Media to America: Disaster Seen as Catastrophe Looms

Bravo!

I couldn't agree with you more. The elitist lefties in the media are out of control, and their ratings/circulation are showing that most people aren't buying what they're selling.

They do have a motive, though. They are attempting to portray things as so bad in hopes of getting their candidate (spelled O-B-A-M-A) elected.

As with most things, don't believe the hype and do your homework. You'll find, that while we have some major issues to resolve, things aren't nearly as dire as they would have you believe.

Paul Demaio of VA @ Jun 24, 2008 11:39:18 AM

I know

It finally came to me. This was mistakenly printed in the wrong magazine. It was supposed to be the submission to William Faulkner contest for worst prose of the year.

drjohn of CT @ Jun 24, 2008 07:10:30 AM

Hmm

Nobody here sees any hairline cracks around the wings? I'd like to be as sure about my assessment as everybody here appears to be. The banks have taken $1 trillion in funds from the Fed in exchange for some really fishy smelling 'securities' and that doesn't even scratch the surface of the worldwide scope of leverage in questionable paper. I'll admit the media's coverage of economic issues is ridiculous, but unfortunately that doesn't mean that all is well. Even a stopped clock...

PD Quig of CA @ Jun 24, 2008 00:32:46 AM

If it happened today, it's news to them

And then they ask at USA Today: Could it be that the media industry's woes are coloring coverage? You think?

If you're working in an industry that's in virtual death spiral, where 10 percent staff cuts every year or few months have become the norm, where the outlook is being revised down every quarter and so forth, of course, things look inexorably bleak. I don't see how it could be otherwise.

The most presumptious of all is how they keep telling us that we need them. Most of them are not at all good at what they do, and for every "fact" that they give us, they leave another one out. Luckily, most of them will be gone, with their organizations downsized to much smaller websites, within 3-5 years. So by the next presidential election, their din will be out of our ears.

Who says progress isn't a wonderful thing?

Diane of NY @ Jun 23, 2008 21:56:15 PM

AP article

perhaps they should spend a day at the Holocaust museum for some perspective

of TX @ Jun 23, 2008 18:18:06 PM

here here

I've lost all respect for the sort of emo hacks who produced the AP report.

They can keep their doom & gloom mongering and eat it for all I care. In a more just world these hacks would be living in boxes exchanging Quarter-pounders with cheese for their 'sky is falling' tracts. I'm also sick to death of hollow excuses like "if it bleeds it leads". ... As if we flyover country redneck America-lovers who cling to our guns and religion actually prefer blood over truth.

Nice try fascisti.

I will not be demoralized into begging for 'change' from some historic leader who'll save me from a ginned-up Weimar with promises of unicorns and cake.

I have neither the time nor the inclination to parse through the dishonest dystopian dreck that passes for most "mainstream" reportage these days. I want the facts, and judging from the steady decline of the decider media's influence and fortunes, I'm not alone in this sentiment. They deserve every percentage point they lose and more.

Consequently, I've come to rely upon aggregated content from providers with demonstrated integrity. Content providers that have proven themselves to be trustworthy and as interested in reaching the truth as I am.

My eyeball time, money, and respect goes to thoughtful people like Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit who point me to quality content from the likes of Michael Yon, Michael Totten, and the writer of this article.

Not always what I want to hear, but always presented within a narrative framework of respect for my ability to make my own decisions.

Robert Lambert @ Jun 23, 2008 17:44:37 PM

Journalism

I took a semester course in journalism my sophomore year in high school (Spring 1962). I rarely see the principles and practices that I was taught practiced in today's media. Too much post-modernism and too little of the basics. Once upon a time (post-Duranty and pre-this current century) I used to read and revere the NEW YORK TIMES. Now I get their e-mailed headlines to keep up with their most recent delusions, national security leaks and poorly sourced slaps against their political adversaries.

Paul from Jefferson of GA @ Jun 23, 2008 17:31:32 PM

Spinning out of control

Bad things are happening all over the world in places where bad things usually happen at about the rate they usually happen in the degree of severity that usually characterizes them. About the same can be said for good things. I'm just going to sit down on the curb, give up and start sobbing. It's all more than I can handle.

willis of GA @ Jun 23, 2008 16:53:28 PM