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1,000-member secretive progressive journalist group uncovered

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A prominent CNN commentator, the top two political reporters for The Huffington Post, a Reuters reporter, the editor of The Nation magazine, a producer for Al Jazeera America television, a U.S. News & World Report columnist, and approximately two dozen Huffington Post contributors are among the more than 1,000 members of Gamechanger Salon.
Founded by leftwing activist Billy Wimsatt, the group is a secretive digital gathering of writers, opinion leaders, activists and political hands who share information, ideas and strategy via a closed Google group.

The group’s existence was discovered by Media Trackersthrough an open records request filed with a University of Wisconsin professor who happened to be a member of the network.

http://eagnews.org/1000-member-secretive-progressive-journalist-group-uncovered/

Not sure if this is going to be considered the right place to post this, but I think it is breaking news to uncover the corruption going on in the media these days....In true Journ O list form this is far more corrosive...The marriage between left wing, (possibly socialist/communist) professors in our University system to shape what we are told, and not told is the end of journalism as we knew it.

No longer is it just the facts, but pure propaganda spewing from the left. It is dangerous to a free society, somethings today's progressive seems to relish.
 
A progressive version of K Street, lovely.
 
That's awesome, but why is it secret?
 
Conservatives, on the other hand, never talk to each other about strategies and talking points and whatnot.
 
Conservatives, on the other hand, never talk to each other about strategies and talking points and whatnot.

Of course they do, but they tend to be rather loud about it so you see them coming.
 
Of course they do, but they tend to be rather loud about it so you see them coming.

Yeah, I'm sure all of them are wide open about their email discussions. Can you get me all of the Koch's emails?
 
the group is a secretive digital gathering of writers, opinion leaders, activists and political hands who share information, ideas and strategy via a closed Google group.
A Google group. Google's knock off version of a Facebook group is being reported on as a "secretive progressive journalist group."

Is there an emoji on this board showing me rolling my eyes?
 
Not sure if this is going to be considered the right place to post this, but I think it is breaking news to uncover the corruption going on in the media these days....In true Journ O list form this is far more corrosive...The marriage between left wing, (possibly socialist/communist) professors in our University system to shape what we are told, and not told is the end of journalism as we knew it.

No longer is it just the facts, but pure propaganda spewing from the left. It is dangerous to a free society, somethings today's progressive seems to relish.

When will you guys ever listen. You've been told repeatedly that for "real news", you must go international. The US media has been dropping the ball for a long time. And, spin it as you will, but where it really matters, the press covers for both parties.

Al Jazeera has been the leader in that [it is] literally changing people’s minds and attitudes. And like it or hate it, it is really effective… In fact viewership of al Jazeera is going up in the United States because it’s real news. You may not agree with it, but you feel like you’re getting real news around the clock instead of a million commercials and, you know, arguments between talking heads and the kind of stuff that we do on our news which, you know, is not particularly informative to us, let alone foreigners.

http://world.time.com/2011/03/03/clinton-applauds-al-jazeera-rolls-eyes-at-u-s-media/
 
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That's awesome, but why is it secret?

We don't want the unwashed nonelites to show up to our BBQ/flag burning events where we plot for Lord Obama's third term, when he can finish destroying capitalism and the American way and finish implementing Kenyan style Muslin socialism.
 
Yeah, I'm sure all of them are wide open about their email discussions. Can you get me all of the Koch's emails?

Hmmm, it seems we hear quite a lot about what the Koch's want and do here every day. Open email systems are not at discussion here. Funny though to hear the left try to defend K Street type groups now that the foo is ****ting on the other foot.
 
Of course they do, but they tend to be rather loud about it so you see them coming.

Oh for Pete's sake CB, stop being such a partisan. Acting like the right wing is squeaky clean, pure as the wind driven snow and operates out loud and in the open all the time. This **** happens on both sides.

