You MUST Read This (to Restore Your Faith in Journalists) Re; Rather from 2004

[McCamy Taylor]

I was doing some googling and I found this on the internet, an article about the Dan Rather affair that was written during the height of the controversy. It is so much better written and researched than the stuff being peddled by the name brand main stream media types on national TV and in big name newspapers now that it is scary.

http://www.moderateindependent.com/v2i18mediawatch.htm

“Sumner Redstone, chairman of Viacom, calls himself a "liberal Democrat" but said Friday that he is supporting Mr. Bush. Speaking at Forbes magazine's Global CEO conference in Hong Kong, he declared, "The policies of a Republican administration are better for media companies like Viacom. And I'm voting for Viacom."

All media outlets are pulling for Bush, he in effect said, because of one issue: media deregulation. Ever single major news outlet wants Bush to win for this reason. Even if Redstone himself is a rabid liberal, he has to pull for Bush in his role as CEO of Viacom.

And so a good anchor with a decades-long reputation for integrity makes one mistake and the entire media is all over it, while constant liars such as Limbaugh and distorters like FOX News are given a free pass to continue passing on flat-out dishonest propaganda on a constant basis.

This is what the readerly news is about. Go out and look for the news. Do not expect TV or some newspaper that calls itself "the newspaper of record" to bring it to you.

[illinoisprogressive]

1. thank you for posting. I wonder what they have been promised this time.