Monday, November 27, 2017

Understanding Trump's Rise; The Media's Blind Neglect Of Main Street

                                                         

I caught part of Charlie Rose over on PBS a couple of weeks ago.  Charlie was hosting veteran journalist Bob Schaefer.  I like Bob Schaefer.  I don't know his politics, don't want to know.  And I like Bob because he's been around forever.  He was writing for the Dallas Morning News on the day Kennedy was assassinated.  He covered Congress for 15 year and, when he took over the CBS Evening News for a time, he brought a bit of shine back to that once "tiffany network".

So, on Charlie Rose, Bob was asked about how America elected a Donald Trump.  Well, old Bob smiled, then just commented that he thought the folks out in the Rust Belt felt like they'd been neglected, and decided to "take a flyer" on Trump.

Of course Bob is right.  But he misses the larger story.  I really wished I could sit down with Bob and ask him one question.  "How did the media get so far afield of national sentiment, and how did the mainstream media stray so far. enabling that to happen?"


8 comments:

Jerry Carlin said...

I think the Media is getting its news from...the Media.

A Modest Scribler said...

Correct, Jerry. They might want to start actually listening to America.

Frank R. Krzesowiak said...

It's much easier to make stories up. The news is now rivaling the Movie Industry. There's such great competition to be first, sensationalize etc they probably have story boards in their meeting rooms. It's all about money and not REAL information anymore. They are not held accountable and we the people figured it out finally after many years of deceit. Once they start telling the truth again, maybe people will believe polls again.

A Modest Scribler said...

Too true, Frank. And I miss those golden days when we didn't know the political leanings of those who brought it to us.

TheRandyGuy said...

The MSM created Trump. They loved him when the campaign began, always good for the one-liner, the rim-shot equivalent of a punch line, and all the tweet. They gave him enormous coverage, and then they realized (too late) this guy is saying the right things and people like him. Too late to stop that train, combined with the weakest R field in decades. The media created Trump out of the belief HRC couldn't lose - Trump was supposed to ensure that. Wrong. The media needs to stop advocating and return to reporting.

A Modest Scribler said...

Hey Randy, you keep posting better comments than mine that show up there above. Having said that, the MSM still like it that they have Trump bashes to lead their headlines. And since most of the MSM don't really care much about this country, they are having a ball with their fake news stuff.

Unknown said...

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

A Modest Scribler said...

You lost me Unknown. Sound cool..just don't know what it means.