Posted on 03/09/2008 4:05:59 AM PDT by Iron Munro
The American news media are like a bunch of 6th grade girls. They derive their “power” from secrets they learn and promise not to reveal. After the secrets are learned, they wield them rapaciously to destroy or save whoever they choose.
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Very apt comparison!
Excellent post. Apparently, the newsroom scumbags are all essentially blackmailers.
Agreed. I actually had a bit of a problem with Drudge for bringing out prince harry. The british press seemed to do the respectful thing, something that the NYT can’t bring itself to do.
Loose lips sink ships in the NYT newsroom. They’re utter scumbags.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=walter+duranty+site%3Anewsbusters.org&btnG=Search
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Duranty
He was a commie.
There is an illuminating article about coverage of the West Bank issue and Samantha Power’s appointment at:
http://israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2009/02/ny-times-friedman-calls-for-us-troops.html
It is an article critical of New York Times columnist Tom Friedman who has taken the same position as Samantha Power.
A video of an interview Power gave about using U.S. Troop deployment to maintain Peace and Nation Build in the West Bank follows the article.
It is a must view!
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