Ministry of Propaganda

Paul Krugman's Sunday column delivers a blistering outtake on the direction of modern American media. Most notably, Fox News has taken the blurry mix of political affiliation and media to a whole new level. Krugman notes since the 2008 elections, Fox News and/or its parent company has:

1. Hired every top tier Republican contender for the presidency
2. Donated $1 million to the Republican Governor's Association
3. Donated $1 million to the Chamber of Commerce
4. Allowed its employees to directly raise money for Republican candidates
5. Allowed its employees to organize protests against the current Democratic government
6. Allowed its employees to organize political movements designed to elect Republicans to office

One can no longer call any organization with such outright affiliation to a political party independent or ethical.  When asking oneself how a political party that was as defeated and demoralized as the GOP was in 2008 could survive by actually professing even more George Bush policies, stop and think how nice it would be to have the most watched news organization in America doing all the work for you.