Will the last
honest, ethical, and completely professional journalist please turn out the
lights? The pretense of an objective mainstream media is long over. I was recently
speaking with two editors from top-10 newspapers who by their own admission see
the world from different ends of the political spectrum and yet both were
bemoaning the state of their profession.
One — a bit
right-of-center — complained how more and more reporters and editors are
putting their ideology before their duties as journalists and skewing stories
and "news" accounts to reflect or enhance that ideology. The other — a bit
left-of-center — mentioned how completely unfair it was that conservatives are
purposely shut out of consideration for Pulitzer and Nobel prizes while
admitting his paper refuses to report on that unassailable reality because of
its own bias.
I have often said
that human nature dictates that people love to embrace the truth right up until
the moment it reflects poorly upon themselves or their cause. When journalists
and editors deliberately ignore — or even work to discredit — the truth, then
all of us pay a price no matter which party, cause, or issue we support. It seems almost
everything now in mainstream journalism and the media is viewed through an
ideological prism. More often than not, a prism only admitting and spreading a
liberal light.....To Read More....
My Take - This article clearly points out one thing
and one thing only....the media cannot be trusted....period. It is up to people
to read more than what the media says is important - The Zimmerman trial is one
absolute example - and read as many books on the subject of interest in order
to determine what the truth really is. Initially I always read both sides
because both sides are leaving things out, which the other side will point out.
Then you have to determine why information is left out. Is it because of
space? You can only put so much
information in an article! Or is it
because they are attempting to lead you to a conclusion of their own making
that may not have a thing to do with the truth?
After a while it becomes much easier because you begin to know which
writers are trustworthy versus those who are manipulating the story in order to
fit an agenda.
But one thing is
clear. “Journalistic Integrity” is an
oxymoron and it has always been so. In
days gone by the level of corruption was even worse, and that is the moral
foundation of journalism. We may wish to remember that in the future.
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