Posted on 09/11/2005 11:16:29 AM PDT by jmc1969
NBC's Brian Williams says the lasting legacy of Hurricane Katrina for journalists may be the end of an unusual four-year period of deference to people in power.
There were so many angry, even incredulous, questions put to Bush administration officials about the response to Katrina that the Salon Web site compiled a "Reporters Gone Wild" video clip. Tim Russert, Anderson Cooper, Ted Koppel and Shepard Smith were among the stars.
The mute button seemingly in place since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has been turned off.
"By dint of the fact that our country was hit we've offered a preponderance of the benefit of the doubt over the past couple of years," the "Nightly News" anchorman said. "Perhaps we've taken something off our fastball and perhaps this is the story that brings a healthy amount of cynicism back to a news media known for it."
Hundreds of reporters, in all media, did heroic work on the Gulf Coast in the deadly storm's aftermath. None arguably was as financially and symbolically important to his company as the job turned in by Williams.
Williams said he sensed trouble brewing already that Sunday, Aug. 28. At the Superdome, he saw National Guardsman barking orders at people seeking shelter, and patting down small children and the elderly for weapons. The crowd was angry about being forced to stand in line in the rain even though there was a large overhang a few yards away, he said.
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What is he smoking??? Journalist have been attacking George Bush since the moment he took office.
"deference to people in power..."
YEAH, RIGHT.
There, I fixed the post for you.
HA!
"...deference to people in power."
Piffle. They've been absolutely ugly to conservatives since 2000.
Does he mean Blanco and the Mayor? Doubt it.
Why would the media bash their own backers?
Oh right....forged CBS memos, etc etc.
Are journalists really this stupid? I must say, I knew they were spewing leftist propaganda, but I respected their intelligence prior to the 2000 election.
Now I realize how incompetent and over-rated they are. Watergate elevated them to a position they did not deserve. They are mere hacks - every day the bloggers expose just how lazy and incompetent they are.
Network news died along time ago. It is now NETWORK POLITICS.
"Williams said he's focused on a story that will preoccupy the country for many months and probably play a key role in deciding the nation's next president."
Liberal MSM code for, "Can we damage the republicans enough to get Hillary in?"
Watch for the venom in the MSM to match DU and moveon. They hate republicans, they HATE Bush, and they hate you too, if you are a white, traditional, conservative.
The journalist did NOT take their gloves off, nor set down their mikes and cameras. They were THERE and did nothing to assist, only capitalizing on other's plight and complain about the feds not showing up.
Congratulations, sir, you are Clueless Twit of the Day.
They should BUY AN ADD, just like everyone else.
What a bunch of bunk. "Mute button is off", please. "Journalists" really do think very little of the American people with this crap.
"...Journalist have been attacking George Bush since the moment he took office...."
Journalist have been attacking George Bush since BEFORE he took office.
Has this wonderfully adept reporter picked up the phone and called the Red Cross yet?
He could then get the answer to why those people in the dome had no food and water.
But that doesn't fit the "deference" you show to the Prez, does it?
Salon's Reporters Gone Wild ~ http://anon.salon.speedera.net/anon.salon/reporter_gone_wild.mov
I want to see the "Gloves Off" approach to Gov. Blanco and Mayor Nagin.
oh yea. I bet Williams considers life of people shooting each other the same as the life of his wife. Oh yeah!!! Ratings rule!!!!
"Independent" really just means indecisive, or even apathetic.
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