The media is not just a threat to Freedom of the Press. But to All Freedoms Everywhere.
Posted on 02/08/2019 12:12:40 PM PST by detective
Major media organizations are about to be sued for irresponsibly turning innocent Covington Catholic school boys into objects of national hatred. A lack of standards threatens to open the media to all kinds of legal liabilities.
While the outrage over the Covington high school kids in MAGA hats may have blown over online, the story is far from over. On February 1, an attorney retained by the family of Nicholas Sandmann, the 16-year-old who allegedly “smirked” at the Native American activist banging a drum in his face, released a video that succinctly explained the broader context of what happened. Suffice to say, the video is a damning indictment of how many media outlets and personalities led a social media-fueled outrage mob and wrongly rushed to smear Sandmann and his fellow students.
On Monday, Sandmann’s legal team told the Cincinnati Enquirer that more than 50 letters had been sent to various organizations and people that are likely to precede defamation and libel lawsuits. A host of elite media outlets received some of these letters, including The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, The Atlantic, TMZ, National Public Radio, The Guardian, and Conde Nast. A number of prominent reporters also received letters individually, such as Maggie Haberman, Chuck Todd, Savannah Guthrie, Erin Burnett, David Brooks, and Andrea Mitchell, among others.
(Excerpt) Read more at thefederalist.com ...
This is a long article but it is worth reading.
Mr. SANDMAN,
You’re gonna Be Rich!
Don’t be dismayed
By that Drum Banging B!tch.
Sung to,,,
You guessed it.
The media is not just a threat to Freedom of the Press. But to All Freedoms Everywhere.
They’ve long ago done away with journalistic principles. They are all chasing clicks, ratings, trying to break first... live by the dollar, die by the dollar.
The media is wrecking themselves and our country.
They think they won’t be affected by the destruction they are causing.
IF they ever get a Hillary or AOC in the White House, the media will be the first casualties.
Agree!! Media is threat to our country and bears responsibility for the divisiveness in the country.
Imagine a world where the press no longer reports the facts but dogmatically asserts their political agenda. Even to the point of blatant false reporting and even refusing retractions. (Don't really have to imagine do you?)
How long before a free people votes to muzzle such a press? Better no press than a lying press.
The checks on the press come from:
Let's hope the first three are successful.
Into Hades.
Into oblivion.
Scuse me, I have to write another Filial Correction letter to the Bishops of Covington and Lexington.
Gentlemen, you asked for it.
Goebbels-Mushroom(Keep them in the dark. Feed them bullsh*t.)-Media-Enemy-Of-The-People BUMP
One would hope that the Lawyers for the kids Refuses to Settle and Demands Full Discovery and a Public Airing of All their Dirty Laundry in a Public Trial for every last one.
Har!
How do you figure that?
State controlled media?
This is a good article, thanks for posting it.
“I have to write another Filial Correction letter to the Bishops of Covington and Lexington.”
You go, Mrs. Don-o
Never did a man less deserve the title of “Bishop” than does Mr. Foys.
I really loved the part where he said he was sorry that they’d been “bullied and pressured”.
I’m sorry, you’re a Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Who can bully you? Who can pressure you? Your job is standing up to Satan, and you can’t resist a twitter mob?
I like to think of when Leo the Great (about 450 AD?) prevailed on Attila the Hun to turn back and stop invading Italy.
"Stop invading Italy, Attila."
"Yes, your reverence."
That was when these bishops knew they were the successors of Sts. Peter and Paul.
“Stop invading Italy, Attila.”
“Yes, your reverence.”
LOL, very good!
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