Where is the media falling down and why?
The flow from reporting, to analysis, through commentary to
the almost, or outright propagandizing that we now see in outlets like FOXNEWS
on the right, and to a lesser extent MSNBC on the left. These are clearly not the only cases, but are
the most obvious.
What has set MSNBC apart from FOXNEWS, until the last couple
of days is the willingness, or allowance to criticize their guy. It was possible to hear MSNBC comment
negatively toward a democrat, whether president or other elected official. It may not have been exceedingly common, but
you were not surprised, or at least were never shocked to hear it. FOXNEWS on the other hand, until the last
couple of days, would never make a comment that implied any critiquing of the
Republican Party or for sure the President.
Some of that is changing in the current state of affairs, but it remains
to be seen what the motives are for figures like Tucker Carlson and Anne Coulter
taking a shot at reality in their talking points.
MSNBC’s nightly line up consists of several commentators who
are, for the most part, prodigy of Keith Olberman. The main anchor show of the evening line up
is The Rachel Maddow Show. It’s a good factual cable news program. Like most of the cable news programs, it is
high in commentary. It’s commentary the
person writing this, happens to agree with, by in large. It is also based on provable facts. That is to say, that you can trace down the
information the information and verify it.
The repetition of the messages is something that takes, for me, the
process beyond informing and allowing judgement to trying to change people’s
point of view.
Sowing outrage, whether for the right or the left, does not
help get people together to work on issues that matter to everyone. This all being said, agree or not with my
opinion on whether or not it is commentary or reporting, we need a balancing
weight for the left to counter the propagandizing coming from FOXNEWS.
We need to get back to cover the facts and move on. Ratings are important, it is how we pay for
the news, but focus on ratings has given Donald J. Trump more power that his
stature and background should have provided for him.
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