One of you wrote:
"Bill Clinton did not cure homelessness. The media stop reporting homelessness stories because they believe Democrats are the good guys."
Nothing has changed. This morning I found a quote from someone who is a journalist at a msm newspaper:
"Off the record, every suspicion you have about MSM being in the tank for Obama is true. We have a team of 4 people going thru dumpsters in Alaska and 4 in Arizona. Not a single one is looking into Acorn, Ayers or Freddiemae. The editor refuses to publish anything that would jeopardize election for O, and I'm betting you dollars to donuts same is true at the New York Times and others. People cheer when CNN or NBC run another Palin-mocking story, but raising any reasonable inquiry into Obama is derided or flat out ignored. The fix is in, and its working."
and from another source:
"I have a couple friends who work in the MSM, too, and one of them tells me the newsroom is (exact words) “unbelievably cavalier” about any complaints viewers register about their reports, what they ignore, their bias, or the way they edit Republicans vs. the way the treat Dems. “Cavalier” as in, the fix is in, and they don’t even have to pretend to care what half the country thinks or wants."
There's a fascinating cover-up going on in the media. Important facts about Obama's connections, which would cause a scandal if the public knew about them -- his relationship to domestic terrorist, Billy Ayers, for example -- are totally ignored by the media. In contrast, they have teams of reporters looking through garbage bins to try to find some 'dirt' they can turn into a story against Sarah Palin, the conservative Republican Vice Presidential nominee.
Welcome
We'll take a close look at how the major U.S. television news media present some of the big issues of our time like the environment, AIDS, racism, and terrorism.I hope that you'll discover some answers to the question expressed by the course title.
Bias by Bernard Goldberg is available in the bookstore. Goldberg was a senior reporter with CBS News. He wrote this book, which became a bestseller, five years ago. It's an insider's view of how the major television news media often slant important stories. Because of this book, most of his friends in the media dumped him and claimed that he is just angry with CBS, his former employer.
You'll write summaries of each chapter week by week, so buy the book now. This course will involve a fair bit of reading and a lot of discussion, both posting your opinion on this website and talking in class.
Bias by Bernard Goldberg is available in the bookstore. Goldberg was a senior reporter with CBS News. He wrote this book, which became a bestseller, five years ago. It's an insider's view of how the major television news media often slant important stories. Because of this book, most of his friends in the media dumped him and claimed that he is just angry with CBS, his former employer.
You'll write summaries of each chapter week by week, so buy the book now. This course will involve a fair bit of reading and a lot of discussion, both posting your opinion on this website and talking in class.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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