"Gattman" wrote in message
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"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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"muzzy" wrote in message
Just another example of why the news media have lost the
respect of the American people. Will they ever wake up?

At the risk of going totally off-topic, at what point has the news media
had the respect of the American people?

Up until the 80's when alternative media came into being and the blatent
dishonesty, hypocrisy and slovenlyness became known.


Having said that, I expect a much greater degree of accuracy and research
from the weekly news magazines than I would the average daily newspaper.

Like Newsweek or Time? False expectation, I'm afraid.

Daily reporters face pretty fierce deadlines for which it's often
impossible to check every fact and detail, but when you're a major
international news magazine, that excuse isn't valid.

The issue isn't accuracy/fact checking, but deliberate distortion. For so
long the MSM had no competition and thus virtually no one to answer to.

An America with short attention spans, poor memory, and a dearth of critical
thinking skills hasn't helped to keep them on their toes, either.