Media Coverage Of Politics

[Jackbass]

I seem to remember a Rather prominent member of CBS reporting a totally false story on GW Bushes military record. Running with the story prior to having authentication. Those are high standards.

Media controls the country IMHO context context context. Everything can be protrayed a certain way given the appropriate sound bytes and video shots etc. it is a way of life. The under informed just go with it.
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[spence]

Originally Posted by Jackbass

I seem to remember a Rather prominent member of CBS reporting a totally false story on GW Bushes military record. Running with the story prior to having authentication. Those are high standards.

So you're suggesting the mainstream media should drop it's standards and embrace a suspect report?

-spence

[Jackbass]

Originally Posted by spence

So you're suggesting the mainstream media should drop it's standards and embrace a suspect report?

-spence

Of course not. I am saying they do. Particularly when it benefits their agenda
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[spence]

Originally Posted by Jackbass

Of course not. I am saying they do. Particularly when it benefits their agenda
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Things to slip through the cracks, but that doesn't mean they don't have journalistic standards. I'd note that Rather was pretty much taken down from his throne after that event. Even considering it wasn't a totally false story, but one that had pieces of bad evidence.

-spence

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by spence

Things to slip through the cracks, but that doesn't mean they don't have journalistic standards. I'd note that Rather was pretty much taken down from his throne after that event. Even considering it wasn't a totally false story, but one that had pieces of bad evidence.

-spence

"Journalistic standards" - using this term to describe mainstream media is beyond ridiculous. Every single one of them present agenda-driven, editorialized reporting.

Foxnews, MSNBC and CNN all spend a small percentage of time actually reporting the news and a substantial amount of time setting an emotional response and framing up how their viewers should "feel" about the report. They do not care what the story is, as long as it will appeal their viewers and their viewers will ignore any critical-thinking skills in order to soak up whatever bs opinions are being presented without question.

You seem to be their ideal viewer.