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Where is the media outrage?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by OddsOn, Apr 6, 2010.

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  1. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    So there is only one correct bias to see? Hrmmm.

    What I see, consistently, with ever increasing ferocity from 1975 to 2010 is the following.

    1. Increasingly obvious bias toward a narrative sympathetic to big business. This makes sense because big business is both the owner of and client of modern media. The consolidations of the last few decades have only exacerbated this. That one channel (e.g. MSNBC) insults republicans and another channel (e.g. Fox) insults democrats is not very material to the pro-corporate bias.

    2. Increasingly obvious bias towards stupidity in general. The audience is given no credit for attention span. Nor is the audience given any credit for a mature prioritization of, say, wall street bailouts versus a trivial case of an athlete having sex outside his marriage, etc.

    If you think modern media is somehow biased to "democrats" or "liberals" you need to look into the history of real reporting in this country. Start with Edward R Murrow and work your way in both directions.

    Real journalism (extinct) spoke truth to power. Not hyberbolic hogwash or intentional distortions that help support a predetermined point of view. Real facts. They do exist, no matter how faint they may be in the current discourse.
     
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