Cokie Roberts: The dark side of media democratization [Free Republic dissed]

metrowestdailynews ^ | Oct 19, 2008 | By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts

[longtermmemmory]

I do not see cokie robers screaming for licensing of journalists to cover the journalistic malpractice over the last year.

The MSM is upset FR is a successful blockade runner.

[exhaustedmomma]

I notice there is a comment section on the link website, following the article. Guess the "pro's" are "catching onto" the democratization process of information. (Aristotle defined this democratic ideal as rule by the people. He didn't mention anything about gate keepers. (Per Cokie: "...journalists who can sort through those voices and help voters decide who can be trusted, and who cannot."))

In the Age of the Internet, "steering out the truth" is still an essential part of democracy.
Which is why Free Republic and such outlets are "wildly" popular. MSM is, for the most part, no more than a biased mouthpiece for a select agenda. Places like FR are a "niche" where true democratization is allowed to process in the hands of the people... for the people... and by the people. Without the fettering of yellow journalism. Ummm, Cokie, those journalist back then fought the "truth", just like you professional modern day journalist of the MSM. They didn't win then, and you won't win now.

Pssst... Cokie: How in the name of Sam Hill did those pilgrim's and pioneers of this great country manage without "media mediation", without you professionals filtering the information for them?

Your candidate, Cokie, doesn't have the experience to lead. Print the proof in that.