Posted on 01/01/2014 4:18:50 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
As the year ends, I see that others have already conscientiously compiled lists of the most underreported and misreported stories of the year, with some even breaking matters down between foreign and domestic.
With that task addressed, I thought it would be worthwhile to compile a far from comprehensive list of ten of the more noteworthy techniques which those who pretend to be loyal to the tenets of journalism employed during 2013 to deceive, misinform, misdirect and smear.
1. Pretend that “no one” is saying something, when they really are.
Carol Costello of CNN claimed in January that “no one is talking about overturning the Second Amendment or confiscating guns in America.”
In the three preceding weeks, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo had said that “confiscation could be an option”; an Iowa state representative had “said governments should start confiscating semi-automatic rifles and other firearms”; and Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein of California had suggested a gun-buyback program which “could be compulsory.”
In early December, New York City’s police department sent out “letters telling gun owners to turn over their rifles and shotguns — or else face the consequences,” i.e., confiscation.
2. Bury the party affiliation of Democrats involved in scandal and crime.
Even when local stories appropriately identify leftist offenders’ party affiliation, national press outlets work hard to scrub them.
One of the most notorious such examples last year involved Steven Brooks, a Nevada State Assembly member from North Las Vegas. The opening sentence at the related Las Vegas Sun story told readers that “a Democratic assemblyman is in jail, arrested for threatening Democratic Speaker-elect Marilyn Kirkpatrick, according to North Las Vegas Police and Democratic sources familiar with the situation.”
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
I would agree...the media has come to realize the knowledge and perception of the public...notes all these tricks now. Newspapers lose subscriptions. CNN loses viewers. Experts are now deemed as talking heads and know little to nothing over their expert field. News....is simply not news anymore.
Yeap - why I don’t rely on the news services of the US at all....!!! Great article...it would be a book or volumes if they listed everything...
great post!
11. Never mention the race of a criminal if they are black. Always report the race of white and Asian criminals. Hispanic not so much.
The 2008 drawback was fueled by electioneering by the lame street media.
I am sure a good attorney could identify billions of dollars of damages done by these media creeps.
The Press is a "Profession." Journalists are granted privileges that ordinary folks don't have (attendance to closed events, access to information, etc.).
But along with these privileges come obligations and responsibilities to report honestly and accurately.
These items of malpractice mentioned in the article are absolutely true and demonstrable.
When is somebody going to sue the media?
bfl
bump to the top
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