Groundswell is the name of a secretive coalition of Conservative activists and journalists exposed in July 2013.[1] The group started out meeting in the offices of the Conservative legal group Judicial Watch in early 2013 and includes members such as Ginni Thomas (wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas), former Rep. Allen West, Executive Stephen Bannon of Breitbart News, former US Ambassador John Bolton and Catherine Engelbrecht, True the Vote founder.[2][3]

Groundswell group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
Progressives in a big ole circle jerk isn't breaking news...

The issue of concern obviously is manipulation by manufacturing consent.

I know I know, it's OK if we's do it!!!!

:roll:

Yous peoples really need to read/watch your own public intellectuals...



That road goes both ways...
 
How many are on government payroll?


Lol !

Most likely more than your'e willing to admit.

Sally Cohen's one of them.
Surprise !

She's such a incorrigible hack.
 
Wow, I insult the right wing plotters and you take that for right wing partisanship. Your partisan slip is showing.

You said they are loud and in the open. I said they BOTH do this **** in secrecy.
 
We don't want the unwashed nonelites to show up to our BBQ/flag burning events where we plot for Lord Obama's third term, when he can finish destroying capitalism and the American way and finish implementing Kenyan style Muslin socialism.

Like he did for this guy, rite?

 
Progressives in a big ole circle jerk isn't breaking news...

The issue of concern obviously is manipulation by manufacturing consent.

I know I know, it's OK if we's do it!!!!

:roll:

Yous peoples really need to read/watch your own public intellectuals...



That road goes both ways...


I keep my intellectuals private...

And us liberals are all too busy living off the dole to be bothered to manufacture anything.
 
I keep my intellectuals private...

And us liberals are all too busy living off the dole to be bothered to manufacture anything.

:lol:

Some of you are over achievers...
 
You said they are loud and in the open. I said they BOTH do this **** in secrecy.

And my comment suggested the right isn't very good at doing secrecy. Their desire to trumpet gets too much for them. The left is much better at the behind the scenes secret ****.
 
Not sure if this is going to be considered the right place to post this, but I think it is breaking news to uncover the corruption going on in the media these days....In true Journ O list form this is far more corrosive...The marriage between left wing, (possibly socialist/communist) professors in our University system to shape what we are told, and not told is the end of journalism as we knew it.
No longer is it just the facts, but pure propaganda spewing from the left. It is dangerous to a free society, somethings today's progressive seems to relish.

Holy **** these guys joined a Google group!
Holy ****!
Holy ****!

Secretive Leftwing Network Discovered through Records Law
A low-profile Google Group used by over 1,000 state and national leftwing leaders and activists has been discovered thanks to Wisconsin’s open records law. A Media Trackers inquiry into the actions of a University of Wisconsin professor turned up records and communications from “Gamechanger Salon,” an online community that provides a forum for leftwing activists and leaders to share tactics, strategies and opinions​

Definitely a grave threat to our democracy.
Holy ****!
Why does Google even have the groups function?
Don't they know that people can talk with one another with it?


Here's the kind of dangerous **** they've been saying in this ultra-double-super-secret Google Group--they have been saying things which they would want broadcast on Fox News.

And we all know that the most dangerous kinds of things which liberals can get together and say are the kinds of things that liberals would like have broadcasted on Fox news.

And listen the members who're members of the media.
These are well-known media outlets who are currently widely regarded as unbiased--ThinkProgress (! who'da thunk these guys would be involved with liberals?), Huffington Post (again a shocker--Huffpo is so well known for being fair), Media Matters (If you haven't fainted from surprise yet, I bet this last one got you).
These groups, ThinkProgress, HufingtonPost, Media Matters, I thought that they were all unbiased straight-shooters like Fox news.
But holy **** what a surprise.
ThinkProgress is in bed with liberals. wow, who'da thunk?
 
And my comment suggested the right isn't very good at doing secrecy. Their desire to trumpet gets too much for them. The left is much better at the behind the scenes secret ****.

And I linked you an example that shows the right is just as secret and clever.
 
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