en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/957277 Comments by joblo http://bigjournalism.com/jboot/2010/04/07/the-mainstream-media-fourth-estate-or-fifth-column/#IDComment66511955 Okay, cool. We get it. The MSM is biased and that makes it dangerous. So what do we do about it? Do boycotts work? If not, why not? Any good ideas out there? I tend to think that if we chose one financially ailing MSM outlet, and chose one major client for that outlet, and we made a huge, loud boycott of it, we would get attention real quick. Our demands? Your reporting on issue X was not satisfactory for reasons 1,2,3. We demand a rescinsion/correction to the effect of ---. If you do not comply with this, we will carry out a boycott of your sponsors, who are being put on notice as we speak. If they meet them, formulate a new set for specific stories. Their editors will get a definite feel for what is and is not acceptable. If they don't, we proceed with the boycott. Comments? Ideas? Thu, 8 Apr 2010 03:55:57 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/jboot/2010/04/07/the-mainstream-media-fourth-estate-or-fifth-column/#IDComment66511955