[Darkwolf377]

..and what?

Nothing they did was illegal. Unethical, sure, but if people are shocked that “objective journalists” are anything but a naive fantasy, we’re a far more infantile nation than even a cynic like myself ever believed.

[pepsionice]

I will offer this observation. You start envision this group of forum members not as journalists....but as 20-year old university students on some political ‘upper’ and in no fashion capable of acting as an independent journalist.

I think our real problem in America today is that a vast number of journalists think of themselves as journalists...but they are merely agents of political thought and discussion. I would even challenge ABC, NBC, and CBS to attempt to go seven days without mentioning or using a single member of congress or the senate as a ‘back-drop’...I don’t think they can.

Think back to 1971...the only political figures you ever saw throughout the entire week...were on Face The Nation. We’ve actually been able to memorize over sixty political figures from DC...like they were members of some wrestling alliance.

[Red Dog #1]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the idea that a wholly objective press could, or even should exists, is nonsense.

[BigCinBigD]

They committed fraud. Fraud using the public airwaves. Conspiracy to commit fraud is a felony. ;)

[mo]

“Nothing they did was illegal...”

Probably not. Unless they KNOWINGLY colluded with the DNC leadership to promote the candidacy of an unqualified presidential candidate..who raised 650 million...in which case they may be an accessory to fraud.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

If there was one “Journolist” there are others.

[ClearCase_guy]

Nothing they did was illegal.

Actually, in terms of campaign finance laws, if the vast resources of the networks news divisions are turned into propaganda arms for a particular candidate -- at no charge, then, yes, I think laws have been broken.