What happened is a terrible tragedy, and it is understandable that many would react emotionally. But many have also seen journalistic unfairness in all of this. Jack Pitney, a professor at Claremont McKenna College, recently told the Christian Science Monitor that the story "undermines public confidence in mainstream news media, which is already pretty low." He noted PEW already says 77 percent of Americans think the press is generally unfair.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/printpage/?url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/04/06/the_tipping_point_for_the_national_media_113762.html
I wonder why none of the other big outlets found this whopper of a lie by NBC? Do they not check on each other any longer?
"Public confidence in mainstream news media." How could the reputation of the news entertainment business be any worse?
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/printpage/?url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/04/06/the_tipping_point_for_the_national_media_113762.html
I wonder why none of the other big outlets found this whopper of a lie by NBC? Do they not check on each other any longer?
"Public confidence in mainstream news media." How could the reputation of the news entertainment business be any worse?
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