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Dan Rather Laments The Fact That Nearly 50% of Americans Think the Media ‘Make Up Stories’
The Washington Free Beacon ^ | November 7, 2017 5:37 pm | Alex Griswold

Posted on 11/08/2017 12:16:31 PM PST by drewh

Former CBS journalist Dan Rather appeared on NBC "Today" on Tuesday where he lamented on the American people's lack of trust in the media.

"There’s a recent poll that said nearly half of people think the media make up stories," host Savannah Guthrie noted. "The media itself is under fire."

"What do you think the media needs to do better to enhance its own credibility?" she asked.

"We need to do a better job, we need to do our job. Our job is to bear witness, to be honest brokers of information, to be as accurate and fair as we possibly can," Rather said.

"I think most of the public understands that we’re under attack by very powerful people, including the president, for their own partisan, political, and ideological reasons," he concluded.

Rather infamously resigned as the anchor of "CBS Evening News" after going to air with a story only two months before the 2004 election claiming that then-candidate George W. Bush often went AWOL while serving in the Texas National Guard.

After the story aired, conservative bloggers discovered discrepancies indicating the memos it was based on were forged. CBS retracted the story and apologized, but Rather still insists the story was accurate.

(Excerpt) Read more at freebeacon.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: buckhead; fakebutaccurate; fakenews
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1 posted on 11/08/2017 12:16:31 PM PST by drewh
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To: drewh
Is the number too low Dan?

No I did not read the article.

2 posted on 11/08/2017 12:19:00 PM PST by w1andsodidwe (TRUMP. He makes me smile, too.)
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To: drewh

Not only does Dan not know the frequency, he cannot even spell it.


3 posted on 11/08/2017 12:19:39 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: drewh

I lament the fact that 50% of Americans believe whatever the hell the media tells them.


4 posted on 11/08/2017 12:19:59 PM PST by MeganC (Democrat by birth, Republican by default, Conservative by principle.)
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To: w1andsodidwe

Me either, but that was my first sentiment. ONLY 50%?


5 posted on 11/08/2017 12:20:02 PM PST by TangledUpInBlue
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To: Da Coyote

Then maybe you should stop making things up, genius.


6 posted on 11/08/2017 12:20:33 PM PST by bagster (It's okay to be white.)
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To: Buckhead

Ping since the article indirectly mentions you


7 posted on 11/08/2017 12:21:00 PM PST by MeganC (Democrat by birth, Republican by default, Conservative by principle.)
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To: drewh

Fake but accurate!


8 posted on 11/08/2017 12:21:36 PM PST by Fido969 (In!)
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To: drewh

He’s making this up. It’s a lot more than that.


9 posted on 11/08/2017 12:21:38 PM PST by Trillian
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To: drewh

Maybe there is a reason for the mistrust Gunga Dan.


10 posted on 11/08/2017 12:22:06 PM PST by Hyman Roth
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To: drewh

Dan Rather would know a thing or two about making shit up.


11 posted on 11/08/2017 12:22:50 PM PST by JenB987
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To: drewh

Well, at least the National Enquirer admits to making up material from time to time. But they covered John Edwards’ indiscretions long before Dan’s colleagues could be bothered to do so.


12 posted on 11/08/2017 12:23:57 PM PST by OttawaFreeper ("If I had to go to war again, I'd bring lacrosse players" Conn Smythe)
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To: drewh

Well, Dan, when you consistently lie to people, they tend to distrust you. Fly-by-night used car salesmen have more credibility than you and your cohorts.


13 posted on 11/08/2017 12:24:21 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: MeganC

Exactly.


14 posted on 11/08/2017 12:25:39 PM PST by NEMDF
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To: drewh

And you’re the reason for the other 50% not believing.


15 posted on 11/08/2017 12:26:11 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~)
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To: drewh

And the other half of people KNOW the media make up stories.


16 posted on 11/08/2017 12:28:21 PM PST by Gil4 (And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
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To: drewh

Dude! You’re one of the ‘stalwarts’ that started it!


17 posted on 11/08/2017 12:31:37 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: drewh
Let us NEVER FORGET Dan Rather's actions !
Dan Rather is one of the MAIN REASONS more and more people KNOW that the LIBERAL STREAM MEDIA can NOT be trusted to tell the truth any longer ! :
18 posted on 11/08/2017 12:34:29 PM PST by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: drewh

Ha.

Rather did it. And he got caught (by buck head here) and fired (which I thought wouldn’t happen).

And just now in Japan they’ve doctored recordings of Trump feeding fish and talking about the Japanese car industry to present overtly false narratives.


19 posted on 11/08/2017 12:35:21 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: drewh
Don't they mean, "Disgraced former newsman, Dan Rather..."?
20 posted on 11/08/2017 12:35:25 PM PST by Gargantua (The wheel is spinnin' and it can't slow down... ;^)
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