Film Review Of 'Free Speech For Sale'

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Watching the documentary, Free speech for Sale was very enlightening. The documentary spoke about how the media was bought and paid for(Moyers). The majority of television is owned by only a handful of networks. This means multiple stations are owned by the same company, with the same agenda. They choose what airs and how the message is perceived. While I always assumed this, I am sure some of my classmates might not have. The documentary was published years ago and the same manipulation is going on today. As I mentioned in my journal, I could relate much of the story to the recent Untied States election. You could tell that the television network heads did not like Donald Trump. Every television station spoke very negatively about him. As

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