Greetings Android community!
Purpose for app + political rant:
I have an idea for an Android app that I would very much like to see happen. I'm a politically moderate and independent minded American who is fed up with Fox News and their role in shaping elections and peddling right wing propaganda. I believe Fox News is a primary catalyst in the political polarization of this country and a grave threat to our democracy with their continued campaign support for Tea Party (and other far right-wing) candidates. There are millions of people in this country alone who are fed up and disgusted with Fox News' biased and reprehensible "journalism," masquerading as fair and balanced news, but, these people do nothing but complain. Meanwhile, Fox News garners an ever larger demographic, and generates ever more millions in ad revenue. If nothing is done at the consumer level to directly combat this, such political propaganda within popular "news" media will only get worse (while becoming more profitable as it transitions to mainstream). That doesn't bode well for the future of our democracy.
App functionality:
The basic functionality of the app seems simple to me - the app would access an online database that is updated daily with a list of all companies that have advertised on Fox News for that day. These companies would then be flagged for a period of 15 - 30 days following their last Fox News ad. The app could function like a "check in" for the user, utilizing geographic location. The user could then immediately see if their "check in" location has supported Fox News (or check in advance before arriving). The user could then decide whether to give this company their business or boycott them.
Closing arguments:
There are numerous groups of individuals that will likely support this, including: labor unions, environmental groups, democrats, independents, students, even moderate/centrist republicans, et al. I believe millions of people are itching to do something, but don't know what or how...people are lazy and political activism is too much work for the average human. This app would provide them a simple means to boycott any company that advertises on Fox News, hopefully yielding an immediate impact on News Corp's revenue, and forcing their shareholders to demand programmatic changes and a shift in Fox News' business model. Responsible and objective journalism is the ultimate goal...as a consumer, I have the right to not do business with any company that supports destructive and divisive right-wing propaganda. I choose to exercise this right, and so will many others.
Please let me know if such an app is feasible (and can be ported to iPhone) - thank you!
Lumiere
Purpose for app + political rant:
I have an idea for an Android app that I would very much like to see happen. I'm a politically moderate and independent minded American who is fed up with Fox News and their role in shaping elections and peddling right wing propaganda. I believe Fox News is a primary catalyst in the political polarization of this country and a grave threat to our democracy with their continued campaign support for Tea Party (and other far right-wing) candidates. There are millions of people in this country alone who are fed up and disgusted with Fox News' biased and reprehensible "journalism," masquerading as fair and balanced news, but, these people do nothing but complain. Meanwhile, Fox News garners an ever larger demographic, and generates ever more millions in ad revenue. If nothing is done at the consumer level to directly combat this, such political propaganda within popular "news" media will only get worse (while becoming more profitable as it transitions to mainstream). That doesn't bode well for the future of our democracy.
App functionality:
The basic functionality of the app seems simple to me - the app would access an online database that is updated daily with a list of all companies that have advertised on Fox News for that day. These companies would then be flagged for a period of 15 - 30 days following their last Fox News ad. The app could function like a "check in" for the user, utilizing geographic location. The user could then immediately see if their "check in" location has supported Fox News (or check in advance before arriving). The user could then decide whether to give this company their business or boycott them.
Closing arguments:
There are numerous groups of individuals that will likely support this, including: labor unions, environmental groups, democrats, independents, students, even moderate/centrist republicans, et al. I believe millions of people are itching to do something, but don't know what or how...people are lazy and political activism is too much work for the average human. This app would provide them a simple means to boycott any company that advertises on Fox News, hopefully yielding an immediate impact on News Corp's revenue, and forcing their shareholders to demand programmatic changes and a shift in Fox News' business model. Responsible and objective journalism is the ultimate goal...as a consumer, I have the right to not do business with any company that supports destructive and divisive right-wing propaganda. I choose to exercise this right, and so will many others.
Please let me know if such an app is feasible (and can be ported to iPhone) - thank you!
Lumiere