Wednesday, November 04, 2015

Professor Glenn Reynolds: Koch Brothers Need to Buy Media Outlets

Professor Glenn Reynolds reports:
But if you want to affect politics in the United States — especially if you’re a conservative or a libertarian — you can get a lot more bang for your buck by getting involved in media, which right now is pretty much a left-leaning Democrat monoculture, as the recent CNBC debate foofaraw illustrates. An unnamed CNBC staffer quoted in a Yahoo! TV story noted that the problem is not just John Harwood's obvious bias and partisanship but that management is blind to the problem.
The Koch brothers need to channel their inner "Jeff Bezos " and start buying up media properties if they want to get their message out. Have you ever heard Bernie Sanders criticize the New York Times or Washington Post for being owned by billionaires?