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Originally Posted by Alphagamuga
Generally, the mainstream media stinks, and the presence of the internet based reporting is proving it daily. I'm not a conservative radio or Fox fan, but I am a mainstream media hater. The idea that anyone would pretend there were some journalistic ethics at play just seems laughable.
The idea that the media are in a position to decide what ought to be part of the story is in itself an insulting premise, and even if one accepted it, it's clearly not the standard being used in most cases. When an issue falls outside certain PC boundaries, the media gleefully report it. Again, see Richard Jewell.
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So, the blogs are more reliable than the real media?
Give it a rest.
You've managed to insult a lot of my friends on this one, and I can't help but wonder if you've ever met a professional reporter.
Since nearly the beginning of the Republic, when members of our elected government wrote Freedom of the Press into the First Amendment to the Constitution, reporters and editors have had the privilege and the sometimes heavy burdon of deciding what ought to be part of a story. That makes some people angry and sometimes that includes important people. See Richard Nixon.
I've said it before that there are some bad journalists (like there are bad doctors, lawyers, etc.), but the vast majority of the ones I've known and worked with are dedicated, honest, hard working professionals. They're not always right, and sometimes get bad information. Sometimes, they do a bad job. See Dan Rather. However, given the number of words written and broadcast daily without error, I think the work they do is pretty remarkable.
Oh, and by the way, while I'm not a journalist, your comment about believing in journalistic ethics insults me personally.