“Under the scrutiny of thousands of analysts, the CBS story began to melt down. “
It didn’t melt, it was exposed
“…to the conclusion that the documents which Dan Rather relied on …
Gunga Dan, failed Marine wannabe, didn’t ‘rely’. He was responsible. He screwed up. He is the big cheese. He gets the big money. He takes the fall. Come on Dan, front and center
“While there is no doubt that there are competent professionals at CBS News…”
No doubt? I doubt they have any professionals, except expert hack, bumrim lickers.
“… amount of competent analysis. Put another way, the classic media outlet generates data and entertainment but they don't generate much information. “
I have been saying this for decades, as a matter of basic fact. Someone, please, answer me these questions. How can a institution which employs almost entirely people who know nothing, be competent to report on anything? What do journalist know? I know that they are ignorant, unschooled, uneducated, unskilled and have no practical experience in science, history, math, industry, engineering, manufacturing, military history/tactics/strategy/weapons, literature, trades, medicine……. They have been pedaling a rank bill of fare forever. Their goods suck. Always have, always will. Journalist are people, by and large, who are too stupid to go into medicine, too lazy to be a lawyer, too unimaginative to write novels or screenplays, too weak to be a productive tradesman, too cowardly to be in the military or a cop or a fireman
I am in awe of your rant. And I despise journalists as mostly incompetent boobs. Well done!