You know, in the UK they refer to them as “news readers”. Why we elevate Williams, Rather, Brokaw, etc., etc. to some higher level is beyond me. Worse, why we hold them to a higher standard than our elected officials is missing the point completely.
Yes, Williams lied. The media lie every day. I know that, and it’s why I haven’t watched a network evening news broadcast in years. They lie in their coverage; they’re biased in their coverage (another form of lying); and they exercise selection bias; in choosing what to report and what to ignore (yet another form of lying.
Yet Obama, Reid, Pelosi, Biden, Holder, S. Rice, Hillary, Kerry, and their spokespersons lie every day. Where’s the outrage over that?
The news is presented in a biased way always. Largely the media is liberal, and thus presenst the liberal side of issues favorably, and the conservative side in lesser or worse position. Been that way for many years and getting more so, day by day.
Which is why it is important to not just accept the news as truth. Nothing new about this.
MO