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Why Is Brian Ross Still Working for ABC News?
The PJ Tatler ^ | July 20, 2012 | Rick Moran

Posted on 07/21/2012 6:58:47 AM PDT by Kaslin

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To: Calvin Locke; mellow velo

Thanks. You’re right. I forgot he ‘won’ the award after 8 days. He ‘received’ the award after 8 months. The whole episode was dumbfounding. ;o)


21 posted on 07/21/2012 7:46:02 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Pedrobud; mickie
Just "not watching" doesn't affect network ratings.

To gather statistics on the viewing habits of the public, ratings companies such as Nielsen employ several systems such as "Set Meters" which are small devices connected to TV sets in selected homes to record viewer preferences.

"Diaries" kept by the home owner for a specified period of time is another method to gauge and garner statistics for ratings.

Leni

22 posted on 07/21/2012 7:52:57 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: MissMagnolia

I knew Brian at U of Iowa J school back in 1970-71. Despite all his years in the reporting biz, he hasn’t changed a whit from undergrad days.


23 posted on 07/21/2012 7:53:48 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: silverleaf

The Tea Party man received death threats yesterday (allegedly and understandably) until he reportedly had to have his phone number disconnected. - Now, I have to wonder, is Brian Ross going to be the big hero if anything happens to this man or his family; and is the tv network going to report it if it does?

Also, will the network report it if the shooter turns out to be an OWS operative and an Obama voter, a registered Democrat? Will the Justice Dept. report the truth about what is found in the guy’s apartment on his computer or otherwise?


24 posted on 07/21/2012 7:59:24 AM PDT by Twinkie (Isaiah 53)
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To: Kaslin
It was what Ross hoped for when he googled Jim Holmes Aurora Colorado Tea Party
25 posted on 07/21/2012 8:01:28 AM PDT by nhwingut (Sarah Palin 12... No One Else)
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To: Kaslin

The media no longer care about serving the public, or even being held accountable by the public. They only care about serving their fellow media elites and advancing the liberal agenda. As such it is a completely corrupt system, the type of corrupt and obviously biased system which the media themselves love to get on their high horses about and say “this organization must diversify!” But themselves? Oh no. They are above having to answer to the public anymore and they know it. Occasionally they may have to sacrifice someone, somehow who became too blatant about their agenda, but no worries, that someone will later be picked up by MSNBC or some other safety net for disgraced journalists.

I can remember back in the 80’s on CNN how they would occasionally have discussions about whether the media were biased on not. Every single time that I can recall it was a CNN anchor asking this of a journalist, instead of someone outside of journalism, and invariable the journalist would laugh and brush aside the charges. And they’ve been laughing ever since, knowing full well that for decades the overwhelming majority of the media vote democrat and that there is a culture of disdain, if not outright hatred, in elite media circles against a large portion of the public. No attempt has been made to fix this bias. If anything, just the opposite.

For when you collectively have the power to control the narrative, to always get in the last word, why worry about integrity and fairness yourself? Defeating conservatives is more important than trying to adhere to such old-fashioned concepts. Such things only get in the way of the type of “progress” that liberals want to make.


26 posted on 07/21/2012 8:07:29 AM PDT by Humbug
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To: Kaslin
I read somewhere that Brian Ross is a child-molester.

Has he denied this accusation yet?

27 posted on 07/21/2012 8:13:14 AM PDT by blam
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To: AU72
Howard Kurtz’s “Reliable Liberal Sources”
28 posted on 07/21/2012 8:19:19 AM PDT by Baynative (A man's admiration for absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for others)
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Why Is Brian Ross Still Working for ABC News?

If you're asking that question you really need to get a clue.

Ross will receive kudos, a bonus and a promotion from ABC for his outstanding journalistic effort.

http://www.whitepages.com/name/James-Holmes/Colorado

29 posted on 07/21/2012 8:19:59 AM PDT by upchuck ("Definition of 'racist:' someone that is winning an argument with a liberal." ~ Peter Brimelow)
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To: Kaslin

Brian Ross had an air of credibility .
Not any more.
Just another liberal hack pushing an agenda.

I hope Jim Holmes sues Brian’s pants off.


30 posted on 07/21/2012 8:28:45 AM PDT by Vinnie (A)
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To: Kaslin

Unsubstantiated, speculative observation.Par for ABC and other networks.
Anything to save the socialist agenda.


31 posted on 07/21/2012 8:31:21 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Kaslin
brian ross perfectly represents the agenda and attitude of abc and their corporate owners.

LLS

32 posted on 07/21/2012 9:08:31 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Don't Tread On Me)
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To: Kaslin

At the risk of being a little off topic, ABC Radio News is disgustingly biased. Its “reporting” is outright left wing propaganda.


33 posted on 07/21/2012 9:11:02 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Kaslin
for the same reason he'll prolly get a pay raise, he promoted the left's agenda...
34 posted on 07/21/2012 9:11:53 AM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Kaslin
Here's what was received from ABC News after contacting their Network News Dept...

Thank you for writing to the ABC TV Network headquarters. Your request and/or comments should be made to your LOCAL STATION directly.

35 posted on 07/21/2012 9:28:50 AM PDT by Prov1322 (Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
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To: Kaslin

I had not seen the comments until it was posted here. There is no difference between that statement and the early claim that he was Iranian, next he was a Muslim, next he’s a registered Democrat, next he’s an Occupier.......Moral of the story is keep your mouth shut until you know what you are talikng about.

Unfortunately there is a culture in journalism that wants to have a story first and they get caught up with getting it out there before it is confirmed. Both sides do it and it weakens the reputations of both sides. The internet makes it easy to spread false informmation.


36 posted on 07/21/2012 9:35:34 AM PDT by rem_mitchell
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To: Kaslin

Am I the only one who is bothered that Politico repeatedly put the word incorrect in quotes in that piece? It looks to me that they still don’t want to fully admit it’s incorrect.


37 posted on 07/21/2012 9:37:49 AM PDT by USMCWife6869
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To: nhwingut

“It was what Ross hoped for when he googled Jim Holmes Aurora Colorado Tea Party”

Excellent post. This is the MSM’s modus operandi in general: look for what you want to find; and ignore all other possibilities that might lead to different insights and interpretations.


38 posted on 07/21/2012 9:41:50 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: LibLieSlayer

“brian ross perfectly represents the agenda and attitude of abc and their corporate owners.”


Right. His job is therefore completely secure.


39 posted on 07/21/2012 9:44:22 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Kaslin
It's been like this forever.. "news" media have always taken sides. I recall the days of multiple newspapers in cities.

I cannot speak from being there during the 18th and 19th centuries or the early 20th Century but I remember TV network news from the very beginning. Our first TV was 1949.

In 1953 (1954?) Edward R. Murrow (See it Now) gave the OK on his TV show to destroy Senator Joe McCarthy.

Here's the way it's always been: Daniel Schorr of CBS reported on Walter "North Viet Nam Communists' most trusted man in America" Cronkite that after the Republican convention (1964) Barry Goldwater was off to Germany to start his campaign for president of the U.S. with a visit to the center of Germany's right wing and "Hitler's one-time stomping ground."

That's how CBS "news" reported on Air Force Reserve Brig. Gen. and Senator Barry Goldwater's visit to a U.S. military site in Germany. How to lie by telling the truth -- or simply lying either way it matters not to Obama SCUM (servile, complaisant undistinguished media).

40 posted on 07/21/2012 10:21:52 AM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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