More Media Mayhem
This piece details all of the misinformation and outright distortion peddled by the MSM about New Orleans in the wake of the hurricane.
As the author points out, the misreporting was hardly harmless fun. As a result, assets were deployed where they were reportedly (but not truly) needed, diverting them from helping where they were urgently required.
The American people are still waiting for an apology from any of the erstwhile hysterical, "crusading" reporters.
As the author points out, the misreporting was hardly harmless fun. As a result, assets were deployed where they were reportedly (but not truly) needed, diverting them from helping where they were urgently required.
The American people are still waiting for an apology from any of the erstwhile hysterical, "crusading" reporters.
posted by LadybugUSA at 8:02 AM
2 Comments:
Vince Bugliosi (in one of his books, probably "Outrage" but I forget) posed a challenge to the reader: Become an expert on any subject and then seek out news clippings that pertain to that subject. (In the pre-Google era when he issued the challenge, this was a much harder task.)
He continued that the reader will be amazed at how blatantly incompetent the press usually is. I have accepted his challenge and have depressingly seen his point in spades.
My realization (and his challenge) came well before Katrina. So I have written off the automatic validity of the press for some time.
It is well and good to be skeptical; however, IMHO the some of the most liberal media (public radio in particular) was the most reserved and even handed. I could be that a reporter getting blown away makes for lousy radio.
I still think the feds should have been able to get water to those folks- faster no excuses, no blaming anybody else.
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