Posted on 11/06/2001 9:31:38 AM PST by Mr. Mulliner
Don't trust the media, at least not CNN. Says who? A new York Times photographer in Pakistan. Catching up with an item caught last week by Jim Romenesko's MediaNews, on a Web page for sports photographers Vincent Laforet advised: "Don't trust anything you see on TV and be wary of some of the things you read." The Times photographer revealed: "We covered a pro-Taliban demonstration last week attended by maybe 5,000 protestors. CNN stated there were 50,000."In a lengthy recounting of his travails about photographing in Pakistan, Laforet wrote:
"Speaking of the media, I have but one thing to tell you. Don't trust anything you see on TV and be weary of some of the things you read. I witnessed how sensationalistic the media can be during the Florida recount. It's even worse here. We covered a pro-Taliban demonstration last week attended by maybe 5,000 protestors. CNN stated there were 50,000. The BBC estimated 40,000. We're continually hearing of "violent clashes with police" when the TV stations report on non-violent demonstrations we covered ourselves."To read his dispatch in full, illustrated by some of his photos, go to this address and scroll down to the second story: http://www.manginphotography.com/sptshtr36.htmlSince he offered no date, it's hard to correlate his statement with what CNN actually reported that day.
Hope I quoted that right...
^____^
In 1989(?) pro-life demonstrators marched in Washington DC. At the height of the rally, over 500,000 (US Park Service numbers) protestors were present. AT THAT VERY MOMENT, a CNN info-gal reported live that there were "upwards of 50,000" pro-life demonstrators. Somehow, she misplaced 450,000 people.
I can't recall.
You may not know that the pro-life rally made the Washington Post front page -- of the METRO section. The "pro-choice" rally of the previous year, which was attended by about 100,000 fewer protestors, made the front page, period. Bias?
Well, because they are not under oath.
- On the other hand, rape is evidently not a criminal offense--when committed by the right fellow.
- Smearing a government employee by releasing confidential personal data is not a criminal offense--as long as it's Linda Tripp you're smearing. Ask Ken Bacon.
- Diverting a thousand FBI files into the White House is not a criminal offense--ask Craig Livingstone or that Clinton lawyer (Kennedy).
- Accepting a $50,000 bribe--er, check--in the White House is not a criminal offense--ask Maggie Williams:
6 March 1997:
"NBC News was the first to report Wednesday evening that Maggie Williams, Hillary's chief of staff, received on March, 9, 1995, a $50,000 check for the DNC from Johnny Chung, the infamous "hustler" who ushered six Chinese government officials on tours of the White House, including a special visit with Bill in the Oval Office. The check in question was received by Maggie the same day as Chung and his pals had a photo taken with Hillary and two days before the Oval Office visit to see Clinton give his weekly radio talk to the nation. (Clinton later expressed concern about photos of this event getting out.) Chung also treated his communist guests to lunch at the White House mess.
"The $50,000 contribution, along with another $316,000 in donations, were recently returned by the DNC to Chung. The DNC seems to believe the money might be laundered. The evidence suggests that Chung may have gotten his money for the DNC from his communist friends in the Chinese government."
- Conducting one's own foreign policy, in a clear and obvious violation of 18 USC 953:
"Sec. 953. Private correspondence with foreign governments
Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. This section shall not abridge the right of a citizen to apply, himself or his agent, to any foreign government or the agents thereof for redress of any injury which he may have sustained from such government or any of its agents or subjects."
...ask Jesse Jackson.
Etc.
--Boris
Thanks for the kind words! I was going to comment more on this topic, but I just saw the thread about William Cooper being killed and, honestly, I am literally shaking right now. I'm going to sign off for a while and try to think things through.
Mark W.
Guess who says:"I still box. I don't smoke. I'd like to find a reporter who can outdistance me. I have a 31-inch waist, a 42-inch chest. I'm still real butch" and "I'll kick his head in, then bring it home and bronze it."
Perhaps "Gerry Rivers" is just Ellen Degenerate in a wig and Groucho mustache. I've never seen the two in the same place at the same time. (Although, now that I think of it, wouldn't that be a marriage for the ages? I can see the headlines: TV's Geraldo and TV's Ellen to wed...)
Mark W. Mark W.
When I said that the media is telling us not to trust the media, I see absolutely no evidence that this is a conspiracy to polarize people. It's just a little truth sneaking out between the cracks of the wall the media has built around itself. After all, he's "just" a photographer and won't be taken seriously by many people and his opinion won't be heard by many.
In this case, this guy is a photographer who is probably very good at what he does (someone on this thread recognized the name and said he's good) and is tired of the guys who write copy because he can see that they are sending out BS reports.
I'm like you, I always watch the news from a distance and take it with a grain of salt. Thank God for Free Republic.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.