tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post942517518924835958..comments2023-10-26T06:32:56.972-07:00Comments on Lost in America: Mourning The Death Of JournalismA Modest Scriblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-24416890052326606322019-04-27T07:28:26.562-07:002019-04-27T07:28:26.562-07:00You need to figure out a way to allow people to gi... You need to figure out a way to allow people to give you a "thumbs up" on articles AND comments. Both you and Randy hit the mark. "Thumbs up" to both of you.Frank R. Krzesowiakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132631971321564129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-57407221188762164622019-04-24T11:39:27.287-07:002019-04-24T11:39:27.287-07:00And, Randy, let's not forget BO's "ci...And, Randy, let's not forget BO's "ciingijg to guns and bibles" quote, another insult smothered and overexploited by his slobbering media groupies. Re Trump and the media, I believe the pollsters and the media's massive miscalculations on the election outcome will someday be a deep, deep study by historians. The media thought they could toy with Trump, give him lots of air time, boost their ratings with his outrageous rants, then laugh like hyenas as Hillary was crowned. After Trump won they were extremely angry that Trump had used them and played them. So their indignation over Hillary's loss was compounded after they realized they'd been had by Trump...and a whole hell of a lot of closeted Trump voters.,A Modest Scriblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-22701436828963843862019-04-24T07:53:02.054-07:002019-04-24T07:53:02.054-07:00Easy to explain. When presenting both sides of an ...Easy to explain. When presenting both sides of an issue (objectivity), that takes more space. When merely advocating (subjectivity), it takes less space. Like you, I've watched the paper become a Cliff Notes version of what I grew up with. Not necessarily a bad thing, considering the dearth of content. This began in 2007 when Obama was the candidate of choice. The MSM had been liberal since the 60's when they opposed the Vietnam war, with their prize being the removal of Nixon. But in 2007, the blatant bias was laid bare. I was driving to Travis AFB when it was reported Obama characterized his own white grandmother (who reared him when his own mother couldn't be bothered) as a "typical white person with all the biases and prejudices of a woman her age". Well, I thought, he's done. Only he wasn't. The media spun it and dropped it. Had John McCain called any black a typical black person, he would have withdrawn the next day. Not BO. For the following 8 years, we watched as the press dropped to their collective knees before this man, even as he violated the Constitution (Canning v. NLRB, 9-0 SC decision holding Obama violated the Constitution) and he tapped their phones and read their e-mail. The election of Trump highlighted that fact as they attempted to revert to being independent, except it comes off as shilling for Dems. Newspaper readership has dropped, even when they say on-line readership is taking the place of paper print. If so, why are papers laying off staff? No, the media is distrusted with being objective truth tellers with good reason. They are open advocates for the left.TheRandyGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023953371955252836noreply@blogger.com