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The british government, connected to the saudi state. it is worth noting that the independent made it very clear that they havent had any editorial compromising positions as a result of this, that they feel they are able to do theirjob as well. but youve got to ask, what is it that the saudis are buying when they buy a third of these quite prominent british outlets? and before we answer that, can ijust interrupt and ask, my understanding is that we didnt actually know about this ownership, this ...

About what influences us, whether it is a mysterious facebook campaign promoting a country or whether it is a more traditional thing of owning an outlet, there is always an opportunity for gulf states, and it is not just saudi arabia, uae, qatar are also looking around the place and investing in outlets. they want to shape western opinion because they care about how it affects them and reflects on them back home. vivienne, lets bring you in from fortune. that is the british press we are talking ...

Antidote to this nonsense. and i dont mean civility and i dont mean non-partisanship. i mean focusing on things that are more urgent and elemental in peoples lives and really hammering away at those things. >> yeah. >> rather than purely the emotional fault lines that occur in science. >> chad, is that a fair point? whats your take on jon stewarts criticism in your vantage point about the media and first of all there is such a thing as main stream media and whether it is contributing to the pola...

The british brand can be used overseas. and this is a lot of it, it is soft power, whether it is advertising you see promoting saudi arabia, whether it is pr agencies in london that are earning massive sums spinning on behalf of all the gulf kingdoms, or whether it is actual direct ownership of the british media through partnerships with companies like the independent. and they say they are not promoting, that they are completely independent, that they are editorially independent, these outlets,...

Scientific legal or to me moral grounds for the vaccine mandate. i think when you have take into account the nature of covid and the nature of the vaccine that doesnt stop infection or transmission, the nature of natural immunity that hasnt been talked about and then obviously the polarization by the media that has created such distrust, if this thing is just about protecting people and protecting the public health, why does cnn have to lie about joe rogan taking horse dewormer or why does the r...

Protecting democracy going forward. >> i appreciate what you said about this program and about some people are trying to call attention to this every day, every week. i think cnn every day is sounding these alarms and one of my fears is that other networks, other major outlets are not, and theyre going to regret it years from now. isnt this ultimately about, lets not have regret 20 years from now? >> thats exactly right, brian. i cant speak to what it means for ratings tomorrow or next week. wha...

>> its one of those things if you are traveling you need. its a necessity like water. >> $50 -- >> every time i filled it up when trump was in office it was $45 to $50 now it stakes $100 to fill up the car. jesse: some outlets are debasing themselves to protect the president. here is "the washington post," probably on the white house payroll. america needs higher longer lasting inflation. they hate the people of this country, thats clear. christmas will be a mess because people cant get presents...

Howie: leslie, have even sympathetic liberal outlets been forced to recognize that joe biden is struggling, especially with the progressive versus moderate paralysis on the hill that means that biden hasnt had a win in quite a while? >> i dont agree with that. i mean, there has been a pull between me, the central mod et e democratic and pro egress ive faction and thats been there since before joe biden was elected president and it continues. the reason media is emphasizing that, if it bleeds it ...

It is worth noting that the independent made it very clear that they havent had any editorial compromising positions as a result of this, that they feel they are able to do theirjob as well. but youve got to ask, what is it that the saudis are buying when they buy a third of these quite prominent british outlets? and before we answer that, can ijust interrupt and ask, my understanding is that we didnt actually know about this ownership, this part ownership. it wasnt in the public domain for quit...

If you want these things and you have the cash, you can kind of make this happen. and so when we think about what influences us, whether it is a mysterious facebook campaign promoting a country or whether it is a more traditional thing of owning an outlet, there is always an opportunity for gulf states, and it is not just saudi arabia, uae, qatar are also looking around the place and investing in outlets. they want to shape western opinion because they care about how it affects them and reflects...