LA Times barred from Disney movies after report on corporate welfare
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#2For a company that has aspirations for a streaming service, they sure are digging in their heels with the traditional theater/award model.
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#3Another day, another despicable act by our political elites.
Re: LA Times barred from Disney movies after report on corporate welfare
#4Another day, another despicable act by our political elites.
haha, wrong thread, but it kind of fits...
Re: LA Times barred from Disney movies after report on corporate welfare
#5>Disney CEO Bob Iger is said to have ordered the retaliatory measure against the LA Times, and is also thought to be considering a 2020 presidential bid, which augurs poorly for his approach to the free press.
Wow, I hadn't heard this was a possibility until now. I sure am looking forward to seeing which of the many {m/b}illionaires ends up winning the presidency in 2020! How about we just cut out the middlemen and make it a big national bidding war. Most money offered gets to be president.
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#6I think companies need to fail every once in a while, to teach them humility. Companies that are too big to fail learn only pride and arrogance. As we should know from the history of theater, hubris is the one thing that telegraphs more than other that the character is headed for some dramatic comeuppance.
Four critics' groups have already declared a boycott on Disney with respect to their awards presentations, explicitly citing the LA Times ban as their reason.
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#7> Disney CEO Bob Iger is said to have ordered the retaliatory measure against the LA Times, and is also thought to be considering a 2020 presidential bid, which augurs poorly for his approach to the free press. Wow, I hadn't heard this was a possibility until now. I sure am looking forward to seeing which of the many {m/b}illionaires ends up winning the presidency in 2020! How about we just cut out the middlemen and…
And only the bidders who lost will have to pay!
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#8Classic Streisand effect. I wouldn't have heard of this had Disney not tried to "punish" the person who brought it to light.
Re: LA Times barred from Disney movies after report on corporate welfare
#9> Disney CEO Bob Iger is said to have ordered the retaliatory measure against the LA Times, and is also thought to be considering a 2020 presidential bid, which augurs poorly for his approach to the free press. Wow, I hadn't heard this was a possibility until now. I sure am looking forward to seeing which of the many {m/b}illionaires ends up winning the presidency in 2020! How about we just cut out the middlemen and…
Let's just start selling the role outright. It would be more efficient, most likely lead to the same result, and avoiding the grating, bullshit horserace coverage for a year would make everyone's live better.
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#10I'm glad corporate influence on local politics is getting as much attention as it is, between this story and Amazon's second headquarters bid war. I hope these stories garner enough attention to call citizens to action. At the very least, we need to elect officials that will prioritize oversight of these public/private deals.