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My study of the problem has led me to the conclusion that leftists are natural journalists - in the sense that leftists elevate complaint to the status of action, and journalism is complaint as action. What happens when leftists obtain political power, of course, is that these mere second-guessers are cast in the role of one-guess doers - and the results are almost never pretty. The actual results, that is; the journalists/leftists are remarkably effective at putting a happy face on their own handiwork (for example, the Russians are still not sure that getting rid of the Soviet system was a good idea - and 48% of the American voting public thinks that John Kerry was fit for command).
Journalism in general has an inherent credibility problem, in that it claims to be objective, and in so doing elevates itself above us mere mortals on the basis of nothing more than its own word. Journalism is arrogant and cynical (negative and superficial).
And if such be the case with print journalism, which is truly competitive, the problem is compounded with broadcast journalism with its need to justify its broadcast monopoly licenses, and of ~~public~~ government broadcasting, with its further need to justify its government budget.
All publishing and broadcasting attempts to suppress the proper incredulity of its reader/listener. The main information problem of society is that we are too credulous when people position themselves as being authoritative. And that people who position themselves as authoritative can tend to underreact to an actual emergency for fear of undermining that authority by being seen to cry "Wolf!" Note that word the recent disasterous tsunami spread far too slowly through offficial channels; what was wanted was a ham radio network and/or a FreeRepublic to spread the word unofficially so that at least some of the public would have had timely warning.
Journalism constantly warns us of the influence of Republicans. There is however a real Establishment, hiding in plain sight - and that is the inherently leftist perspective of journalism itself.
BBC harm is worldwide
American Thinker | 13.01.05 | Aleksander Boyd