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Tilting at Media Windmills?
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In These Times
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June 1, 2008
- Author:
- Douglas, Susan J
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IN APRIL, THE news media began a predictable turn to "image scandals" in the presidential campaign. And then it got worse.
ABC's instantly scandalous April 16 "debate"-moderated by Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos (who looked like newsmen, only smaller)-prompted an outpouring of protest and criticism. Public outrage-that it took 50 minutes to get to any issue of substance-became a news story in its own right.
These people do not think the news media is "too liberal."
They think it's too stupid.
The audience has grown more willing than ever to vocally criticize the corporate media and their refusal to serve our interests. Some of the credit for this goes to Bob McChesney and John ...