Promo Only Mainstream Radio March 2013 Download
Jemima Torguson
Hannity has called Obama "a president that is far more radical than anybody ever dreamed," and a recent promo for his show asked if Obama's budget is "a way for the government to completely control our lives." Radio host Michael Savage said that the "radical left," including Obama, "dream[s]" of "Maoist revolution" complete with "death camps." Beck claims to be unable to debunk the existence of camps, allegedly being set up by the Federal Emergency Management Administration, for the mass imprisonment of Americans who disagree with Obama's policies. According to Beck, "If you have any fear that we might be heading toward a totalitarian state, look out. Buckle up. There is something happening in our country, and it ain't good." Limbaugh has told his listeners that Obama is "an extremist tyrannical president" who "is seeking as much chaos and depression among average Americans as he can get."
And these are just some of the most prominent, national media figures. On local and regional talk radio and the conservative blogs, the vitriol is even worse.
NGOs that monitored the media noted lack of pluralism in the coverage of local election campaigns in May. According to monitoring reports, major media outlets, some owned by political leaders with nationwide coverage, promoted certain election candidates and disfavored others. Out of the three nationwide television channels in Moldova, which NGOs monitored during the campaign, two, owned by the same individual, promoted a single political party. News programs provided biased news and did not provide for multiple sources, presenting some candidates only in a positive context and others only in a negative context. In the majority of cases, these media outlets did not provide for the right to reply for the criticized parties or candidates (see section 3, Political Parties and Political Participation).
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