Brokaw Finds MRC "Wearying" Since MRC "Everywhere Every Day"..BOZELL REPLIES WTH $1 MIL CHALLENGE!

MRC ^ | 10:55am EST, Friday January 9, 2004 | BrentBaker

[fight_truth_decay]

Seems MRC has become a thorn in the side of NBC which has long lost its' bloom.

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[Galtoid]

Sad pun. They also lost David Bloom.

[OXENinFLA]

BLAWAWAWAWAWAWAAWA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[marron]

Does a fish know he's wet?

[Gunner9mm]

'...the media's duty is to "represent the views of those who are underrepresented in the social context or the political context and to make sure that they're not overlooked and that their wrongs get the bright light of journalistic sunshine."'

I always thought that the media's duty was to objectively and clearly report facts. This type of liberal bias is so deep, so engrained that Brokaw and his media cohorts don't even realize just how biased they are. Of course, we are talking here about "media" as opposed to real journalists.

[Wonder Warthog]

"And they see that part of their role -- which I think is appropriate -- is to represent the views of those who are underrepresented in the social context or the political context and to make sure that they're not overlooked and that their wrongs get the bright light of journalistic sunshine. And therefore, because of the nature of what we cover, people may think that we're biased. But the fact is, that's part of the obligation of journalism."

REALLY!!!! "Real" journalism is about presenting ALL THE FACTS, and without ANY bias. Unfortunately, "real" journalism isn't taught these days.

[Galtoid]

Brokaw's idea of "fairness" in journalism is a reflection of the church of "diversity and tolerance." Fox's idea of Fairness is just that. Both sides. NBC will never get it.

[Wright is right!]

Of the three broadcast networks, NBC is the least biased. The other two are really blatant; on NBC it sometimes shows more in what stories they cover and what they choose not to cover, rather than the content of their reporting. But the way they pretend to balance their coverage has large flaws. For instance, they ran a huge story about global warming last night without telling the audience that the study which sparked the story was done by a left-looney group out of London. They then, as balance, included a few words from a study critic, a guy who was identified as being allied with the OIL BIDNESS. Brokaw would say that's balanced, but it isn't - because he failed to identify the backers of the study in London.

One could go on and on - but I like to keep my responses easily viewed by the dial-up crowd.

Michael

[stylin_geek]

For an excellent explanation of media bias and how it exists, see article here.

[Timesink]

This is cute, but it's obvious that Bozell is making the offer because he knows it's for an amount so outrageous that Brokaw and NBC would never even consider it. Even for Brokaw, that's about 1/7th of his entire annual salary. Would anyone here ante up one over 1 1/2 months' salary just to settle a bar bet?

If I were Brokaw, I'd call Bozell on it. I'd tell him, "Put the $1 million in escrow, and you're on. Oh, and you can't hold a fundraiser to cover it either. Nor will we wait a year for you to come up with the cash; we're doing it NOW. Our money versus your money, not your readers' money." That would be the end of Bozell's "challenge".

If this were for an amount more rational, like $5K or $10K, I'd see it as a serious offer, not a publicity ploy for the MRC.

The truly ironic thing is that in terms of overall fairness to conservatives, NBC News is light years ahead of ABC and CBS. If only they'd fire the entire staff of the overwhelmingly liberal Today show, NBC wouldn't be that much less fair than Fox. They ought to be cultivated, not smeared with such a broad brush.

[Spok]

"media's duty is to "represent the views of those who are underrepresented in the social context or the political context and to make sure that they're not overlooked and that their wrongs get the bright light of journalistic sunshine."

I don't see any obligation to report the truth or be objective anywhere in this description. That explains a lot-this statement is practically a confession of bias, with the typical justification "for the greater good". And Brokaw, of course, feels qualified and entitled to act for what he sees as "the greater good." As Bernard Goldberg points out in his book "Bias", the problem isn't with deliberate falsehoods, but this arrogant elitism.

[Tall_Texan]

"The fact of the matter is, if I don't establish a bond with the NBC News audience that is based on my credibility and my integrity, then I go out of business. "

Go back and look at the ratings since you became anchor, Tom. You *are* slowly going out of business.

[TheGeezer]

"and therefore, because of the nature of what we cover, people may think that we're biased. But the fact is, that's part of the obligation of journalism."

According to this, journalism in Brokaw's assessment cannot be objective or even balanced.

Brokaw: "Look, I've been dealing with this myself since the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement, when reporters were accused of having a liberal bias.

"The fact of the matter is, if I don't establish a bond with the NBC News audience that is based on my credibility and my integrity, then I go out of business. We've been doing this for a long time. NBC Nightly News still has the largest single audience of any media outlet, print and electronic, in the news business. The simple test is that if people thought I had a bias, they wouldn't watch me."

In other words, if Brokaw can successfully dupe his audience into believing him, sell soda pop and tire ads, and keep collecting his paycheck, facts are unimportant.

In the recent past, with only three major outlets (ABC,CBS, NBC), all having this attitude, audience members simply had to pick the best of the poorest. CNN offered no alternative, it was more of the same. Now with FOX NEWS and the internet, newswhores like Brokaw will begin to lose audience numbers, slowly but surely.

[skinkinthegrass]

To (Tommie, a Terrific jacka$$) Brokaw...two words..one name...Juanita Broadwick...

Waco

Travel gate

Fostergate

Chinagate

Lincoln bedroom $leepover$

Buddagate Tom A Stupid Liberal Brokaw

BTTT

[ClancyJ]

Funny, they do not do that when conservatives are in the minority. Seems they chastised us as the radical right wing majority.

I thought reporters were to report facts period. Guess they, in their elitism ability to discern the truth for the vast ignorant public, feel otherwise.

Also, how come some events are deemed not newsworthy while others favoring their elitist opinion are newsworthy?

Maybe we should look for reporters willing to report the facts for us.

[TheGeezer]

You wrote: I don't see any obligation to report the truth or be objective anywhere in this description. That explains a lot-this statement is practically a confession of bias, with the typical justification "for the greater good". And Brokaw, of course, feels qualified and entitled to act for what he sees as "the greater good." As Bernard Goldberg points out in his book "Bias", the problem isn't with deliberate falsehoods, but this arrogant elitism.

An excellent insight.

[Bob Eimiller]

Great comment

[TheGeezer]

You wrote: Go back and look at the ratings since you became anchor, Tom. You *are* slowly going out of business.

Have NBC News' rating faltered since Brokaw began spewing altered factoids? This would make a great start for my weekend...