Advice to MSM: How did Lee Iacocca put it?
Either lead, follow or get out of the way.
The article is an excellent read IMHO.
Posted on 12/22/2007 3:13:48 PM PST by Zakeet
THE Second Amendment provides a good test of the American politician. If a candidate is not going to trust the people with guns, why should we trust said candidate with the government?
The equivalent test for journalists will be taken next month as the press marks the 10th anniversary of the breaking of the Monica Lewinsky story.
How a newspaper or columnist describes this event tells a lot about how that newspaper or columnist views the audience.
I am not talking about whether it is described as presidential perjury or a sex scandal. That is a right-left spin thing that now has little relevance.
I mean how the story was broken - by Matt Drudge through his drudgereport.com.
The story did not break in "Newsweek," even though its reporter, Michael Isikoff, had the goods. His editors sat on his story.
Whoever shopped the story to Isikoff, then shopped it to Drudge, who posted it online. This made the Internet buzz, as people debated the subject in AOL chat rooms.
The Washington Post broke the story in the print media on Jan. 21, 1998.
On Jan. 26, 1998, President Bill Clinton wagged his finger and told a press conference: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky."
Thus began one of the most entertaining years in American politics.
The lasting effect is what the scandal (readers may choose the adjective) did to the American press corps.
Overnight, a then-31-year-old former gift-shop clerk at CBS became the most important man in American journalism.
His Internet site averaged 85,000 unique visitors a day in 1997.
On Monday, 18.3 million people visited his site. That is more than all the people who watched ABC, CBS and NBC news combined that night.
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Advice to MSM: How did Lee Iacocca put it?
Either lead, follow or get out of the way.
The article is an excellent read IMHO.
Obsolete Mainstream Media alert.
Not to mention what she did to a cigar...
“Thus began one of the most entertaining years in American politics.”
Also gave a new name to one of Americas favorite pastimes.
Thank you Monica for introducing me to Free Republic! Well, it was actually a link Matt had up to FR at some point in early 1998.
By the way, did that cigar ever get an exhibit at the Clinton Library?
Sure, it was all very entertaining and titillating and blah, blah. When it was all said and done, it simply distracted from and buried his criminal and treasonous acts.
Where’s “The Dress” that the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy planted Bubbajuice on?
Can anyone post a recent photo of Monica? It would be interesting to see how the intervening years have changed her appearance. Also, does anyone know what she’s up to these days? Just curious......
.I did not have sex with that women
REPORTER'S QUESTION: Mrs Clinton, since when... putting up with a womanizer that does not even respect you, even in a position as public as the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES of America... since when that became a virtue?... especially for a woman so in tune with women's rights? Hmmmm?.... :)
That's actually a rather good photo, and not bad for 33-34 years old -- she's still attractive. Actually (to someone my age (55)), more attractive than when she was a giggly, infatuated 20-something.
Thanks—looks like she went to pot there for a while, but has made a nice recovery. I hope she has found peace.
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