Reply #11: Here's a letter I just sent to PBS' Washington Week, where Ceci Connolly

[John Q. Citizen]

of the WaPo (who is part of the Perry story) currently has a part time gig around the table.

Here's the url of Washington Week http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/ The "contact us" is where you can send comments.

My letter-

I was wondering if you saw this piece;

U.S. News

Media's 'War on Gore'

By Robert Parry (A Special Report)
March 22, 2007

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2007/032107.html


It's the fascinating story of how the US News media turned one of our country's visionaries, Al Gore, into a laughing stock, based on reporting untruths, half truths and mis-truths.

I have long noticed how PBS always interviews reporters about stories, instead of interviewing participants of stories about stories. this seems to be a hallmark of PBS news reporting.

So here we have a fascinating story where one of the reporters on your show's "table" (Ceci Connolly) is actually part of the news story.

I'm a voter, a single dad, and a landlord, who after seeing what an obviously lying deluded barfing Al Gore appeared to be through the media lens, then went and voted for Ralph Nader because no way could I vote for bush.

I think this would make a compelling and very interesting show. It could be about Mainstream Media (MSM), alternative internet media, why the public has come to so distrust the MSM, and what exactly is the responsibility of the MSM and the the consequences of when the MSM gets it wrong, and why, when they do get it wrong they resist for so long making it right.

You could ask Ceci Connolly about lessons learned and perhaps you could find and invite some of those Concord, NH students mentioned in the story on to talk about their recollections. And of course, you could invite Robert Perry on to talk about his piece.

Just thought I'd pass on my idea to you. I hope you use it.