Posted on 07/13/2005 11:38:34 AM PDT by pookie18
In an effort to bring credibility to a media realm populated by "agenda-driven, rumor-mongering, unedited hacks who blur the line between fact and opinion," CBS News announced today it would launch a 'blog' called 'Public Eye'.
"The word 'blog' -- short for weblog -- has traditionally meant an online journal of commentary on the news which uninformed readers often mistake for actual news," said Andrew Heyward, president of CBS News. "Public Eye will bring legitimacy to the medium the way United Nations involvement legitimizes U.S. foreign policy."
'Public Eye' will differ from the vast majority of news-oriented blogs, Mr. Heyward said, "because it will be written by attractive veteran reporters, dressed in business attire, rather than disgruntled journalist-wannabes, lounging in pajamas."
"The blogosphere should welcome the arrival of this 900-pound gorilla of the news business," he added. "The presence of CBS News in the blog market will breathe new life into a dying beast, and rescue it from extinction. The blogosphere will soon be associated with the trust that Dan Rather and other unbiased CBS journalists have earned over the decades."
Scrappleface!
One of Scrappleface's best lines ever. ;)
So just adding a blog will fix the problems of CBS being "agenda-driven, rumor-mongering, unedited hacks who blur the line between fact and opinion"?
Yes, I realized (late) it is Scrappleface, but I was so eager to jump on CBS after that first line that I just had to.
This is a hoot LOL
No need to explain...just go for it!!
More like "Spit in your eye". LOL
Yes, Scrappleface is joking about this but CBS really is starting a blog called "Public Eye".
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