[video] On Bill Maher Show, Dan Rather Slams Corporate Media: Four companies control more than 80 percent of the news! — "To put it bluntly, very big business is in bed with very big government in Washington, and has more to do with what the average person sees, hears, and reads than most people know."

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On last night’s Real Time [5/18/12], Bill Maher interviewed Dan Rather about his thoughts on opinion journalism. … His thoughts…

Whether you’re a conservative or a liberal or a progressive, a Democrat or a Republican, everybody can be and should be concerned about this:

The constant consolidation of media, particularly national distribution of media, with a few companies — no more than six, my count is four — now control more than 80 percent of the true national distribution of news. These large corporations, they have things they need from the power structure in Washington, whether it’s Republican or Democrat, and of course the [power] in Washington have things they want the news to be reported.

To put it bluntly, very big business is in bed with very big government in Washington, and has more to do with what the average person sees, hears, and reads than most people know.

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