Because the media has a severely large Left Wing Bias. They play up things that are bad for America, and refuse to cover things that are good for it.
Think about the differences between the journalists of today and those from eras past.
During the WWII era, and even through the 60’s...journalists had HONOR. They took pride in their objectivity.
They would report the facts, all the facts, without regard to whether or not they made someone or something look bad or good, and let the public form their own conclusions.
They let the facts shape the story.
The journalists of today have no honor and no objectivity. They are the exact opposite of what a journalist should be.
Instead of letting the facts shape the story, today they manipulate the facts so that the facts support the preconceived opinion or notion (slant) that they set out to portray before even putting pen to paper on the story.
It is a sad time in American History
I will give you an example of the Left Wing bias that exists in today’s media, and how news is “selectively” covered.
In the summer of 2003, Operation Predator was launched by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency. The investigation has targeted individuals who make and consume child pornography worldwide. Because much of this stuff is manufactured overseas and shipped to America, ICE agents took the lead in tracking down the bad guys in the USA.
In case you don't know, child pornography features children from infants on up, being raped in a variety of ways by adults. It is expensive to purchase and, because of the Internet, the distribution of this evil material has become easy. Have a credit card, you can get it.
According to ICE agents, one of those who used a credit card to purchase child porn is attorney Charles Rust-Tierney, the former President of the American Civil Liberties Union in Virginia. Tierney was arrested and charged on February 23rd.
Tierney apparently told the feds that he paid for the child porn using a PayPal account and then downloaded images of prepubescent girls being violently raped onto CD-ROM disks, which the authorities seized in his home.
One of the images Tierney was in possession of showed a little girl tied up and screaming while being violently raped.
This shocking case received little media attention even though Tierney, 51, is a well known figure in the Washington, DC area and strenuously fought against limits on internet access in libraries.
On December 1, 1998, Tierney issued this statement: "Recognizing that individuals will continue to behave responsibly and appropriately while in the library, the default should be maximum, unrestricted access to the valuable resources of the Internet."
And included among those "resources" is child porn. The ACLU in Virginia successfully blocked any filtering of objectionable material in Loudon County libraries.
This is off the chart disturbing, and you would think the media would be all over it. When Ted Haggard was scandalized by a male prostitute in Colorado, the media relentlessly hammered the preacher. He deserved much of it, but the coverage was everywhere.
How many of you have heard of Charles Rust-Tierney?
The only major liberal news organization to cover the story was the Washington Post. It ran a small mention of it in the second section of the paper, essentially burying the situation. The New York Times ignored the story entirely. So did NBC News, CBS News, and CNN. ABC News mentioned it on its website.
There is no question that an ACLU big shot who fought against library filters being busted on federal child porn charges is a big story. So what's going on?
The truth is the committed left press in America is no longer interested in reporting the news. Anything that hinders a favorable view of the far left will be ignored; anything that advances liberal causes will be celebrated. News reporting today is largely about ideology and shaping the culture, not about informing the public.
This is dangerous. The Constitution gives the news media a wide variety of protections because the Founding Fathers wanted information to get to the folks. So answer me this: Did the media do its job covering the case of Charles Rust-Tierney?
It did not. Another example of the downward spiral of American journalism. The New York Times masthead says "All the News That's Fit to Print."
Suuuuure...
2007-11-01 09:37:31
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answered by flaming_liberal415 4
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Generally speaking, for a long time now the media has been a home for left-wingers.
These lefties earn a very good living and also work for large corporations and Hillary Clinton, representing the status quo, is more appealing to them than guys like Edwards and Obama.
The media positively HATED Bill Clinton in the spring of 1992 and spent every evening explaining how he COULD NOT win the Democratic Party nomination. I was a Republican watching with amusement as their biases and prejudices were on display every night - especially in light of the fact that he was clearly going to be the nominee. Right up until he won the primary that put him over the top the press continued to explain how he could still lose it.
