Dakota Beacon

Known as big media, mainstream media, legacy media, corporate media, and leftwing media the elitist press goes by many monikers. These apply to CBS, NBC, ABC, CNBC, CNN, NPR, PBS, New York Times, LA Times, and Chicago Times to name a few. With Tucker Carlson leading a list of dismissals, Fox News drifts leftward onto this list.

Corporate media seldom practices journalism as once known and certainly no longer “speaks truth to power.” It may regard itself as the fourth estate but it serves as a fifth column. Big media today defends the Ruling Class along with the administrative state. It regards itself as part of the state, the unelected fourth branch of government. No longer are they suspicious, curious, doubtful, or distrustful of government. They choose to cover the flanks of the powerful because they are the powerful.

A “disposition” problem plagues the legacy media “journalists” and their editorial boards. They think of themselves as nonpartisan watchdogs when in fact they are left-leaning pundits posing as journalists. They have exchanged the role of reporter for the role of scribe to the Ruling Class. Result? People search out alternative sources for information intuitively understanding the difference between truth and deceit.

Competition persists as a beautiful thing by correcting, culling, and purifying. Corporate media detests competition. It reduces their patronage, demolishes their ratings, and ultimately cuts their advertising income. In a word, boycotting big media rejects the premise of their message.

Beware of pejorative terms labeling alternative information sources. Invariably sites right-of-center get branded “racist,” “white supremacist,” and “extremist” fabricating “conspiracy theories.” Don’t fall for these derogatory defamations. Instead, investigate the following sources for yourself. Think of them as news aggregators for conservative news sources. There may be others. Some listings are redundant, but that’s good. Repetition serves to corroborate the substance of the content. Check these links.

  -- Rightwing News -- The 50 Most Popular Conservative Websites (https://rightwingnews.com/top-news/the-50-most-popular-conservative-websites/).

  -- Right Smarts Conservative News -- Top 131 Conservative Websites: The Best Right Wing Sites In 2023 (https://rightsmarts.com/top-conservative-websites/).

  -- Whatfinger News (https://www.whatfinger.com/) The Conservative Answer to the Drudge Report.

  -- Liberty Nation (https://www.libertynation.com/) lists conservative, libertarian, and populist sites.

           Listed in no particular order are news outlets posted on these websites catering to various interests. Included are print media, podcasts, streaming services, and videos.

           Newsmax as a conservative news outlet replaces liberal news media outlets.

           LifeSiteNews: A great source for pro-life news.

           WesternJournal: A range of conservative issues told with extensive depth.

           BearingArms: Gun culture including firearms education, exposing attacks on second amendment rights, and ensuring stories of guns saving lives see daylight.

           WSJ: Rupert Murdock family owns the Wall Street Journal. Reports establishment views on US and international news but stays rooted in capitalist thinking. Editorials mostly conservative.

           RealClearPolitics: A comparative site offering some of the best from left and right.

           PJMedia: An entertaining site covering both culture and politics.

           Townhall: Hosting notable conservative writers; a must for news junkies.

           TheFederalist: Intelligent writing from the conservative realm on religion, culture, and politics. Dissects left-leaning news stories.

           JudicialWatch.org: Unparalleled investigation and reporting on government corruption.

           MRC.org: The Media Research Center does the best job of exposing leftist media bias. Founded by L. Brent Bozell, nephew of William F. Buckley, Jr.

           AmericanThinker is at the very top of the pile. It has been billed as the MENSA of conservative websites and touts substance over style.

           American Greatness: Bills itself as the next generation of American conservatism.

           Patriot Post: An advocate for individual rights.

           Washington Examiner: Weekly on-line conservative news magazine.

           Washington Times: Daily paper focusing on national politics. Opinion editor: Charlie Hurt.

           Daily Wire: Conservative news site founded by Ben Shapiro.

           Daily Caller: Conservative news site co-founded by Tucker Carlson.

           One America News Network (OANN) competes with FOX News as FOX leans left to appease the establishment. A streaming and cable TV news outlet.

           Hillsdale College and The Heritage foundation offer excellent resource material.

Increasing viewership on these sites will prompt advertisers to spend more money on them.

To its own detriment, the mainstream media generated its own antithesis. With the help of technology, alternative media emerged to create a synthesis from the dung heap of corporate media.

Dennis M. Patrick can be contacted at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).