Posted on 06/30/2021 4:05:46 AM PDT by Kaslin
We have another demonstration of MSM bias. When on March 30, 2021, NBC News anchor Lester Holt received the Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism from Washington State University, he argued "That fairness is overrated."
Holt remarked:
"The idea that we should always give two sides equal weight and merit does not reflect the world we find ourselves in... Decisions to not give unsupported arguments equal time are not a dereliction of journalistic responsibility or some kind of agenda. In fact, it's just the opposite, Providing an open platform for misinformation, for anyone to come say whatever they want, especially when issues of public health and safety are at stake, can be quite dangerous. Our duty is to be fair to the truth."
By adding that final sentence, his rationale, I'm certain, was to justify what he does during his nightly "news" broadcasts. In an effort to legitimize his comments, Holt said, "That the sun sets in the west is a fact. Any contrary view does not deserve our time or attention." He attempts to minimize his neglect of any point contrary to his own by trivializing the issue. It reminds me of Kamala Harris' attempt to laugh off the fact she hasn't visited the southern border. Ironically, she was being interviewed by Lester Holt.
Holt said, "Decisions to not give unsupported arguments equal time are not a dereliction of journalistic responsibility or some kind of agenda." Sounds noble. But he neglected to specify who decides if an argument is unsupported. Can we assume Holt and the MSM do?
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lester holt, self appointed minister of truth
Lester Holt, aka Richard Cranium.
Major tool.
Useful fool.
“The idea that we should always give two sides equal weight and merit does not reflect the world we find ourselves in...”
Bet he didn’t believe that “principle” applied when all sorts of leftists challenges (homo marriage, abortion, anti-nukes, etc) to the legal and social order in our country were being promoted. He should be made to live by his words someday by being silenced.
Precisely.
Oh lester you molester
What is especially sad about this is that Lester Holt is of the generation who were actually taught real journalism and ostensibly rose in his career based upon that. This older generation is profoundly despicable because they’ve literally sold the principles they’ve held for decades for a paycheck\contract.
Exactly. Who the hale does he think he is?
The arbitrator and decider of what the truth is and whether his version should be dispensed by the media to the public as fact and everyone else's thrown out?
Awfully big pedestal you've set yourself up on there, Holt.
God is a three letter word not four.
The arrogance and inflated view of his own self importance is breathtaking.
Lester Holt has always come off as a Leftist spin artist
He’s just anti-white.
Stop confusing the issue.
Don’t watch Lester.
Turn on Fox...
This new think is not new, I’ve seen it on Reddit for quite a while now. I was blasted for asking questions on a touchy topic, I wasn’t offering opinions just trying to gather info and I was downvoted until my post was removed by the mods. Asking questions is wrong now, the herd just wants your obedience not your brain.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3946796/posts
Jesus said I am the Truth.
Lester Holt is an arrogant, lying fool. Just the fact he goes so far out of his way to convince the public he is truthful speaks volumes.
One day he will meet the Truth face to face and be judged.
I would not want to be Lester the truth molester on that day.
Holt came to Houston right after Hurricane Harvey in ‘17.
His camera shot showed a bayou out of it’s banks. He spent the first 5 minutes of the broadcast relaying the facts on the ground in the aftermath of the storm. He spent the rest of the broadcast bashing Trump.
Paid liars for MSM.
Honest people don't need to sell their honesty to you. Their actions speak for themselves.
From Wikipedia:
“Lester Holt plays bass guitar and the uptight bass.”
I don’t watch Lester.
Fox is much too left wing for me.
Does anybody remember Lester Holt and the runny nose?
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