They ran numerous pieces on Clinton's Arkansas and just about called it a part of the third-world right here in the US. They also made it clear that Clinton was responsible for a good deal of the third-worldness due to the fact that he'd been governor for five or six terms. They further made it clear that they thought of him as your basic BS artist - great to listen to but don't believe any of it; after all, he doesn't, so only a fool would take him seriously when it comes to policy.
But - immediately after Clinton had won enough states to take the nomination on the first ballot at the convention, the press did a 180-degree turn and couldn't stop telling us every evening what super terrific folks the Clintons were and how exciting it would be to see the matchup between them and George H. W. Bush. It was truly amazing to watch - and the fact they did this turnaround with no apparent irony solidified in my mind the fact that the media is liberal to the core.
I only listen to the mainstream media to keep an eye on my opponents from the other side. As for right-wing talk radio (or TV), I'm at a complete loss as to why folks listen to that stuff - heck, it's about 2/3 commercials at best.
2007-11-01 09:52:38
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answered by Anonymous
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Wow for many of You here, It is Your Lucky Day!! There Seems to be MASS CONFUSION amongst the IMmoral majority in the U.S. NUMERO UNO. Hill-Bill is/are NOT Liberals !! and for THAT Matter, Dems, Pubs, Indys, Cons (Well just a Tad), Greens, Conservatives, Lefies, Righties, Patriots, Christians, etc.. Hil and Bill are BOTH Interested ONLY in Ammassing HUGE Fortunes of WEALTH, and of Coarse The POWER that automatically comes with. HillScarey is known as "The Queen of The Bilderbergers" which is ONE of The ELITIST Grps. Affiliated with The ILLUMINATI-NWO-Skull & Bones(MonkeyPuppet being a 3rd Generation MEMBER) Hillster is Also a Member of The CFR. Folks. These groups, ARE THE ENEMY. As for You BushBackingBrainMelts, may I make a suggestion?? Why Thank You, how so very Kind. The MAJORITY (80%-?) of the U.S. Mass Media is OWNED and CONTROLLED by the ZIONIST-Jews (or"Fake"Jews-Talamud?) Suggestion #2 WAKE T F UP.!! If you people that are Spreading misTruths, FALSE Info, ala Faux-O'LIElly, Hannfaggity, out and out LIES> Go to this Page/Link and THINK for YOURSELF.. when there Scan Down about 2/3's of page. and READ :Who Really Owns The Media" DO IT. !! http://www.gnrevival.com/P.%20jewish_control_of_the_media.htm
2007-11-01 10:16:44
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answered by Anonymous
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The main stream media are polluted with liberals. Journalism schools are responsible for graduating students with the idea that they are supposed to go out and make a difference. There is a symbiotic relationship between liberal Democrats and liberals in the main stream media. They want government to run everything.
2007-11-01 09:43:21
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answered by regerugged 7
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people who engage in a lazy thought process generally are for HiLiary and for some reason tend to be "journalists" and work in the media -- maybe they "feel" they can help everyone. So it goes with actors and actresses, musicians, as a rule, lazy thinkers
2007-11-01 09:43:25
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answered by Wayne G 5
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The media hates Bush. Thus, they are liberal. I don't pay any attention to Liberals and their biased media. If they aren't going to be fair why should I pay attention?
2007-11-01 09:44:46
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answered by I'm Chris Hansen 7
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Many people call the media 'liberal" because they disagree with it. NEWS FLASH - Because one has differing views on the news that's reported, doesn't make it liberal or conservative.
Have you seen the media's response to the dem's debate? Apparently not. It hasn't been very kind to her.
2007-11-01 09:41:32
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answered by katydid 7
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Because most news stations are ran by liberals. It's a propaganda. They don't show you the real things that would make people support things like the war and Bush.
2007-11-01 09:41:28
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answered by Anonymous
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On the bright side - she's not hanging out in airport bathrooms.
2007-11-01 17:10:09
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answered by Sim - plicimus 7
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If not for the liberal media, you guys would have nobody to blame for Bush's catastrophic presidency
2007-11-01 09:40:35
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answered by Anonymous
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