Media screws up again...

"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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"gatt" wrote in message
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I'm sure you'll have no difficulty providing a source. Of course, if
you
do, it will be a media source. Now, ain't that ironic?

What a scum bag.

-c

Janet Cooke, Washington Post, 1981. She made up a story about an 8 year
old
heroin addict. The story was a total fabrication.

That's the one. There's been others as well that didn't get awards, but
then, the topic was media inaccuracy, not their lies and hypocrisy. The pulp
to write the stories of outright lies, distortions and misrepresentations
could denude a forest.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"gatt" wrote in message
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That's an opinion from somebody on the internet. Do you have supporting
data?


Get serious.


It sounds more like he getting desperate.

"Rich Ahrens" wrote in message
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Tom Sixkiller wrote:

"gatt" wrote in message
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"Rich Ahrens" wrote in message news:40c92722$0$78545


I've often wondered why getting the story first trumped getting the
story right.

Because they're rewarded by the readers/viewers for getting it first,
for one thing.

Yep. Consumer demand.


Look up the word "whore".

Look up the word "capitalist."

That's a "capitalist" that'll be out of business quite soon...just like any
other hokey merchant....as the mainstream media is rapidly learning.

"Rich Ahrens" wrote in message
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Tom Sixkiller wrote:

"gatt" wrote in message

http://www.cnn.com,
http://www.abcnews.com. ....they're popular news sites that draw a lot
of
money from advertising revenue.


Then why is Fox stomping their asses, huh?

Because Fox is better at whoring?

Like your Mom?

This subject seems to be getting all twisted up...

Tawana Brawley was a black teenager who clamed she had been beaten and raped
by New York City police officers, a story she later recanted. In the interim
Al Sharpton tried to make a big deal about it. The only role the media
played in this one is covering the story.

Someone previously posted about the reporter who "invented" a child heroin
addict. IIRC this reporter was in Washington, DC.

The name everyone is looking for is Jason Blair, a black reporter for the
New York Times. He both invented stories and plagiarized other's works.
Somehow affirmative action enabled him to escape detection.

Other people also lost their jobs in the Blair matter.

IIRC, as a result of the company-wide investigation initiated by the Blair
situation, others lost their jobs.

Also, IIRC, the New York Times returned Pulitzer Prizes it had received in
previous years when investigation revealed they may not have been deserved.

And recently, USA Today dismissed several people for misconduct related to
the content of the paper.

Hope that clears some of this up...




"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
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"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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"gatt" wrote in message
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"Dave Stadt" wrote in message news:CRpzc.53

Biased journalists regularly receive journalism awards.

Won any yourself?

Didn't somebody not too long ago win one for a totally made up
story?

Cite, please. Let me guess: You heard it on the news.

Doesn't do much for the credability of the award.

I'm sure you'll have no difficulty providing a source. Of course, if
you
do, it will be a media source. Now, ain't that ironic?
-c

I have not noticed that the media has an aversion to feeding on itself,
in
fact I suspect they rather enjoy sticking it to the competition. It's
good
for ratings you know. As I remember it was a reporter for the New York
Times or some such big name paper that got caught and was de-Pulitzered.

Washington Times, Tawana Brawley, 1980

If you can find it: "Newspapers Without News" - Jerry Schwartz, Atlanta
Constitution, 1981, was a great multi-part series.

Bill Denton wrote:

IIRC, as a result of the company-wide investigation initiated by the Blair
situation, others lost their jobs.

The chief editor was sacked; maybe others. His side of the story was in the Atlantic
a couple months back.

George Patterson
None of us is as dumb as all of us.

"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
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"Rich Ahrens" wrote in message
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Tom Sixkiller wrote:

Then why is Fox stomping their asses, huh?

Because Fox is better at whoring?

Like your Mom?

By capitalizing "mom", you transformed the word into a proper noun, which
makes it refer to the person whom you yourself address by that name. Perhaps
that is not what you were attempting to express.

"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
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I think "gatt" is doing a good job of proving your point, Steve.


Without realizing it, of course.

"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
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Tawana (sp...I could look it up, but I'm in a hurry to post this) Brawley,
1980.


As I recall, that wasn't a totally made up story, it was a totally made up
event. Perpetrated primarily by Democratic presidential candidate Al
Sharpton.

Yep. Abuses happen in every industry from journalism to law enforcement.
And lots of small planes crash. You hear about it on the news all the time.
A sucker might be given to believe that it happens more often than not
because of what they hear in the media.

But...we know better, right?

-c

"Bill Denton" wrote in message
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This subject seems to be getting all twisted up...

Tawana Brawley was a black teenager who clamed she had been beaten and
raped
by New York City police officers, a story she later recanted. In the
interim
Al Sharpton tried to make a big deal about it. The only role the media
played in this one is covering the story.

Someone previously posted about the reporter who "invented" a child heroin
addict. IIRC this reporter was in Washington, DC.

The name everyone is looking for is Jason Blair, a black reporter for the
New York Times. He both invented stories and plagiarized other's works.
Somehow affirmative action enabled him to escape detection.

Other people also lost their jobs in the Blair matter.

IIRC, as a result of the company-wide investigation initiated by the Blair
situation, others lost their jobs.

Also, IIRC, the New York Times returned Pulitzer Prizes it had received in
previous years when investigation revealed they may not have been
deserved.

And recently, USA Today dismissed several people for misconduct related to
the content of the paper.

Hope that clears some of this up...




"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
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"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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"gatt" wrote in message
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"Dave Stadt" wrote in message news:CRpzc.53

Biased journalists regularly receive journalism awards.

Won any yourself?

Didn't somebody not too long ago win one for a totally made up
story?

Cite, please. Let me guess: You heard it on the news.

Doesn't do much for the credability of the award.

I'm sure you'll have no difficulty providing a source. Of course,
if
you
do, it will be a media source. Now, ain't that ironic?
-c

I have not noticed that the media has an aversion to feeding on
itself,
in
fact I suspect they rather enjoy sticking it to the competition. It's
good
for ratings you know. As I remember it was a reporter for the New
York
Times or some such big name paper that got caught and was
de-Pulitzered.

Washington Times, Tawana Brawley, 1980

If you can find it: "Newspapers Without News" - Jerry Schwartz, Atlanta
Constitution, 1981, was a great multi-part series.