Friday, March 11, 2011

How the US Press Corps Lost Its Way

By Robert Parry
March 11, 2011

The eulogies for Washington Post columnist David Broder and the chaos surrounding National Public Radio have coincided as an unintended commentary on what went wrong with the U.S. news media.

Read on.

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5 comments:

james taylor said...

I sadly agree that NPR is "not worth saving". I suspect that NPR does more harm than good in that it allows potentially "thinking" news consumers to believe they have reviewed the "facts". Yes, there is a bit less celebrity babble, but hardly any probing.

Fri Mar 11, 12:14:00 PM 2011
james taylor said...

I sadly agree that NPR is "not worth saving". I suspect that NPR does more harm than good in that it allows potentially "thinking" news consumers to believe they have reviewed the "facts". Yes, there is a bit less celebrity babble, but hardly any probing.

Fri Mar 11, 12:14:00 PM 2011
John Husband said...

The author seems to have a considerable liberal bias.

Fri Mar 11, 01:10:00 PM 2011
Anonymous said...

This article hits the nail on the head. David Broder was a wishy wash who saw evil through rose colored glasses.

I am still appalled at how much evil there is in government and the world.

I am waiting for the honest knight in shining amour to show up.

Doesn't anyone care about right and wrong anymore?

No, just money, the root of all evil.

Fri Mar 11, 07:17:00 PM 2011
Peter Loeb said...

LIBERAL BIAS

Having a "liberal bias" must be
akin to having a disease like
measles or appendicitus. Once
a conservative has made the
diagnosis, the disease can be
treated. Removed, perhaps. Or
perhaps medication will suffice.

Of course, there are those who have
never really met anyone with a
"liberal bias." It seems that they
may not even have met anyone with
an "agenda" which has become a pejorative for those with whom
one disagrees.

My father was one of a number of
originators of the liberal left
and while I loved him as a "Dad"
I certainly disagree with many
of his (their) views. I have grown.

I merely re-evaluate along with
40's writer Robert Benchley:

"My years in a quandary and how
they grew."

I do not approve of ALL "liberals".

The analyses of "How the US Press
Corps Lost Its Way" are excellently
documented and require no
additional comment.

email:peterloeb@yahoo.com

Sun Mar 13, 06:44:00 AM 2011

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