News Being Censored

[BuyingThyme]

Do any of you remember, right after 9/11, when the networks were discussing whether or not it would be appropriate, in a post-911 world, for media outlets to participate in propaganda campaigns in consort the government? The discussion wasn’t limited to news media, but also had implications for Hollywood, etc. At least one of the networks even did some kind of poll. Remember?

I don’t remember the details, but I remember the implications as if it was yesterday because I know how things work. I know that they don’t discuss such things unless such things are already a done deal.

Today we saw Andrea Mitchell of NBC News reveal another done deal. Andrea slipped up by mentioning something that was only supposed to be discussed among the beautiful people. Before anything could be done about it, she put information in the record about a could-be plot by the executive branch of our federal government to spy on a representative of the U.S. media. And when they discovered what happened, the beautiful people, the ones who lurk behind the scenes at NBC, quickly altered the transcripts in an effort to live up the deal they had long since made with government.

It doesn’t matter whether or not the story is true – which it probably is. It doesn’t matter whether or not Mitchell simply failed to set a trap for her subject, James Risen. What matters is that we know, with absolute certainty, with irrefutable proof, that NBC did not want us to discuss what Andrea Mitchell said today.

Let’s discuss the hell out it. Let’s keep a thread – not this thread, but any thread or threads (like the one that’s there now) – pegged at the top of the greatest posts column. Let’s put all of our thoughts and theories out there.

Let’s let them know that we know. Let’s let them know that we know how things work at NBC. Let’s let them know that we no longer see NBC as any different from, or better than, Fox. Let’s let Brian Williams, Tim Russert, Stone Phillips, Jane Pauley, Katie Couric, and the rest of ‘em know that they are done. And let’s let everybody else in this country know that NBC stands for News Being Censored.

I’m just tired of this shit.

[fooj]

1. I sent this to the flaming asshole today...

Ruh Roh. So much for investigative journalism, huh Matthews?


Have you no shame?


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

Is this why you called Abramoff "Satan" yesterday? Hmmmmmmmmm...

[John Q. Citizen]

6. Link isn't working n/t

[John Q. Citizen]

2. What happened? I couldn't understand what slipped out or

what happened then

[starroute]

5. See Atrios

http://atrios.blogspot.com/2006_01_01_atrios_archive.html#113641112974302351

[fooj]

3. I think this one works!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=45971&mesg_id=45971

check out my posts...

[John Q. Citizen]

7. Bingo! Thanks! n/t

[bpilgrim]

4. scripted and paid for

just like how they do it in iraq, how clever



peace

[Ilsa]

8. I thought Brian Williams was okay. The rest their faces show up

as stains in my kids' underwear.

[mandyky]

12. Brian Williams thinks Rush Limbaugh is a great journalist

When I heard him say that, I almost fell out of my chair. Needless to say, I do not watch his newcasts. What a jerk!

[NNN0LHI]

16. See if Brian reports on this little incident described in the OP

I bet he doesn't. That should tell you everything you need to know about him.

Don

[Nikki Stone 1]

9. kick

:kick:

[peekaloo]

10. GE....We bring doubleplusgood things to life.

:mad:

[txindy]

11. You might want to check out this speculation @ Mitchell and her question

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/01/nbc-confirms-its-investigating-whether.html

It appears there may be an ongoing investigation behind Mitchell's Amanpour-related question today. We'll see.

[BuyingThyme]

13. Yes, thank you.

[BuyingThyme]

14. ..

[William Bloode]

15. Yeah, it's pretty much fact,

That the media is complicit following administration bull the past few years. But i think they are about to bite the hand of their master. All this propaganda, and going along has lost them enormous credibility, it also appears that the * administrations strong arm tactics are going to backfire on them.

I don't think it's a case of waking up for the big media news. I think it comes from fear. Fear of being spied on, fear of retribution, and fear of becoming totally irrelevant.

Only time will tell, but 2006 is already starting to look like and interesting year, and a great chance to regain some credibility.

[Al-CIAda]

17. .

[rman]

18. I remember the CIA pretty much announced they would be spreading disinfo.

Might have been the Pentagon that announced it, but you get the picture.

[rosesaylavee]

19. Andrea may be trying to recoup some of her lost

integrity ... I will forgive her if she lets teh whole cat out of the bag. No more teasers!