Dan Rather: Journalism has 'lost its guts'

CNet News.com ^ | March 12, 2007 | Daniel Terdiman

[magellan]

But he spent most of his time on stage talking about why he thinks many people have lost faith in journalists.

One reason for that, Rather said, is that a sense has developed that questioning power, especially at a time of war, is perceived as unpatriotic or unsupportive of America's fighting troops.

No Dan, we have lost faith in journalists because journalists have willingly chosen to lie to us.

[Chode]

and dan RATher has lost his mind...

[msnimje]

COURAGE!

[mozarky2]

Jounalists these days no longer have the courage to foist forged documents on an unsuspecting public, huh...?

[Tribune7]

Courage!

And Meadow!

And, And And . . .

[JohnD9207]

Agreed

Seems like Danny Boy believes in the same thing that ENDED his career...BEING THE NEWS.

Hate to break it to you Dan but when reporters go back to reporting the news instead of trying to make the news then the truth will come out. Now back to the retirement home putz and make sure Helen Thomas's room is ready.

[PzLdr]

Can't lose what he never had. Like with his honor.

[kaehurowing]

Part of it could come from seeing "national" journalists peddle clumsily forged fraudulent documents in an attempt to affect the outcome of a national election, and then refusing to admit the documents were faked.

[RichInOC]

He said it's very easy to attack someone when you don't have to put your name to your complaints.

A complaint one could equally as well direct toward anonymous sources in "legitimate" journalism...but I digress.

[txroadkill]

...right up until the point where the journalist says, 'Whoa, that's too far.'"

Just exactly where does "make it up and then report it Dan" draw the line?????

[gaijin]

Doc falsification is BRAVE? Riiiiiiiiight...!

[gaijin]

Guy said he was in the Marine Corps. Bragged out it. You'd have thought he'd taken Mount Suribachi, single-hadedly.

He volunteered, and DROPPED OUT IN BASIC...!

[Jeff Head]

How about people have lost faith in main stream journalism because it has become so absolutely one-sided and skewed that big time journalists will lie and forge documents to get their message across, Dan? How about that?

If some have lost the guts to lie and be so oboxiously slanted against traditional American values and culture, then that would be a good thing, maybe a very small indication of some kind of turn around...turning around from the abyss YOU represent, Dan. But I will not hold my breath.

[OldCorps]

Courage!

And Meadow!

And, And And . . .

And,...whats the frequencey Dan, you sorry loser!

[Tall_Texan]

Dan: "They just don't fake the news like we used to in the old days..."

[mplsconservative]

He's just bitter he didn't become the next Uncle Walty and have his likeness chisled onto the crumbling monument to mainstream fake journalism.

Thank goodness for talk radio and the internet. Kudos Buckhead!

[Rome2000]

That socialist crook has been can shut the hell up now.

Its over Dan, you lose.

[conservative in nyc]

Rather responded that he sees a lot of potential in the Internet, and in the blogosphere in particular, but that he worries about anonymity on a lot of Web sites and blogs.

He said it's very easy to attack someone when you don't have to put your name to your complaints.

Publius - Bad.
Mark Twain - Evil.
Common Sense - Garbage pamphlet.
Thomas Paine - Traitor.
Buckhead - Evil Rather attacker.

[Semi Civil Servant]

During his hour-long keynote address at South by Southwest Interactive, Rather opined at length on the state his profession, in which too many journalists have become lapdogs to power, rather than watchdogs, he said.

 

[magellan]

"COURAGE!"

What's the frequency, Kenneth?