Today I watched CNN as I was getting ready for class. I noticed a few things-
1. There were penguins on set running around for absolutely no reason whatsoever. They were really cute, but they served no purpose.
2. CNN was advertising how it's the "channel to watch for politics." Then it said, "CNN Politics: Sponsored by Exxon Mobile." How can CNN even begin to pretend to be an unbiased media source when a major gas company is sponsoring it? I remembered that Professor Cohen mentioned in class that gas companies often sponsor ABC, CBS and NBC evening news. I know that for the media outlets it is a lucrative practice, but it so deeply compromises their ability to be unbiased in such an important aspect of American politics. This is so frustrating to me but I don't see it stopping anytime soon.
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