoffs and stock prices, it will verify that these forms of communication are now in deep trouble. 

I expect many of them are surviving not from their large viewing audience, but that it is an outlet to form public opinion by major corporations, that have now become either the outright owners of these media companies or an outlet to enhance their political favorability. 

We have seen where many of these companies have in fact taken payments from the government in one form or another and I would not be surprised to see the move to be subsidized by the government itself. While such moves may keep them operating, it will not increase or hold their viewership.

Netflix and other streaming entertainment has without a doubt replaced much of commercial television. It has also exposed the world to many different views, while only subtly. The film industry in other parts of the world has become very competitive and has placed even hollywood in a declining position.

If anyone is at all objective, they have to admit the news, whether newspapers, media or social media has been used for propaganda by the government. It has repeated the politicians lies and enforced false narratives. While most people want to believe in the credibility of the government and the media, it is becoming almost impossible to not see the duplicity and outright misinformation. 

Without real truthful information, no media, government or country can survive for long. It is a fact, that truth will come to the surface eventually. It now seems obvious that it will not come from a media that is beholding to international corporations and the government before the quest for the truth.