These are the 6 media companies that exist today. There used to be 88. These 6 all get their news from Reuters and the Associated Press.

As many people have come to believe real journalism is dead. Gone are the days of objective fact-finding journalism. Most mass consumed media today is nothing more than state-sponsored propaganda. The non-stop partisan media shares one common trait. The political lines are nothing more than an illusion propagated by these 6 corporations. Who get their news from 2 sources. Whose agenda is being sold via the media to the unwashed masses? Let us take a look.

Reuters was previously owned by the Rothschild banking family. They sold Reuters to the Thompson family in 2008. The new company is called Thompson-Reuters. Â The Thompson family owns a majority of shares at 53%.Â Historically, no single individual has been permitted to own more than 15% of Reuters, under the first of the Reuters Principles, which states, “Reuters shall at no time pass into the hands of any one interest, group or faction.” However, that restriction was waived for the purchase by the Thomson family.

Pehr Gyllenhammar, chairman of the Reuters Founders Share Company, explained that the Reuters Trust’s First Principle had been waived for the Thomson family because of the poor financial circumstances that Reuters had been in, stating, “The future of Reuters takes precedence over the principles. If Reuters were not strong enough to continue on its own, the principles would have no meaning.” He stated, not having met David Thomson but having discussed the matter with Geoff Beattie, the president of Woodbridge, that the Thomson family had agreed to vote as directed by the Reuters Founders Share Company on any matter that the trustees might deem to threaten the five principles of the Reuters Trust. Woodbridge will be allowed an exemption from the First Principle as long as it remains controlled by the Thomson family.

The Associated Press is a not for profit company owned by its members.

The Associated Press is governed by an elected board of directors.Â Since January 26, 2012, the Chairman is Mary Junck, President, CEO and Chairman of Lee Enterprises.

Board of Directors Mary Junck (Chairman) Lee Enterprises, Inc. Donna J. Barrett Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. Richard A Boehne The E.W. Scripps Company Elizabeth Brenner The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Journal Communications, Inc. Robert Brown Swift Communications William Stacey Cowles The Spokesman-Review Cowles Publishing Co. Kirk Davis GatehouseMedia, LLC New Media Investment Group Michael Golden The New York Times Co. Bill Hoffman Cox Media Group Rob King ESPN Terry J. Kroeger BH Media Group The Omaha World-Herald Isaac Lee Univision Communications, Inc. Fusion Robin McKinney Martin The Santa Fe New Mexican and The Taos News Gracia C. Martore Gannett Co., Inc. Jim M. Moroney III A. H. Belo Corporation William O. Nutting The Ogden Newspapers Inc. David M. Paxton Paxton Media Group Steven R. Swartz Hearst Corporation Patrick J. Talamantes The McClatchy Company Paul C. Tash Times Publishing Company

GENERAL ELECTRIC Â­

Â Television Holdings

* NBC: includes 13 stations, 28% of US households.

* NBC Network News: The Today Show, Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Meet the Press, Dateline NBC, NBC News at Sunrise.

* CNBC business television; MSNBC 24-hour cable and Internet news service (co-owned by NBC and Microsoft); Court TV (co-owned with Time Warner), Bravo (50%), A&E (25%), History Channel (25%).

The “MS” in MSNBC means Microsoft.

Other Holdings

* GE Consumer Electronics.

* GE Power Systems: produces turbines for nuclear reactors and power plants.

* GE Plastics: produces military hardware and nuclear power equipment.

* GE Transportation Systems: runs diesel and electric trains.

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WESTINGHOUSE / CBS INC.

Westinghouse Electric Company, part of the Nuclear Utilities Business Group of British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL)

Television Holdings

* CBS: includes 14 stations and over 200 affiliates in the US.

* CBS Network News: 60 minutes, 48 hours, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, CBS Morning News, Up to the Minute.

* Country Music Television, The Nashville Network, 2 regional sports networks.

* Group W Satellite Communications.

Other Holdings

* Westinghouse Electric Company: provides services to the nuclear power industry.

* Westinghouse Government Environmental Services Company: disposes of nuclear and hazardous wastes. Also operates 4 government-owned nuclear power plants in the US.

* Energy Systems: provides nuclear power plant design and maintenance.

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VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC

Television Holdings

* Paramount Television, Spelling Television, MTV, VH-1, Showtime, The Movie Channel, UPN (joint owner), Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Sundance Channel (joint owner), Flix.

* 20 major market US stations.

Media Holdings

* Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video, Blockbuster Video, Famous Players Theatres, Paramount Parks.

* Simon & Schuster Publishing.

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DISNEY / ABC / CAP

Television Holdings

* ABC: includes 10 stations, 24% of US households.

* ABC Network News: Prime Time Live, Nightline, 20/20, Good Morning America.

* ESPN, Lifetime Television (50%), as well as minority holdings in A&E, History Channel and E!

* Disney Channel/Disney Television, Touchtone Television.

Media Holdings

* Miramax, Touchtone Pictures.

* Magazines: Jane, Los Angeles Magazine, W, Discover.

* 3 music labels, 11 major local newspapers.

* Hyperion book publishers.

* Infoseek Internet search engine (43%).

Other Holdings

* Sid R. Bass (major shares) crude oil and gas.

* All Disney Theme Parks, Walt Disney Cruise Lines.

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TIME-WARNER TBS Â­ AOL

America Online (AOL) acquired Time WarnerÂ­the largest merger in corporate history.

Television Holdings

* CNN, HBO, Cinemax, TBS Superstation, Turner Network Television, Turner Classic Movies, Warner Brothers Television, Cartoon Network, Sega Channel, TNT, Comedy Central (50%), E! (49%), Court TV (50%).

* Largest owner of cable systems in the US with an estimated 13 million subscribers.

Media Holdings

* HBO Independent Productions, Warner Home Video, New Line Cinema, Castle Rock, Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera.

* Music: Atlantic, Elektra, Rhino, Sire, Warner Bros. Records, EMI, WEA, Sub Pop (distribution) = the world’s largest music company.

* 33 magazines including Time, Sports Illustrated, People, In Style, Fortune, Book of the Month Club, Entertainment Weekly, Life, DC Comics (50%), and MAD Magazine.

Other Holdings

* Sports: The Atlanta Braves, The Atlanta Hawks, World Championship Wrestling.

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NEWS CORPORATION LTD. / FOX NETWORKS (Rupert Murdoch)

Television Holdings

* Fox Television: includes 22 stations, 50% of US households.

* Fox International: extensive worldwide cable and satellite networks include British Sky Broadcasting (40%); VOX, Germany (49.9%); Canal Fox, Latin America; FOXTEL, Australia (50%); STAR TV, Asia; IskyB, India; Bahasa Programming Ltd., Indonesia (50%); and News Broadcasting, Japan (80%).

* The Golf Channel (33%).

Media Holdings

* Twentieth Century Fox, Fox Searchlight.

* 132 newspapers (113 in Australia alone) including the New York Post, the London Times and The Australian.

* 25 magazines including TV Guide and The Weekly Standard.

* HarperCollins books.

Other Holdings

* Sports: LA Dodgers, LA Kings, LA Lakers, National Rugby League.

* Ansett Australia airlines, Ansett New Zealand airlines.

* Rupert Murdoch: Board of Directors, Philip Morris (USA).

When you get all of your information from 6 corporations who then, get all their information from two sources. Are you really getting the truth? What will it take to get the truth out of the media? Perhaps water boarding might be a good start? Or you can always read more from us.