I haven't read of this in any media but believe it is worth bringing up here on FR, to whit: today's (American) journalists think more in "global" terms than they do "national" (I've met some young American journalists). Many really do not believe that their loyalties lie with the United States but with "globalities" or "global interests". Thus they're able to report quasi-objectively on the Mexican Zapatistas and while at the same time portray the Mexican government in a sympathetic manner they simply cannot do that with the U.S. since the U.S. is the bully of the globe (in their "objective" opinion). I believe many of these people have been so brainwashed in journalism school they're no longer capable of knowing the truth of any issue but simply stamp out stories which reflect their ideology. If you accuse them of bias they'll deny it... "bias" is a word which does not apply, in their minds, when the story is a "U.S. versus (fill in the blank)". In their opinion the U.S. today is simply an evil empire, built by Anglo males and therefore a worthy target; they think of themselves as "global citizens", not American.
I haven't read of this in any media but believe it is worth bringing up here on FR, to whit: today's (American) journalists think more in "global" terms than they do "national" (I've met some young American journalists). I believe many of these people have been so brainwashed in journalism school they're no longer capable of knowing the truth of any issue but simply stamp out stories which reflect their ideology.The brainwashing - America is no better, and probably worse than, any other country - begins in government-sponsored elementary schools and has done for at least a generation.
Journalism school then puts the icing on the cake of anti-patriotism by emphasizing the 'mindchanging' mission of journalists rather than the 'reporting' function.
If you accuse them of bias they'll deny it... "bias" is a word which does not apply, in their minds, when the story is a "U.S. versus (fill in the blank)". In their opinion the U.S. today is simply an evil empire, built by Anglo males and therefore a worthy target; they think of themselves as "global citizens", not American.
We need to keep calling their attention to their biased reporting. We are having an impact. Even if the NYT wrote this piece out of anger or frustration, they reached a large audience who might only now be starting to question their sources of 'news.'