Saturday, January 3, 2009

Media Control and Bias

2010 News Media Gives Obama Unprecedented T.V. Coverage Every Single Day - Free Campaign Time


A New Kind of Yellow Journalism Now Exists

The Main Stream Media has become a propaganda arm of the Government. They don’t totally ignore controversial topics when covering Government. They just superficially cover a topic once or twice and move on to the next sex scandal. They are willing to “talk politics”, but not willing to ask “hard questions, or be critical of the current administration”. Why?
Main Stream Media has lost the respect and support of the American people, because of this type of dishonesty (their poor ratings and rapid decline are proof). Americans want both political parties and all Political Leaders to receive the same scrutiny.

55% Say Media Bias Bigger Problem in Politics Than Big Contributions
NETWORK EVENING NEWS DOWN -14% IN YEAR; AUDIENCE VANISH
The News media’s cheerleading for causes and those they admire have them experiencing a backlash by many in the viewing public, who no longer trust them to simply report news.


July 2010

More Proof

Breaking: Journalists are dishonorable losers
Too Bad Most in the Media no longer are objective. They are only dishonest.
June 2010
"There’s no such thing as objectivity. But there is such a thing as honor."


Known Journolisters
Liberal journalists suggest government shut down Fox News


NBC's Brzezinski: I'm "Working With The White House" On Oil Spill Talking Points
This is news? Where are all the other networks?

Reporters Caught on Open Mic Bashing Sarah Palin

Obama blows off White House press corps at G-8/G-20 summits

85% Say Freedom of the Press More Important Than Helping Newspaper Industry
74% Oppose Taxing Internet News Sites To Help Newspapers

It is about time someone in the news media is brave enough to openly question and evaluate the President’s performance. It should not matter if journalist support, or dislike the nations first Black President, it is still their job to report fairly

He Was Supposed to Be Competent
By PEGGY NOONAN


The president, in my view, continues to govern in a way that suggests he is chronically detached from the central and immediate concerns of his countrymen. This is a terrible thing to see in a political figure, and a startling thing in one who won so handily and shrewdly in 2008. But he has not, almost from the day he was inaugurated, been in sync with the center. The heart of the country is thinking each day about A, B and C, and he is thinking about X, Y and Z. They're in one reality, he's in another.

Burn, America, Burn
Well-respected former war correspondent Chris Hedges advocating political violence in America: How many others reporting the news hold this view?

May 2010

At this time the Love affair seems a little strained

Those who have forgotten how to be journalist now seem hurt and perplexed that they no longer have access. It could be many of them now realize that this administration does as it pleases, and has no respect for “tradition”. After all, if they can change and ignore the constitution, citizens and laws of the U. S., they can surely ignore members of the press.Reporter Reveals: Gibbs Privately Scolded Press for Asking Too Many BP Questions.

Fawning press now gets cold shoulder from Obama

Obama Hides from Press: No Conference Since July.

NYT: Reported In Russia, Journalists Face Blatant Attacks
The American Way: In America Journalists are Simply Ignored by Obama
Press Freedom, Sure. But No Questions
President Obama signed the Press Freedom Act, and then promptly refused to take any
questions.
Elena Kagan White House "Interview" Riles Reporters

April 2010

Obama Double Standard Disease

Double Standard Disease: an affliction that causes the media to ignore, rationalize or trivialize in order to defend, support and advance the tax-the-rich, spread-the-wealth, expand-the-government agenda of President Barack Obama and his party. This stands in stark contrast with the media treatment of those who refuse to embrace the left-wing, America-bullies-the-world, dissenters-are-racist, pro-amnesty, gay marriage-is-a-right, pro-Roe v. Wade worldview.


Why reporters are down on Obama
Journalism today: A haven for parasites and double-dealers
From ‘The Front Page’ To a Flock Of Sheep: Reporters, Then and Now

POLICE PUSH REPORTERS AWAY FROM GAY PROTESTERS AT FENCE...

