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kpete

(72,904 posts) Sat Jul 21, 2018, 08:05 AM Jul 2018

Journalism 101

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Journalism 101 (Original Post) kpete Jul 2018 OP

Amen with a bullet. oasis Jul 2018 #1

"...and then report THAT!" nt FoxNewsSucks Jul 2018 #2

Perfect. dalton99a Jul 2018 #3

Yes! Why are the few liberal media outlets giving a platform to nuts like Pirro? It makes me sick. Pepsidog Jul 2018 #4

Thank You Roy Rolling Jul 2018 #5

There with ya, Roy jayschool2013 Jul 2018 #8

Your job is also to report the party who is spreading a lie. Nitram Jul 2018 #6

Yep. warmfeet Jul 2018 #7

And follow the money central scrutinizer Jul 2018 #11

So all of us do it? moonseller66 Jul 2018 #9

k and r Achilleaze Jul 2018 #10

oasis

(54,002 posts)

1. Amen with a bullet.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Jul 21, 2018, 08:13 AM

Jul 2018

FoxNewsSucks

(11,927 posts)

2. "...and then report THAT!" nt

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Sat Jul 21, 2018, 09:31 AM

Jul 2018

dalton99a

(95,350 posts)

3. Perfect.

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Sat Jul 21, 2018, 09:33 AM

Jul 2018

Pepsidog

(6,366 posts)

4. Yes! Why are the few liberal media outlets giving a platform to nuts like Pirro? It makes me sick.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Jul 21, 2018, 10:21 AM

Jul 2018

Roy Rolling

(7,712 posts)

5. Thank You

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Jul 21, 2018, 10:23 AM

Jul 2018

As a member of "the media" I don't complain to avoid the appearance of sounding self-serving. But, man, if any group has been targeted for demonization it's "the media". We have been the punching bags for Trump, and all of his stupid devotees get their punches in, too.

So in this moment of self-pity might I remind propagandists that revenge is a dish best served cold. Look over your shoulders, media-bashers, your time is coming.

jayschool2013

(2,611 posts)

8. There with ya, Roy

Reply to Roy Rolling (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 21, 2018, 10:54 AM

Jul 2018

Peace, brother.

Nitram

(28,080 posts)

6. Your job is also to report the party who is spreading a lie.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Jul 21, 2018, 10:26 AM

Jul 2018

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)

7. Yep.

Reply to Nitram (Reply #6)

Sat Jul 21, 2018, 10:33 AM

Jul 2018

That is real news.

central scrutinizer

(12,655 posts)

11. And follow the money

Reply to Nitram (Reply #6)

Sat Jul 21, 2018, 04:27 PM

Jul 2018

To find out who benefits from the lie

moonseller66

(430 posts)

9. So all of us do it?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Jul 21, 2018, 11:03 AM

Jul 2018

The media has been the punching bag for Nixon,Ronnie, Bush 1 and 2 and now trump. You'd think if the media had ANY scruples they'd have tried to change or at least be bi-partisan. But the "punching bag" spent and spends more time on Birthers, Caribou Barbie, Emails, Benghaaaazi, providing much more air time to republicans than Democrats, just to name a few, and shilling for corporate and republican talking points.

While maybe not all journalists are complicit stooges, those who aren't are 1 percenters of the stooges ...and hopefully they continue to do the job they were supposedly trained for. Of course, to keep their positions they have to kowtow to the "man" which they use as an excuse because...money!

Funny how Murrow and Cronkite and Pigeon never did that. Oh, that's right. They weren't punching bags.

My view.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

10. k and r

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Sat Jul 21, 2018, 11:13 AM

Jul 2018

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