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2009-09-15 Home Front: Politix

Media Malpractice: Tom Brokaw's world implodes

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Posted by lotp 2009-09-15 07:30|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 A scathing, blistering indictment--and he doesn't even need to bring up the "fake but accurate" memos to make his case.

Posted by Mike 2009-09-15 09:34|| 2009-09-15 09:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Internet = power to the people. Makes me wanna say one more time: Thanks, Fred.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-09-15 12:53|| 2009-09-15 12:53|| Front Page Top

#3 CABLE NEWS RACE
FRI., SEPT 11, 2009

FOXNEWS O'REILLY 3,212,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,644,000
FOXNEWS BECK 2,544,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 1,968,000
FOXNEWS SHEP 1,705,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,067,000
MSNBC MADDOW 948,000
CNN BLITZER 889,000
CNN KING 875,000

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-09-15 13:21|| 2009-09-15 13:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh, and one bit of media malpractice and the media creatures who abetted it - the sliming of Barry Goldwater? Daniel Schorr, who was one of the minor media creatures so indicted - is still propped up in a cozy booth at NPR ...or he was, the last time I listened. God help us, he is, or was kept around as their institutional memory and inspiration.

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2009-09-15 15:08|| http://www.celiahayes.com]">[http://www.celiahayes.com] 2009-09-15 15:08|| Front Page Top

#5 So, why is the MSM composed of conglomerates of businesses not subject to the same standards of truth and content by the FTC that they demand of every other business, given that these are clearly businesses engaged in interstate commerce [which has been the massive loophole exploited for all sorts of federal regulation regardless of the writ of the Constitution.]? /rhet question

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-09-15 17:14|| 2009-09-15 17:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Press Accuracy Rating Hits Two Decade Low

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-09-15 17:51|| 2009-09-15 17:51|| Front Page Top

#7 Schorr is drooling too much for even NPR.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-09-15 18:22|| 2009-09-15 18:22|| Front Page Top

#8 PJ costs $5.00 a month.

If you can, send them $5.00 and Fred $5.00 (or $10, or more).

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-09-15 20:22|| 2009-09-15 20:22|| Front Page Top

#9 Perhaps it would be better to refer to the MSM as the DM - Dinosaur Media. Or maybe "Ulterior Motive Media". For certain it's nothing less than a branch of the entertainment media, it's just that many of the particiants haven't figured it out yet and are just tools. "Main Stream Media" implies way more credibility than they deserve.

Posted by gorb 2009-09-15 22:48|| 2009-09-15 22:48|| Front Page Top

#10 "Dinosaur Media"

Perfect, gorb.

I'm stealing that. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-09-15 23:29|| 2009-09-15 23:29|| Front Page Top

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