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Rather warns students of 'new' media
Bangor Daily News ^
| November 02, 2005
| Staff
Posted on 11/02/2005 2:45:16 PM PST by baystaterebel
Longtime CBS Evening News anchorman Dan Rather on Tuesday called for a return to independent journalism, telling viewers to be critical of the plethora of "new" media outlets that feign objectivity while working to advance their own - or another's - agenda.
"You need to ask yourself: Is more better, and is all that calls itself news really news," Rather told the estimated 1,400 people who filled the Maine Center for the Arts near capacity for his morning speech on the University of Maine campus. "News is something people need to know which someone, somewhere, doesn't want them to know. All the rest is advertising."
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: danrather; fakebutaccurate; liarliarpantsonfire; mediabias; newmedia; rathergate; whatsthefrequency
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To: Titan Magroyne
"Nice shoes, Mr. Rather. Oh, and just one more thing...
It's probably just me, but there's something about these memos that doesn't add up."
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posted on
11/02/2005 3:06:21 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: baystaterebel
>Rather warns students...
Advice from Rather . . .
They might just as well invite
Gale Weathers to speak!
To: baystaterebel
"News is something people need to know which someone, somewhere, doesn't want them to know."That is one of the stupidest things ever said. Even for Rather. But it does reveal the National Enquirer mindset of what used to be called the mainstream media. (Apologies to the National Enquirer. At least they're honest about what they do.)
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posted on
11/02/2005 3:14:23 PM PST
by
jim macomber
(Author: "Bargained for Exchange", "Art & Part", "A Grave Breach" http://www.jamesmacomber.com)
To: george76
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posted on
11/02/2005 3:15:12 PM PST
by
goodnesswins
(DEMS....40 yrs and $$$dollars for the War on Poverty, but NOT a $$ or minute for the WAR on Terror!)
To: dirtboy
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posted on
11/02/2005 3:15:47 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: baystaterebel
" BALDERDASH"
To: goodnesswins
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posted on
11/02/2005 3:19:33 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: baystaterebel
" ...telling viewers to be critical of the plethora of "new" media outlets that feign objectivity while working to advance their own - or another's - agenda." Does that include your friends in DUmmieLand, Dan?
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posted on
11/02/2005 3:21:22 PM PST
by
manwiththehands
(Big Lie #1: "Islam is a peaceful religion"; Big Lie #2: Bush "lied")
To: baystaterebel
His bitterness gives ma a warm fuzzy.
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posted on
11/02/2005 3:22:35 PM PST
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: baystaterebel
Just what young journalism students need, wisdom from a dead dinosaur. Anyone who goes to college and majors in 'journalism' is already a retard anyhow. To stupid to try and make it as a teacher.
Most will end up as perverts or state representatives.
50
posted on
11/02/2005 3:24:04 PM PST
by
mmercier
To: mmercier; PhiKapMom
Ooooh -- time for a flame war!!
To: mmercier
Most will end up as perverts or state representatives.Or undercover DNC trolls such as MD4BUSH.
To: CedarDave
>> Ooooh -- time for a flame war!!
Unlike most I have actually been set on fire.
It sux.
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posted on
11/02/2005 3:38:49 PM PST
by
mmercier
To: george76
Columbo is my role model--right down to the cigar, the wrinkled clothes, and the dog. Everyone in my office hides under the desk when I coming walking by... :-)
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posted on
11/02/2005 3:48:09 PM PST
by
cgbg
(Boxer and Feinstein confuse the constitution with Mao's Little Red Book.)
To: baystaterebel
"News is something people need to know which someone, somewhere, doesn't want them to know. Like using falsified documents, Dan?
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posted on
11/02/2005 3:54:08 PM PST
by
gaijin
To: MNJohnnie
At least Danny got one thing right. The biggest threat to liberalism is the new media. No wonder he is talking us down.
I'll never forget the time ol' Danny boy came to Islamorada. He stayed at the most expensive place in town, wore an overcoat, the whole time, a hat and put on a fake mustache. The rest of us were in shorts and tee shirts. Boy he stuck out like a sore thumb. But we let guests have their fun no matter who they are, even lame Danny.
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posted on
11/02/2005 3:58:20 PM PST
by
rodguy911
(Support Able Danger and Lt.Col Shaffer,Condi Rice/VP in 08--)
To: baystaterebel
News is something people need to know which someone, somewhere, doesn't want them to know. Like the memo was a forgery, Danny Boy? Is that news? You certainly didn't want us to know it.
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posted on
11/02/2005 4:01:07 PM PST
by
WarEagle
(This is obviously Karl Rove's fault...)
To: baystaterebel
ha ha ha ha
Stuck on Stupid!
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posted on
11/02/2005 4:18:54 PM PST
by
Fido969
("And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32).)
To: MNJohnnie
"The only difference between "New" and "Old" media Danny boy is the New media tells you right up front what their biases are, while you Dinosaur clowns keep LYING about yours." Well said; I've never seen the issue stated as simply and concisely.
To: baystaterebel
Rather warns students of 'new' media: "Watch out for that FreeRepublic website..."
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