tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post6541719905255452166..comments2024-03-27T17:03:57.341-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: What happened to JournalismOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-30624221654278901992020-06-04T13:20:29.980-04:002020-06-04T13:20:29.980-04:00It's all enough to make one sick. Hmm, it has!...It's all enough to make one sick. Hmm, it has!!!!<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-43362063040894742162020-06-01T20:19:54.937-04:002020-06-01T20:19:54.937-04:00No surprise to me, EvKa, that we enjoy the same en...No surprise to me, EvKa, that we enjoy the same entertainment. One of my best friends is a major fundraiser in the Blue Wave movement. It's the only hope for sanity in politics. And it's what I require if I am going to come out of this with my own debatable sanity in tact. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-22274450791721090122020-06-01T20:15:05.886-04:002020-06-01T20:15:05.886-04:00Stan, you make so many cogent points. For me, it&...Stan, you make so many cogent points. For me, it's about this: a lot of people in the US can't think critically, but through no fault of their own. One of the goals of the "smaller government" movement that began with the Reagan Presidency was to diminish public education. This lack of critical thinking is also a by-product of fundamentalist religions, a major sector of Trump's constituency (as well as Reagan's). I know I sound like one of the most ridiculous of the conspiracy theorists. I have no idea whether they do it on purpose, but I do know that an undereducated populous is an asset to a manipulative plutocracy, which it seems to me we have in the Trump administration and the Republican Senate.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-81419826245687550202020-06-01T18:09:49.503-04:002020-06-01T18:09:49.503-04:00THE NEWSROOM is one of my all-time favorite shows....THE NEWSROOM is one of my all-time favorite shows. Too bad that "smart shows" such as it rarely last very long. I, too, felt that Trump was given WAY too much 'ink' during the 2016 campaign season. It's obvious why they did: it was entertaining, shocking, jaw-dropping, another version of "If it bleeds, it leads." I'll be holding my breath for the next 5 months & change, hoping for another Blue Wave to sweep across the country like a tsunami. But I'm not letting my hopes get too high...Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-25075901237148452702020-06-01T17:04:01.095-04:002020-06-01T17:04:01.095-04:00Three things seem to me to underpin the influence ...Three things seem to me to underpin the influence of the media: (1) it is there to make money, so it will pander to what readers want irrespective of accuracy and impartiality; (2) readers can't tell whether an argument or position is logically derived (or don't want to), leading to an unquestioning acceptance of ideas they support; and (3) few citizens these days have a solid background or even basic knowledge of civics. The notion that one should always question what you read or are told seems to have been relegated to the trash heap.Stan Trolliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608236210727280695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-74444633723450649652020-06-01T14:15:34.368-04:002020-06-01T14:15:34.368-04:00Me too, Zoe. I think that image should be a mural...Me too, Zoe. I think that image should be a mural on a huge wall where it can be seen from Capitol Hill and the White House.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-40205642228977181682020-06-01T14:10:27.462-04:002020-06-01T14:10:27.462-04:00As ever, Michael you and I agree. My trusted sour...As ever, Michael you and I agree. My trusted sources are the same as yours. I listen to National Public Radio, an outlet I trust, especially because it sometimes gets my leftist hackles up with things I don't like to hear. That tells me they are not slanting their broadcasts to the tastes of a political position.<br /><br />When it comes to Trump's lies, the media that I follow have begun to report what he says. (Sometimes that please me no end by using the phrase "the President alleges.") They then report the truth. If someone in any walk of life makes an assertion that comes across as a fact, they will say it it "unproven."<br /><br />Too many people I know and love in the States focus only on left slanted reporting. Many also believe Trump should be shunned. There was a time, when The Donald was running for the nomination that I was dismayed because the press gave him so much more attention than anyone else in the race. That was a mistake, but it is too late to make up for now. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-24480607742786140542020-06-01T09:31:42.156-04:002020-06-01T09:31:42.156-04:00i do love that first picture, Annamaria. It says s...i do love that first picture, Annamaria. It says so much about the times we live in...Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-67786717401226019932020-06-01T03:50:08.791-04:002020-06-01T03:50:08.791-04:00Very important issues here, Annamaria. It is the b...Very important issues here, Annamaria. It is the blurring that is the most concerning. I subscribe (electronically) to the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Guardian. They are clearly biased towards the left, and I admit that that agrees with my own views so I accept it. But I've tried respected newspapers on the right (e.g. The Daily Mail in the UK) and find that their opinions seem to blend more with the news. So I read (what I believe to be) factual reporting and make my own decisions.<br />There is a view on the left that Trump should be shunned, not reported, and this is what they mean by "playing into his hands." When the "media" stops reporting what the president of the US is doing and saying, we are as badly off as in your first picture...Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.com