The Colonial Pipeline spill has caused 6 states (Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and North Carolina) to declare a state of emergency. Gasoline (petrol) prices on the east coast are likely to spike. Yet, most puzzling is how this vast emergency and its likely effect on cost of living has gone unnoticed by mainstream media outlets. The pipeline is owned by Koch Industries: is this why the media is silent?
[Are there any Soylentils in the affected area who can corroborate this story? Have you heard of the spill, seen long gas lines, or any price gouging? -Ed.]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 19 2016, @06:43PM
The PBS NewsHour was bought by a a Right-^W Wrong-Wing syndicate in Richmond, VA quite some time back.
Starting in the early Noughties, what they covered and how they covered it took a dive.
Most notable is what they -won't- cover.
If you insist on turning to any of these Lamestream Media outlets (anything with corporate sponsors), you would do well to see what FAIR.org (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting) has to say about that.
(FAIR also does a weekly half-hour thing called "Counterspin" that airs on my Pacifica Radio affiliate in Los Angeles (KPFK) and on an NPR affiliate (KUCI) in Orange County.)
MediaMatters.org (Media Matters for America) is another place to check about LSM's veracity.
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