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Originally Posted by Beryana
And as far as mainstream media (which is what I am guessing MSM is standing for. . .), my experience has lead me to the conclusion MANY people rely on them for all information rather than doing their own research and making up their own minds.
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True. But "many people" doesn't necessarily include the people posting in this thread.
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Sadly, the mainstream media tends to like sensationalism and not reporting all sides of the story. Did they bring the child abuse scandal to the attention of many? yup. Was that a good thing? yup Did they neglect to mention all the abuse going on in (and went on) in other denominations, schools, etc? yup Why? because the Catholic Church has seemingly deep pockets.
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I've seen a number of stories about other denominations, schools, Boy Scouts . . . . I'm afraid what I haven't seen is that the leadership/hierarchy in most other denominations failed to deal with the problem when it was brought to their attention.
I agree that the MSM loves sensationalism. I also think there is a tendancy to blame the media for reporting on things that never should have happened, and the tendancy starts to look a lot like denial. "We didn't do anything wrong; the media is just out to get us because . . . ." No good comes of tacking that tack.