"Mainstream" they are NOT. They are OLD MEDIA
It's evident that liberal media remains complicit with liberal's attempts to damage the Bush administration. It's appalling, especially with the CIA leaks of late.
Their demise is happening slowly but must be accelerated, and we're shooting ourselves in the foot every time we tag them with the label "Mainstream." Mainstream is one thing they certainly are not, as proven in election after election since 2000.
Why then, the insistance on crediting them with the "mainstream" tag? Are we not aware of the importance of framing the debate? It gives them far too much credit and slows their demise. They're losing circulation, losing rating points, closing bureaus. They're dieing, but too many here continue to prop up the "mainstream media" simply by identifying them as such. They are OLD MEDIA.
"OLD MEDIA" is perfect since the term differeniates them from NEW MEDIA, which is FR, the internet, radio, and non-liberal cable news, etc.
Please think twice about the subtle but important message you send every time you write "MSM." Additionally, once they are commonly thought of as OLD MEDIA, it will really tick 'em off.
I prefer "Lamestream Media", but Old Media works. I'll mix it in some.
They are better called the RED [commie] media. We also need to reverse the colors of this red state blue state BS.
Would the Dogmatic Doctrinaire Media be more accurate?