Roland Martin discusses North Carolina Republicans attacking Black Female Supreme Court Justice for supporting diversity.
[Video] NC Republicans ATTACK Black Female Supreme Court Justice for SUPPORTING DIVERSITY
Category: Podcasting
How did Talk Radio Get So Politically Lop-Sided?
How did the right get their vice grip of the airwaves, all the while arguing that they were being silenced and censored by a liberal media? This week, we look at the early history of American radio to reveal that censorship of far-right and progressive voices alike was once common on radio.
Audible reckoning: How top political podcasters spread unsubstantiated and false claims
Unlike the scrutiny that social media platforms have received for spreading misleading content, the similar role played by political podcasts at pivotal moments during the 2020 election campaign and the pandemic has gone largely undetected, despite their potential to spread unsubstantiated or even false claims and contribute to real-world harms.
[Video] Is talk radio dividing America?
The mix of opinionated, entertaining and unapologetically right-wing talk has proven a winning broadcast formula – a billion-dollar industry – one that has given a voice to an audience that long felt unheard.
But with partisan issues dominating today’s political discussion, is the controversial conservative commentary driving much of the division?
[Video] Talk radio: Widening the airwaves’ great divide
Following the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in 1987, broadcasters were no longer required to present both sides of controversial political issues – which ushered in Rush Limbaugh’s polarizing and immensely popular style that attracted 15 million listeners a week who felt dominant media outlets had a liberal bias.
“And I think over that long span, it has unquestionably divided Americans,” Rosenwald said. “It has unquestionably hardened our politics.”
How to rescue liberal talk radio
Progressive talk radio needs a savior, and it won’t be easy. But reducing the whopping imbalance between conservative radio, with its huge fan base, and the left has become more important than ever.
