tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122860087135730716.post3050994884851558109..comments2024-03-11T00:20:28.670-07:00Comments on Richard H. Serlin: Republicans exploiting serious flaws of the press in ever more dangerous waysRichard H. Serlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824966626830758801noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122860087135730716.post-27376641780514428422008-09-14T05:36:00.000-07:002008-09-14T05:36:00.000-07:00Thank you for this. I've been whining about the co...Thank you for this. I've been whining about the corporate slant for quite a few years now. Tommy Jefferson knew how valuable the press was for keeping things at least somewhat honest. The MSM heads who answer to the stockholders must do whatever will increase share value, or they'd be remiss in their duties. Look at how dead silent they all were when the FCC, under M. Powell, tried to give even more access to a very few massive conglomerates. The true enemy to them, the intertubes, and the letter writing and phone calls campaign was the reason that crap was overturned by Congress. <BR/><BR/>Trying to get my head around the Fairness Doctrine gives me the vapors, though perhaps a second look at the "personal attack" rule and the "political editorial" rule might be in order. This still does not answer what you bring up, the unhelpful way that reporting is done now. I agree wholeheartedly with the idea of subsidizing much of the things needed for accurate reporting, such as experts on tap, less 'he said, she said', more international news desks being reopened, etc. Another thing it may help with is a clean break from the other entities of telecom conglomerates. A good example is the AP's political coverage, now that Murdoch is on the board, has taken a...less neutral stance, especially with Mr. Fournier, their DC editor, showing a very blatant lean towards McCain in the regular reporting. It's almost an erasure of the line between reporting and an Op-Ed piece. <BR/><BR/>Don't get me started. hehe.trog69https://www.blogger.com/profile/00448911131570383708noreply@blogger.com