The Washington Press/Jounalist and Propagandist all party with each other. So they have peer pressure to act and think like each other. That is why, they all report the same topics, the same day, the same way, and just copies of each other in how they spit out their news stories and there biased opinion about them. If you go against the grain in reporting a certain viewpoint that is different from your buddies, you will be ostracized,no more parties with your buddies in the media. So they all comply to a certain viewpoint, and that is Democrats are good, Republicans are bad. That is the premise to all stories they write and talk about.
2006-11-04 02:06:26 · 4 answers · asked by curious 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
and your question is?
this is just a speech about a theory you have.
if only we could get any group of humans to agree as easily as you think it is. we would not have any WARS!
2006-11-04 02:10:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Democrats good, Republicans bad? You must not be watching the same MSM I am... especially Fox News or some of the other cable news channels.
As to the phenom of media insularity, I did my thesis on the Washington Press Corps in the 1948 presidential election - trying to determine why they screwed up. And in the 1940s, reporters did live and work in a fairly confined social arena, and there was a close social network.
Given the growth of the press corps in recent decades, I am not certain that the same level of camaraderie applies.
If you are interested in the dynamics of political coverage, there are several good books on it. One of the best in the last few years is Bad News: Where the Press Goes Wrong in the Making of the President, by Robert Shogan. Shogan is a journalist with the LA Times; the book covers the 2000 election.
For a historical review, try:
The Boys on the Bus, by Timothy Crouse. A brilliant look at the 1972 presidential election.
Dateline: Washington, by Phillips Cabel. A look at the press corps from an insider (1949).
The Washington Correspondents, by Leo Rosten. A look at the press in the 1930s. Really fascinating.
Boys on the Bus does explain the "stories look alike" phenomenon. Everybody takes their lead off the wire services and the NY Times (not nearly as liberal as you think).
I suspect today it is the news channels, but the principle remains the same.
2006-11-04 02:36:23 · answer #2 · answered by parrotjohn2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not true. There are journalists of all stripes in Washington, but our local media have cut their staffs so they all use the same news services or they use material prepared for them by the government. The real stories are out there, you just have to work harder to find them.
2006-11-04 02:16:03 · answer #3 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you really want to know why are media acts like a bunch of lapdogs then search for a movie called "Orwell Rolls in his Grave". All about who owns mainstream media and how they pick the stories they do.
2006-11-04 02:51:21 · answer #4 · answered by Jared H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