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.99center

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15. On Iraq, journalists didn’t fail. They just didn’t succeed.
Fri Sep 23, 2016, 05:26 PM
Sep 2016

"Some of these stories — too many — were not given prominence and, in the case of newspapers, didn’t make the front page. But it wasn’t impossible for skeptics of the war to connect the dots."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/on-iraq-journalists-didnt-fail-they-just-didnt-succeed/2013/03/22/0ca6cee6-9186-11e2-9abd-e4c5c9dc5e90_story.html?utm_term=.6e7444204faf

They didn't make it impossible for skeptics of the war to connect the dots, they just made sure that average Joe never heard from those skeptics.


Here's another Great® opinion piece from this journalist.
"Trump gets way more TV news time than Clinton. So what?"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/trump-gets-way-more-tv-news-time-than-clinton-so-what/2016/09/21/719d1bac-7ea9-11e6-8d0c-fb6c00c90481_story.html

Two days later he writes this garbage, the responses must of got under his skin.

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Sorry we hurt your sensitivities BSdetect Sep 2016 #1
It's a bit like people blaming "the Government", when in fact it's the Reps blocking everything. OnDoutside Sep 2016 #19
How about "Lazy Assholes Who Refuse To Fact Check POTUS Candidates"? KittyWampus Sep 2016 #2
I co-sign this idea JustAnotherGen Sep 2016 #3
+1 stage left Sep 2016 #7
I agree. nt irisblue Sep 2016 #12
Aye! phallon Sep 2016 #24
Works for me (n/t) Retrograde Sep 2016 #29
Lets say there isn't any such thing as a journalist n/t doc03 Sep 2016 #4
Agreed! Delphinus Sep 2016 #13
How about "The conservative corporate propaganda media"? Fozzledick Sep 2016 #5
"There is no media, you guys are just being silly and that's why we're laughing at you." Shandris Sep 2016 #6
This is snark, right? NightWatcher Sep 2016 #8
Signed, North Korean Newslady ... closeupready Sep 2016 #9
"Paul Farhi is The Washington Post's media reporter". OK Paul, your resignation is accepted. muriel_volestrangler Sep 2016 #10
Agreed phallon Sep 2016 #25
Lost meaning? underpants Sep 2016 #11
I agree in a sense NobodyHere Sep 2016 #14
On Iraq, journalists didn’t fail. They just didn’t succeed. .99center Sep 2016 #15
How about... Cerridwen Sep 2016 #16
What would you call the group of people serving as go-between between the powers that be and the world wide wally Sep 2016 #17
I tweeted at that asshole angrychair Sep 2016 #18
What media is....is 6 giant corporations who own 90% of what we call media/press.... FrenchieCat Sep 2016 #20
Good post. ronnie624 Sep 2016 #21
Dear WaPo: there's a perfectly good reason we call you "the media" DFW Sep 2016 #22
nice try WaPo. Whatever you insist on calling yourselves, you are shameless librechik Sep 2016 #23
You are correct, it isn't media, it is Corporate Media. Thanks for alerting me to be more precise still_one Sep 2016 #26
"Lazy and unfair?" 6000eliot Sep 2016 #27
whatever, media tandem5 Sep 2016 #28
I think we need to make a distinction between television, print, and social media. kentuck Sep 2016 #30
Stop deflecting and do your jobs. Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #31
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