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In reply to the discussion: For those of you who didn't live through the invasion of Iraq, here is what is about to happen [View all]certainot
(9,090 posts)124. artificial intelligence means boycotts are much easier and any significant such activism will
force the ad industry to apply market forces to political talk radio - and there will be a lot less RW stations
In recent years artificial intelligence makes it easier, faster, and cheaper to digitize, transcribe, and monitor talk radio by an order of magnitude. Advertisers can be listed and associated directly with content with little time and listening required. The small boycott effort that shook the radio advertising industry after Limbaugh attacked Sandra Fluke in 2012 (StopRush, FlushRush, etc) can be amplified significantly on local as well as national scale.
When the radio advertising industry catches up to this reality it will have to act preemptively to protect its clients from being associated with the hate and lies and global warming denial that dominates political content on those radio stations. It wants those tens of millions of listeners that those stations reach and will finally have to apply actual market forces to political talk radio. As more of that content is digitized and studied the ad industry will have to give clients more control of where their ads are placed, rather than lose them to less toxic advertising mediums.
Unless they are located in very red areas, radio stations that used to be very predictable, valuable/FREE, and often dominant contributors of locally and nationally controlled Republican political messaging will have few options, depending on owner partisanship vs business interest. Options faced by station management/ownership include:
----Increasing partisan subsidizing. What used to be free for the GOP will begin to cost. That will expose them as propaganda outlets to the important and often large casual and less partisan audience tuning in for traffic, news, weather, etc.
----Attempting to balance/democratize programming by including talkers from the other side of the political spectrum. Repeated lying will no longer go unchallenged. The whole purpose of creating and protecting a near-total monopoly was to maintain and reinforce the certitude that is so critical for selling lies and alternate reality, especially to authoritarians motivated by fear and uncertainty avoidance. Monopoly messaging also served to discourage listeners who might call local hosts to disagree.
----Switching to other programming altogether.
None of those options are good for Trump Republicans, but may appeal to Republicans wanting to reduce corruption and extremism in the GOP, as well as Putins influence in US politics.
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For those of you who didn't live through the invasion of Iraq, here is what is about to happen [View all]
CousinIT
Jan 2020
OP
And even though we can see this coming, there's probably nothing we can do to stop it
Clash City Rocker
Jan 2020
#1
artificial intelligence means boycotts are much easier and any significant such activism will
certainot
Jan 2020
#124
Don't think even trump would invade Iran. Air strikes, drones, blockades, sanctions, etc.,
Hoyt
Jan 2020
#6
I was just thinking of all those ribbons when I read the headline. What a stupid display of ignoranc
erronis
Jan 2020
#71
Wow! Thanks so much for that personal account. Too bad you/we have to battle with the stoopids
erronis
Jan 2020
#121
Except this isn't the Iraq war and it's now 2020 not 2003. 9/11 had just happened they were able
UniteFightBack
Jan 2020
#10
This is true...but even the casual observers (I believe) ain't gonna have this. nt
UniteFightBack
Jan 2020
#54
Yes lets see some polling about support for this purposeful Iran conflict. nt
UniteFightBack
Jan 2020
#61
I believe you are right. 911 was part of the build up and pivotal to support of the war
Dream Girl
Jan 2020
#62
Exactly. We only invade those who really don't have means to fight back, like Iraq.
Hoyt
Jan 2020
#69
I've seen a bunch of posts about returning to the Draft, etc. I agree, no one is invading Iran, yet
Hoyt
Jan 2020
#80
If we do go to war with Iran, it will be the 3rd middle eastern war the Republicans have started.
patphil
Jan 2020
#19
" These aims will magically align with the financial interests of multi-national corporations."
pangaia
Jan 2020
#33
Bush greenlit extrajudicial detention and torture. What do you think Trump will do?
meadowlander
Jan 2020
#40
I don't think the media will pimp this the way they did Iraq. It will be covered, but I doubt it
Vinca
Jan 2020
#45
weve had 3 prez distract and distract and distract when ever they got caught doing something bad.
AllaN01Bear
Jan 2020
#51
Maybe you wanna make fun of Ronnie, but note this: Granada didn't turn commie.
3Hotdogs
Jan 2020
#96
Launch hostilities then brand those opposing as traitors who are "not supporting our troops" nt
Cognitive_Resonance
Jan 2020
#60
Great summary, but lets not forget the cable news will hire "Military Experts" to explain startegies
Perseus
Jan 2020
#67
Like most corporate wars, this will be a war of pretext. Not of choice. Not of Americans' choice.
ancianita
Jan 2020
#77
The sad fact is: Lots of us learned from history but are in no position to stop the repeat
Nay
Jan 2020
#86
AND THERES MORE! Historically fascists have taken advantage of crises, whether real or manufactured
Kashkakat v.2.0
Jan 2020
#88
As W would say "fool me once shame on ....." Aah fuck it. Post of the year, so far.
Pepsidog
Jan 2020
#106
The error bars on how many Iraqi Civilians died is somewhere between 150k and 1.1million.
AtheistCrusader
Jan 2020
#119