Media Finally Realize They Too Aren't Respected by White House
Press airs grievances to Gibbs
White House press corps sued for doing Obama's 'bidding'

Lawsuit charges deliberate attempt to exclude media outlet

Obama's disregard for media reaches new heights at nuclear summit

The White House now controls everything in America including their adoring; but no longer needed fans in the news media. Why should they show them any more respect than they give to average Americans.

The Associated Press wrote that the surprise trip Saturday morning “quietly breached years of protocol” by leaving the White House without taking the press pool with him.

Get used to it, the more you cheerlead and grovel the worse you will be treated. They won't need you again until election time.

 Most newspaper and broadcast news editors think American journalism is in decline

 'How to Speak Tea Bag' Cartoonist Wins Pulitzer
Nothing Surprising About This. Journalist are open in their contempt for average Americans.

Death of the White House Press Corps

March 2010

WH posts video of press-free bill signing

Further proof the White House feels they no longer need the main stream news media. This is one thing they have in common with many Americans who are fleeing TV and Print Media.

Main Stream Media’s Reaction...No Response

SENATE WARNS EMPLOYEES TO AVOID THE DRUDGE REPORT

Sen. Inhofe: Basis for Senate's Ban on Drudge Report Was Bogus, We Encourage People to Visit Drudge
February 2010

Shades of Hugo Chavez?

President Obama Tells Dems to 'Turn Off' Cable News, Blogs

Main Stream Media’s Reaction...No Response

President: Last point I would make about this. You know what I think would actually make a difference, Michael -- I think if everybody here -- excuse all the members of the press who are here -- if everybody here turned off your CNN, your Fox, your -- just turn off the TV -- MSNBC, blogs -- and just go talk to folks out there, instead of being in this echo chamber where the topic is constantly politics -- the topic is politics. It is much more difficult to get a conversation focused on how are we going to help people than a conversation about how is this going to help or hurt somebody politically.


We do need to stop watching these bloated opinion networks parading around as legitimate news sources.

What would have happended if former President George W. Bush had said this?

What A difference a Year Makes

2010 - CNN after sinking ratings finally discovers maybe there are actual real Americans in the Tea Party Movement. Agree or disagree with these folks, as citizens in what is supposed to be a Democracy, they should be heard.

2009 CNN Correspondent Claims Tea Parties 'Anti-Government,' 'Anti-CNN ...

Media Hypocrisy

Obama pronounces Navy Corpsman as 'Corpse-man'
Main Stream Media’s Reaction...No Response

How to Mispronounce Words Like George Bush
8 Years of Ridicule by the News Media
Examples include pronouncing the word nuclear "new-cue-ler," the word terror like the word "tear" and the word terrorist like "tearist."

January 2010

67% Say News Media Have Too Much Influence Over Government Decisions

Scott Brown Win ‘Stunning’? Only to Out-of-Touch Media

Voters are even more convinced now that the news media have too much influence on the actions of government and try to help political candidates they want to win.

Media Darlings Bite the Hands That Give Them Unlimited Coverage“News Conferences”, are given almost daily and the press is not allowed to ask follow up questions. This is a "never ending campaign", and Repulicans should demand equal time.News organizations are now reduced to begging the Administration to let them cover what the government is doing behind closed doorsHow dare they, Jack Cafferty?

Jack Cafferty is “now” outraged that President Obama is not keeping his promises to Cspan? Mr. Cafferty and others at CNN did not seem to notice when they were candidate Obama’s cheerleaders that there were contradictions and backtracking from Senator Obama and his campaign staff.


Just before New Year’s, C-SPAN Chairman and CEO Brian Lamb sent a letter to Congressional leadership, requesting permission to televise negotiations around the final health care reform legislation. The letter was addressed to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, GOP Leader Rep. John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell.


The C-SPAN Lie? See Eight Clips of Obama Promising Televised Healthcare Negotiations

Fawning press now gets cold shoulder from Obama