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On the death of real news
Ted Koppel is one of the most trusted, and trustworthy, journalists in American history. His work with ABC News and Nightline is impeccable. Almost more noteworthy, to me, is his post-Nightline work, which seems as hardhitting as ever, especially in his criticism of the role money has come to play in journalism and the news…
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Why I like Wikileaks
Unless you live under a rock, you’ve heard something about Wikileaks. And chances are just as good that you’ve formed an opinion about the website. Whether it is a beacon of hope or a traitorous organization, the public, and especially the media, has made its opinions known widely and swiftly, with each new unveiling of…
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Pick and choose protestors
Just a quick thought for a Monday morning… Why is it that the millions that protested the Iraq Conflict peacefully for years were virtually ignored by the press and totally ignored by Washington while today’s ‘protesters’, hundreds of angry and abusive anti-tax protesters, are media darlings and have Congress cow-towing to them?
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NBC: I actually want to watch your network!
I don’t expect anyone from NBC to read this. I’m not stupid. However, considering how desperate and eager NBC has been for the last couple of years, I figure they could use all of the advice they can get. I do pity NBC. After all, they were #1 and fell to #4, even behind Fox,…
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It’s the Context, Stupid!
There’s a reason people don’t trust journalists anymore. OK, there are several, many of which have to do with political hacks arguing about bias, but there’s a more fundamental problem with journalists. The pursuit of objectivity creates subjectivity. It’s easy for most of us to look at a situation and say “here’s how it happened…”…