Reply #32: A very salient point

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But here's the problem: because these MSM outlets are used to skating by on ethos and pathos, they are really falling down on the job when it comes to logos.

Brilliantly illustrated by this dustup DU thread about Aaron Brown's interview with the author of the Gannon story from Americablog.

Some argued that Brown should be credited for bringing the blogger onto the show and letting him express his views unchallenged, especially since his colleague Wolf Blizter had given such a sychophantic interview to Gannon himself. Others (present company included) felt that Brown had the wrong end of the stick. He advertised the interview by wondering "if left wing blogs went too far in 'outing' the guy simply because they disagreed with his politics." And he began the segment by describing the story as a "fuss" that had a "'so what?' quality." Brown's motive for inviting the blogger seemed to have more to do with wanting to scold him for his "naughty" behavior than with showing fairness and balance.

So what? I'll tell you so what, Mr. Brown: you and the rest of the mainstream media are running on nothing but pathos now. Because your "So what?" lacks logos, I don't know if it's sincere, or if it's CNN'S way of ensuring that it doesn't lose its own seat at the Bush White House media table. It means that I'm thinking about Dave Letterman And The Yawning Kid again. IT MEANS I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TRUST YOU ANYMORE, THAT'S SO WHAT!!!!

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