tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650605.post6740780262356856734..comments2024-02-01T09:21:35.833-05:00Comments on The Coltons Point Times: Letters to the Editor on Biased MediaJim Putnamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12209035120639959756noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650605.post-20785473546192301982008-09-11T15:22:00.000-04:002008-09-11T15:22:00.000-04:00The whole media mess is hypocrisy. The same people...The whole media mess is hypocrisy. The same people that would never let government control their media are perfectly content having biased private corporations do the same thing. It's all about money and agenda.<BR/><BR/>And media is hamstrung by who pays the bills. You can turn the news on and watch a 5 minute spiel about the housing crisis, get warned in the broadcast of expected, continued depreciating home values, blatant mortgage fraud, etc., and then cut to commercial with a paid real estate agent ad proclaiming "it's a great time to buy." If you have the money, you can say anything you want in this country to further your agenda and the media will accommodate you.<BR/><BR/>When a media outlet endorses a candidate, are you really getting the real news about that candidate?<BR/><BR/>What really wasn't emphasized enough in your article the other day is that media company's today think if they separate their news anchors from their hatchet-men, that they're not biased. Fox has been doing it, but MSNBC didn't, and that was the argument and cause of the shakeup. My point is if your putting the hatchet-men on the air period, then you have a credibility problem. It's like being a racist. Sure, you can go out in public and behave, but deep down everyone knows you still have a black heart. Well, everyone except those that like and share the message. You have to practice fair and balanced, not just make it your motto.<BR/><BR/>How many FAUX watchers turn the channel at 7 P.M and say "I changed it because this is when their bias people take over?"<BR/><BR/>Then, you could go off into the whole other subject of who the people being reported about allow to interview them. Who on FAUX gets a lot of Bush, Cheney interviews?<BR/><BR/>Bing, bing, bing. If you said O'Reilly and Hannity, we have a winner!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com