Overturning the Liberal Press
“While we may never find out just who plotted the break-in by James O’Keefe and his comrades of Senator Mary Landrieu’s (D-LA) district office or why, we may be certain it was no accident or ‘misunderstanding.’ It was the culmination of a long-term investment strategy by conservatives to rewrite the rules of professional journalism. Organizations like The Leadership Institute, the Collegiate Network, and the National Journalism Center—an arm of Young Americans for Freedom, a conservative youth organization—have been funneling millions of dollars into college newspapers and training programs designed to overturn what they believe to be a liberal bias on the part of the mainstream media. In doing so, they are also working to subvert the media’s professional standards.”James O’Keefe/AP Photo
Editor’s Note: An after-school youth project?Related:
• HuffPost
• NYPost
Today’s Wish-I-Were-Here Photo
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Wow. I fear that he might be right.
ReplyDeleteOh, give me a break, Pease. Surely you can't buy anything said in this mostly-incoherent rant.
ReplyDeleteIf a major point in this piece is that the "professional" media was undermined by a guy with a hidden camera essentially tapdancing on ACORN's grave, maybe he needs to do some serious introspection. People are starting to catch on to the left's chokehold on traditional media. So, in that regard, I can see why Mr. Alterman is uncomfotable.
And if you want to feel uncomfortable too, here are today's cable news ratings:
http://tvbythenumbers.com/category/ratings/cable-news
Gideon:
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from the best deli in the West. But your inconsistency is showing. What did we think when journalists entrapped the "bad guys"?
As my chum Brian B. points out: "Yeah, sort of like going undercover to expose bad practices at meat-packing plants, nursing homes, insane asylums, Food Lion, etc. All of which “rewrote the rules of professional journalism.” Love that subversion."
Gotta admire the guy's pimp outfit, though.
Maybe I'm still missing the author's intent. I had a rough time cutting through the crap to get to his actual point. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteCall it a draw? ;-)