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Captain Kangaroo Court
In the era of Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley, John Chancellor, and Harry Reasoner, it wouldn’t have been necessary to turn to a comedy cable network for a rational take on the news. Today, in the era of corporate media conglomerates, there’s very little choice. The quality of journalism today is a far cry from what [...]
May 6th, 2009 | Filed under PoliticsTags: Journalism, Politics -
China on the Ethics of Journalism
China’s response to Jack Cafferty’s recent on-air, negative comments about Chinese products and the Chinese government borders on the absurd. Cafferty said: “I don’t know if China is any different, but our relationship with China is certainly different,” Cafferty said. “We’re in hock to the Chinese up to our eyeballs because of the war in [...]
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The Media’s Role
One of many major ailments afflicting the United States these days is a flaccid mainstream media. Rather than being rigid, strongly standing up to the political establishment and asking the tough questions, reporters too often blithely roll over and let our government get away with whatever the crime of the day is. The illegal invasion [...]