tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post112728179655900097..comments2023-12-28T20:28:45.631-05:00Comments on Petty Larseny: Why Katrina Won't Change a Thing I: The MediaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1144703293110948292006-04-10T16:08:00.000-05:002006-04-10T16:08:00.000-05:00crud, here's the linkcrud, here's the <A HREF="http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKintelligence.htm" REL="nofollow">link</A>sukabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815431369658079320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1144703192331499562006-04-10T16:06:00.000-05:002006-04-10T16:06:00.000-05:00one thing that's never mentioned - and I don't bel...one thing that's never mentioned - and I don't believe it has ever been resolved or discussed much is what was discovered by the Church Committee regarding the CIA and the media -- namely that they had "disinfo journalists" planted in several major media outlets to "shape" the news... <BR/><BR/>http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKintelligence.htm<BR/><BR/>Gary Hart (junior senator on the committee) was interviewed recently on Democracy Now and briefly mentioned the Church Committee's findings of CIA and the "news" industry... and stated that none of the operatives or their sponsor organizations were ever publically named... <BR/><BR/>so is it just an inability to learn, or is it a deliberate effort to spin?sukabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815431369658079320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1127492399015686942005-09-23T11:19:00.000-05:002005-09-23T11:19:00.000-05:00Brilliant analysis, well done.Brilliant analysis, well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1127398500598156322005-09-22T09:15:00.000-05:002005-09-22T09:15:00.000-05:00Now that Rita seems to be at the forefront of news...Now that Rita seems to be at the forefront of news coverage, the Bush Administration seems to be more alert to the dangers and is finally taking the lead. I assume that the corporate media will immediately hop on this and tout it to the skies as proof of Bush's "leadership" abilities. They will most certainly see it as an opportunity to erase the disgraceful lethal incompetence which was brought to light by Katrina.<BR/><BR/>It will be interesting to see how much more efficiently the post-Rita recovery is handled. Let's not forget - The Governor of Lousiana is a Democrat; the Governor of Texas - well, need I say more? You can bet that Texans will be very well taken care of. <BR/>MaryellenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1127356077935729002005-09-21T21:27:00.000-05:002005-09-21T21:27:00.000-05:00I'm actually NOT citing corporate media ownership ...I'm actually NOT citing corporate media ownership as the causal factor here. But you raise a good point about the reality that news media react to the two parties differently and (as you correctly point out) in a way that seems viscerally different. I do have some thoughts on why this may be, and if you check back in a few days, I hope to have them up for you in some coherent form. Thanks for checking out the site.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322566412308789676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1127355859292938962005-09-21T21:24:00.000-05:002005-09-21T21:24:00.000-05:00Jonathan,Thank you for your insights - I think (sa...Jonathan,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your insights - I think (sadly) you are dead-on. <BR/><BR/>However, I would really like your take on Ryan's point because I think he is pointing to an additional factor which is also at work here. There is some kind of strange antipathy towards the Democrats/Progressives (which has been going on and getting stronger since the Carter/Reagan election) and which you see clearly in TV commentators (like Chris Matthews for example) who can't be accused of being ideologues like those on Fox News, but whose sympathies lean clearly right. <BR/><BR/>Can you really pawn this off to simply "corporate" ownership of the media - it seems more viseral than that......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1127339917410239922005-09-21T16:58:00.000-05:002005-09-21T16:58:00.000-05:00Regarding journalism...I can't claim to know what ...Regarding journalism...I can't claim to know what portion of journalists originate from media or communications programs now versus the portion that once originated from journalism programs. To my mind, the most important factor is that, regardless of educational background, they're no longer outsiders, the "fuck-offs" and "misfits" of Hunter S. Thompson's formulation. They're now part of the establishment with no motive or instinct for scrutiny of it.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322566412308789676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1127337013028483512005-09-21T16:10:00.000-05:002005-09-21T16:10:00.000-05:00Excellent observations. However, I believe that th...Excellent observations. However, I believe that the real shift in media was not due to Watergate but academics. Previously most TV journalist were just that, journalist. They majored in journalism in school and learned the what the “profession” of journalism. Now we have are bunch of communication majors saying they are journalist. These are people that studied media to be part of mediaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1127326158206194592005-09-21T13:09:00.000-05:002005-09-21T13:09:00.000-05:00Not disagreeing with you - very well written and i...Not disagreeing with you - very well written and interesting. But within this view of modern journalism, how does one explain reporters and editors' adversarial/antagonistic behavior towards the Left and its figureheads? It's not as if there are no Democrats fraternizing with journalists at cocktail parties; Washington Democrats give the media the same access and taste of power Republicans do. Yet something tells me that if a Democrat makes it to the White House in 2008, he/she won't enjoy nearly the same fawning coverage Bush currently does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15840532.post-1127309307063789842005-09-21T08:28:00.000-05:002005-09-21T08:28:00.000-05:00I've been thinking along the same lines - epiphani...I've been thinking along the same lines - epiphanies don't always produce immediate transformation - if, indeed everyone involved has truly had an epiphany.IOW, people naturally resist change - & how can news reporters be any different?<BR/><BR/>Everyone roused for a while, but soon it'll be back to routine - tho I DO suspect some folks in the corporate media will NOT be the same - perhaps a critical eye or 2 will stay focussed on this admin.?<BR/><BR/>The wheels of progress grind exceedingly slow.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com