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To: conservatism_IS_compassion
Yeah, I saw that when I did the search before posting.It was posted Thursday morning around 11:30 so it was seen by the day crowd.

i figured it was worth another spin around the block for us night folks who missed it.

It's really up to the mods,it's there call. :)

25 posted on 03/17/2006 9:46:18 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing; Herford Turley
I saw that when I did the search before posting.It was posted Thursday morning around 11:30 so it was seen by the day crowd.

i figured it was worth another spin around the block for us night folks who missed it.

It's really up to the mods,it's there call.
:)

No skin off my nose, except that I already commented on this article, and if the "night folks" only see the new posting they will miss my wisdom and not know it.

Living Free in NH wrote:
I don't want "conservative" news. I want the friggin' news, not cheerleading. If the conservatives screw up, I want to hear about it.

And I replied,

The trouble with wanting "the news" is that the story selection criteria which make "the news" interesting and therefore make a news outlet profitable are inherently anticonservative:
  • If it bleeds, it leads. And [if it bleeds] it also inherently insinuates that the powers-that-be ought to have prevented it.

  • "Man Bites Dog" rather than "Dog Bites Man" makes news stories unrepresentative of what usually happens.

  • "Always make your deadline" (the print version of 'the show must go on') makes journalism superficial.
First reports are usually wrong. Instead of focusing on the latest news, focus on reliable (i.e., proven track record) commentary. And that will direct you to a conservative editorial page such as that of The Wall Street Journal. And also to a web site known as FreeRepublic.com. Better yet, read a book.

If you want to know what is going on, "the news" is a distraction. The conservative thing to do is simply to discount the news.

Why Broadcast Journalism is
Unnecessary and Illegitimate


69 posted on 03/18/2006 3:17:40 AM PST by conservatism_IS_compassion (The idea around which liberalism coheres is that NOTHING actually matters but PR.)
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