Posted on 09/03/2018 7:42:41 PM PDT by Magnatron
Ive devoted much of my professional life to the study of political campaigns, not as a historian or an academic but as a reporter and an analyst. I thought Id seen it all, from the bizarre upset that handed a professional wrestler the governorship of Minnesota to the California recall that gave us the Governator to candidates who die but stay on the ballot and win.
But theres a new kind of campaign underway, one that most of my colleagues and I have never publicly reported on, never fully analyzed, and never fully acknowledged: the campaign to destroy the legitimacy of the American news media.
Bashing the media for political gain isnt new, and neither is manipulating the media to support or oppose a cause. These practices are at least as old as the Gutenberg press. But antipathy toward the media right now has risen to a level Ive never personally experienced before. The closest parallel in recent American history is the hostility to reporters in the segregated South in the 1950s and 60s.
Then, as now, that hatred was artificially stoked by people who found that it could deliver them some combination of fame, wealth, and power.
Some of the wealthiest members of the media are not reporters from mainstream outlets. Figures such as Rush Limbaugh, Matt Drudge, and the trio of Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and Laura Ingraham have attained wealth and power by exploiting the fears of older white people. They are thriving financially by exploiting the very same free-press umbrella they seem determined to undermine.
(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...
...because theyre so docile now.
LOL! These people havent yet put the pedal to the metal with all the lies presented, so far?
You cannot correct a fool.-—Solomon
Please do just that. I need something to do.
Here's the money quote to save you the trouble of wading through the muck:
"There are some great journalists at Fox, including Chris Wallace, Bret Baier, and Shep Smith, but its not an organization that emphasizes journalism."
Oh my stars and garters! That's all you need to know about the article.
They never seem to say what they’re “fighting back” against.
Just as Democrat candidates always proclaim they’re “fighting” but never say what they’re “fighting” for.
These jerks just love to “fight.”
Boycott the sponsors of those media companies! Do it, until they shut down!
Goodness, gracious, the Fake News Media sure does whine a lot.
The closest parallel in recent American history is the hostility to reporters in the segregated South in the 1950s and 60s.
The race card has been played so often theyve worn the tits off the Queen.
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Dear Chuck, the reason you are being attacked is that YOU HAVE TAKEN SIDES AND ARE PART OF THE FIGHT.
You people are such morons.
Some of the wealthiest members of the media are not reporters from mainstream outlets. Figures such as Rush Limbaugh, Matt Drudge, and the trio of Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and Laura Ingraham have attained wealth and power by exploiting the fears of older white people. They are thriving financially by exploiting the very same free-press umbrella they seem determined to undermine.
.....And yet have a better record for exposing the truth than the lame stream media. How are they going to fight back? Lying even harder?
Hey Chuck, give me one day without a montage. You cannot do it.
Give me one day you have the AP say something positive about President Trump, You cannot do it.
Hey Chuck, give me one day you say the USA is doing very well with President Trump, You cannot do it.
GTH Schuck.
The pinkos who run the so-called “news” media have been on the attack against America for decades. Decades.
Chuck, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity don’t call themselves journalists. They are commentators offering analysis and opinion.
Obviously, you are too dense to know the difference.
You destroyed your own legitimacy, “news” media.
How about the campaign to destroy the legitimacy of the election of President Trump?
Wow. The face of NBC News and Meet the Press. Just imagine Tim Russert saying anything approaching this. Never. Disgusting.
When did the MSM every take Obama to task to the outright lies of:
“If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor.
If you like your plan, you can keep your plan.”
Your media outlets supported those lies and have never come back to try to right the wrongs of Obamacare. That is why us deplorables believe Trump over you.
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