Posted on 05/22/2015 1:31:45 PM PDT by Kaslin
The late David Brinkley, George Clintonopolous’s predecessor on ABC, seemed to me like the epitome of what an unbiased journalist should be like.
Would be nice if we had more people in the media like David Brinkley. I never knew what his personal leanings were.
And that’s the way it should be.
But he's NOT going to ask Democrats the sorts of questions THEY should be asked.
I would like to see liberals debate on Fox News with Kelly, Wallace and Greta as mods.
Now that’s television.
Well, Hell, lets have ABC fire Stephanopoulos and have 10 years of conservative journalism as payback !!!
As the Liberals say, “Let’s be Fair” ........
How could someone give tens of thousands of dollars to the family he used to work for and pretend that he isn't their kept pet? How could anyone write adoringly about the crease in a man's pants and pretend to be neutral?
There’s no such thing as perfect human beings either. So therefore, we ought to feel justified stealing whatever we can, beating the crap out of other people, leaving our crap on the ground, having sex with whatever things or people or animals we happen to fancy at any particular moment, and basically living in a lawless jungle where there is no morality nor concern for other people.
Honestly, do these people claim to have functioning brains?
Stephanopoulos is a partisan by the purest definition of the word.He's not just partisan, he's an activist.
He consciously works to undermine Republicans while protecting Democrats. Any pundit that isn't aware of that is living in a fantasy world.
Oh, admit it, you really wish Leicester City would clobber Manchester United...
Theres no such thing as perfect human beings either......I beg your pardon, base earth animal.
I just found one of the teams is named Chelsea and completely gained a bias.
He’s going to ask Republicans the sorts of questions they should be asked...Mrs. Clinton, if you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?
Bingo.
Among mainstream journalists, it is an article of faith that they are completely objective and without bias, and that the only biased network is Fox News. Do we need any more proof that they are dangerously insane?
They should force news presenters to wear armbands that reflect their personal convictions.. Agendas.. Uhhh.. Yaknow
Or sumthin’.
Over to you, Steppinoutonus!!
No, journalists cannot completely divorce their own personal biases from the stories they cover. And even if they could, the reporters aren't the only people who decide what gets covered, how, and what gets published. Fine. I accept that.
But FACTS admit of no bias. If I write a leed that says
"Two teenage girls were struck and killed Sunday near the Overprice Mall by a driver later identified as Salvador Illegales of Juarez, Mexico. Police are withholding the names of the victims pending notification of their families."
that is a factual who-what-when-where-why leed.
If instead the leed reads
"Two privileged white girls darted in front of an automobile driven by a respected member of the Mexican-American community and were struck despite his best efforts. The girls, who had reportedly been in ill health, later succumbed to injuries."
it is clear that the second leed disposes the reader in favor of the driver and casts doubt on the actions of the girls.
My point is that the first leed -- all facts -- tells a story. The second leed -- replete with vague innuendos, emotionally charged terms, and subjective pronouncements -- casts a bias onto the events. One is an example of good journalism. One is an example of today's journalism. Can you guess which is which?
Give us facts. Keep your biases to yourself. And quit hiding behind flimsy excuses for your cowardly and unprofessional behavior.
I agree completely with your analysis. But there is another level to it - what the media covers, what it emphasizes, and what it ignores or minimizes. A pertinent example is the way the media mocked Bush for “mission accomplished,” but utterly ignored Obama’s equivalent, “we are leaving a safe and stable Iraq.”
Fire all ‘journalist’ and let the government hire goon rewrite men to gussie up press releases.
If we’re going to stop pretending let’s do it right... why pay the liars?
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