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KY_EnviroGuy

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19. Two key things Wilson's article does not address or confess..

Sat Aug 25, 2018, 11:09 PM

Aug 2018

1.) The outright lies and massive deception that's been pervasive in Republican and right-wing media for decades. He implies it but soft-pedals it. There must have been a hidden Reagan 12th Commandment that says: "never use the word lie or admit to lying".

2.) The massive layoff of journalists and editors across the country in the last twenty years or so, particularly in the print media industry.

One might also ask Mr. Wilson why a number of highly respected news outlets in Europe did indeed regularly call out Trump's lies and bullshit in no uncertain terms, while it was crickets in America.

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I vould not disagree more Cosmocat Aug 2018 #1

K&R. Could it be because.... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2018 #2

That certainly is a factor Cosmocat Aug 2018 #14

Yes, and I was spoiled by Huntley-Brinkley, Walter Cronkite and.... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2018 #15

You sound like you are another boomer. BobTheSubgenius Aug 2018 #17

Yes, that's the stranglehold capitalism has on us. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2018 #18

The underlying cause is that the right was losing the argument and OnDoutside Aug 2018 #3

"The mainstream media helped elect him through its constant attention to his every utterance." SunSeeker Aug 2018 #4

Yes, about a BILLION DOLLARS free advertising by way of unbalanced coverage. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #5

But her emails! central scrutinizer Aug 2018 #11

Yep. Pure cowardice. SunSeeker Aug 2018 #12

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"unwittingly ushered in a golden age of great reporting." - Not what has happened Perseus Aug 2018 #10

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K&R Scurrilous Aug 2018 #16

Two key things Wilson's article does not address or confess.. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2018 #19