OK. Not really "Long Live the Left Wing Media". That's not my fondest wish. If I had my druthers, I would replace all of these unethical drooling propagandists with real, old-fashioned journalists. You may remember. Journalism used to be about reporting facts. And opinions were confined to editorial pages. Or at least that was the idea. Somehow this was lost over the years. There is even an organization called The Society of Professional Journalists that spell out ETHICS for journalists. I remember stopping subscriptions to my local papers in the past, in particular the Los Angeles Times, over how they set up headlines on the front page. The headlines were obviously worded to steer opinion to the left's view. Not fair, not OK and not good journalism.
Nickie Goomba links to Ace of Spades today, both talking about how the Left Wing Media is no longer mainstream. The main news outlets are peopled with a bunch of fading has-beens, living on past glory. You may recall a past post of mine where I showed how 20% of people claim to get news from television and 20% of people claim to get news from the internet. That is a lot of people. And the internet has experienced HUGE growth, considering that there was no internet to speak of prior to the 1990s.
Are bloggers a growing force in today's media? Bloggers certainly had an effect on the 2004 election when they pointed out flaws in Dan Rather's story, leading to Rather's subsequent resignation. Twitter became useful recently during the aftermath of the election in Iran. People used text messaging to send news and updates to news organizations via their cell phones. Twitter and other social networking sites may now be replacing the function of the ham radio and water cooler chit chat. Gateway Pundit just got Green Jobs Czar Van Jones fired by doing internet research into his past. Breitbart just brought down the ACORN organization by running a sting operation.
My level of disgust with the left wing media has reached a breaking point.
I felt betrayed by the left wing media when they neglected to vet Obama's past.
I felt betrayed by the left wing media when they ignored and ridiculed the April 15, 2009 Tea Party Protests. What protests, Obama stated on the morning of April 15th.
I felt betrayed by the left wing media when they walked into the White House and set up shop for a 60-minute infomercial.
I felt betrayed by the left wing media when they refused to report on many August Town Hall events. I went to one. There were no media trucks out front. Obamacare proposes a government takeover of 20% of the nation's economy. This is not newsworthy? On what planet!
I felt betrayed by the left wing media when they ignored and lied about the 9/12 2009 March on DC. They represented the attendance numbers to be as small as they thought they could get away with, in order to minimize the importance of the event. Miss T. C. Shore reviews the numbers.
The Media Research Center posted these links today:
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Media Depression that Wasn't (Even Close): Networks Conjured 'Hoovervilles' to Sell Obama's Spending
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