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In reply to the discussion: The opening of "Newsroom" on HBO is a scathing attack on the MSM. No wonder the same outlets were [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)31. Lol, when did MSM reviewers ever speak for the actual viewers?
Have you ever met any of these people? Talk about 'elitists' for the most part, and they know which side their bread is buttered on.
Some of the most popular movies have been slammed by the 'critics'. It's an old-fashioned concept, and a very authoritarian one also, to have on person appointed to speak for the masses. And the fact that they get it so wrong so often, should have made them obsolete by now.
Polls on major publications would be more accurate, let the people speak for themselves, rather than some snot-nosed, arrogant critic who thinks s/he speaks for the rest of us. Thank you very much, I am not in the least bit impressed by critics, their opinions are worth as much as anyone else's.
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The opening of "Newsroom" on HBO is a scathing attack on the MSM. No wonder the same outlets were [View all]
still_one
Jul 2012
OP
The critics are panning it because it is too close to comfort for them. The more I hear them
still_one
Jul 2012
#6
So do you think the Mary Tyler Moore show was a more or less accurate portrayal?
TalkingDog
Jul 2012
#25
It's not pure fiction since it deals with actual issues, but it is a classic way, used by
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#30
also: "Cheryl, Mike: Are the Koch brothers average Americans whose voices are being drowned out by
Tunkamerica
Jul 2012
#17