Thursday, June 21, 2012
Our Disgraceful Media: e.g., MSNBC
I have never seen the media so intensely involved in a blatantly partisan fashion in the events leading up to a Presidential election. Fox attacks Obama at every turn. ABC, NBC, and to a lesser extent CBS, fawn over Obama. The worst offenders are MSNBC and the New York Times who often look like they've gotten their material from the White House. They have become Obama's version of Pravda. ABC, NBC and MSNBC ignored the fast and furious scandal but the potential contempt citation from Congress against AG Holder may force them to cover the issue (if it already hasn't). An example of how the pro-Obama media spin things in a pro-Obama direction is this piece from MSNBC which suggests that the whole case against Holder is nothing more than a right-wing conspiracy. Notice how they dodge the question about Obama's promises for more open government. When are the American people going to wake up and see that most of the media are engaged in propaganda and not real news. What ever happened to ethics in journalism?
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Seems there are progressive journalist and conservative journalist, but not many objective journalist. This means backing one's reporting with historical and/or current facts, not sensational partisan propaganda.
ReplyDeleteI think it is the sign of the times. Granted there have always been unethical practices in journalism, however, there was a higher standard many years ago while attempting to get "the scoop". Nowadays, scandal influences ratings and popularity which ties into the mighty dollar. Regardless, the sharks are there waiting smell the drops of blood and attack. An interesting read is the first person account from Laura Miller who, once as one of those sharks, gave up a life questioning politicians to become one herself in Dallas. She doesn't regret it but now has a better understanding of what she really was in her prior life as a "journalist".
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JD & 44: Thanks for the comments. Agreed!
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