Posted on 07/29/2013 10:29:18 AM PDT by Zakeet
A Pew Research poll this month revealed that less than a third of Americans believe journalists contribute "a lot" to societal well-being. That's more in a continuing stream of bad news for the media.
Unfortunately, the press has done little to improve that image with its coverage of Trayvon Martin's death. Instead, reporters took a tragic situation and sensationalized it, igniting racial tensions rather than focusing on what many see as serious gaps in our gun and self-defense laws.
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At every turn the media seemed to willingly pull facts out of context to sensationalize the story and amplify the racial angle:
The first publicized photos depicted a 14-year-old Martin, three years younger and smaller than at the time of the shooting. Zimmerman was shown in an orange prison jumpsuit. These were, at the very least, prejudicial to public understanding.
When Zimmerman's 911 calls were released, NBC inexplicably edited the tape, stringing together separate statements in order to portray Zimmerman as saying: "This guy looks like he's up to no good. He looks black."
A CNN analysis suggested that Zimmerman had used a racial epithet under his breath during that 911 call. The network later retracted the allegation.
Instances such as these could easily be attributed to simple error if that error did not consistently fall in one direction. No reports featured tape improperly edited to cast Zimmerman in a good light.
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A recent Gallup poll showed that 60 percent of Americans no longer trust the media to report the news "fully, accurately, and fairly." Distorted coverage of Martin's killing has done nothing to improve that trust.
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...
media putting their collective lips on obammy’s ass is what brought me to the conclusion that they are ALL SCUM.
Let's see: The MEDIA has people such as Chrissy "Leg Tingles" Matthews, Rachel Madcow, Georgie "Paid klinton apologist" Stephanopolous, among others. How could the image of the media be any worse?
Thanks.
Thanks for this post because it re-itemizes and exemplifies the lying agenda driven protection not only in their coverage of the Zimmerman trial but consistantly the so called media has given the socialists which have taken over the Democrat party.
If there is any doubt it was made clear at the Democrat pary 2012 convention where they decried any reference to God or Our Creator and whom when I refer to them since as the hyphenated Demo-Com party. If that was done in the last century the media would be all over them. Alas today it’s not even being refered to by the RINOS or the GOPES (GOP Elite Snob(s)) running todays Republican so called opposition party as a concern. While the regime in power has declared war on Christian religious beliefs.
Worse yet this media are accomplices in a travesty of justice. Miss-reporting and falsifying and supporting reports that a security worker murdered a black youth for no reason because he refused to be questioned as the security working was on his rounds. Unquestionly reporting racial claims eminating from the President himself and subsequent spokespersons aligned with the regime. Most calling for his execution and placing his life and family in serious jeopardy.
That cullminated and continues with murders of happless whites at the hands of black youths throughout the country.
Not reporting the person working security was of mixed race (including black) in a secured setting of mixed race (including blacks)of working pay check to paycheck owners of modest dwellings. Who on private right of way legally questioned and released a visiting youth on his return to a local address. As the Neighborhood watchman was returing to his vehicle was attacked by the youth who had the security worker pinned to the ground screaming for help. The youth got killed in the struggle over the gun the security person had in his wasteband.
What the media furthur refuses to do is to draw into the aims of the regime or even speculate about the resettlement pogrums socialist use against those who oppose them
Instead.they’ve allowed the regime to organize and use the threat of racial conflict should there be any investigation that would lead to a deserved impeachment.
Hurting their image implies that it created an inaccurate view of them that in some way was detrimental. Showing who they really are is actually benign.
Do they really not care?
They are so far in the tank for progressives they probably think they are doing the right thing.
Aren't they the 4th estate of government?
They are so agenda-driven for the left they cannot see truth if it bites them in their liberal asses.
They see themselves as superheroes trying to get the masses to realize what they should really think all for the betterment of society. The betterment as progressives see it.
I know this - I took a few j-school classes at university and saw a huge crest of people - professors and student - who felt they had a purpose - a purpose to educate the masses to a thinking that would be better for them and for the social world as they saw it.
Its one reason they hate talk radio - too much truth versus their agenda-driven drivel.
Nice try, but no cigar. Pretending to be objective about the media's dishonesty, while being dishonest.
Ditto and then some.
One other question...where was the drink & skittles found? By the body or condo?
Thank you, UC. I had recalled that too but I knew you’d have a better grip on the testimony than I did.
Is that even possible?
Skittles and can of Watermelon fruit juice were found on him in the pocket of his sweatshirt.
As in Lenin's Russia & Hitler's Germany, the end justifies the means--while the ends sought are cut from the same cloth as corrupted Eve in Paradise.
William Flax
In other words, it is worse than I thought. I thought they all knew they were a bunch lying skanks and slime sucking scum bags, who were in it for themselves. They are all if that, but from what you are saying, they actually think that they are right. That is worse than I thought. The Bible says: woe unto those who call good evil and evil good. They are utterly evil.
It hurt the race bating MSM who wanted riots and a lynch mob. I do not see it hurting Fox Media or Rush.
-PJ
I wonder why the defense allowed this infringement of Zimmerman’s Constitutional rights?
So the Philadelphia Inquirer is messing with the facts as well. George Zimmerman did NOT call 911 until after the shooting. Most of his "logged" calls, investigated and reported on by the MSM were made to a non-emergency number which appeared to be used as a "tip line" for neighborhood watch volunteers.
The media kept up a campaign regarding GZ's calls, trying to paint him as a psycho pest making numerous calls to the emergency number when in fact he followed established protocol for watch volunteers to contact the police via a non-emergency number (un-listed??).
Regards,
GtG
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