Comments on: CNN/YouTube Debates: It’s A Trap! http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/11/29/cnnyoutube-debates-its-a-trap/ As The Media Watches The World, We Watch The Media Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:01:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: john polifronio http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/11/29/cnnyoutube-debates-its-a-trap/#comment-8310 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:54:52 +0000 http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/11/29/cnnyoutube-debates-its-a-trap/#comment-8310 Things are apparently worse than Media Channel thinks they are. It must be that "media" outlets, even the most progressive among them, cannot feel a complete rejection of the true actions and motives of so-called "mainstream media." It's a fraternal thing. We hear, over and over that media "fail" the public in various ways; but when the motive for these failures is looked into, it's invariably the "profit" motive. They give the public "style over substance," puffery, inane, entertainment oriented nonsense "because" it makes more money. This is deceitful rot. They give the public whatever will advance the conservative agenda they're selling. They'll gladly lose money, if it successfully sells conservatism. How else explain vile hatemongers like Tucker Carlson, Imus or Beck, Chris Matthews, Tim Russert, etc.? Are there liberal equivalents for these offensive clowns? Of course not. They will disable liberal thinking and the newshosts and comedians that support it, any way they can, even if it loses profits. Things are apparently worse than Media Channel thinks they are. It must be that “media” outlets, even the most progressive among them, cannot feel a complete rejection of the true actions and motives of so-called “mainstream media.” It’s a fraternal thing. We hear, over and over that media “fail” the public in various ways; but when the motive for these failures is looked into, it’s invariably the “profit” motive. They give the public “style over substance,” puffery, inane, entertainment oriented nonsense “because” it makes more money. This is deceitful rot. They give the public whatever will advance the conservative agenda they’re selling. They’ll gladly lose money, if it successfully sells conservatism. How else explain vile hatemongers like Tucker Carlson, Imus or Beck, Chris Matthews, Tim Russert, etc.? Are there liberal equivalents for these offensive clowns? Of course not. They will disable liberal thinking and the newshosts and comedians that support it, any way they can, even if it loses profits.

]]> by: noxtwilight http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/11/29/cnnyoutube-debates-its-a-trap/#comment-8306 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:58:42 +0000 http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/11/29/cnnyoutube-debates-its-a-trap/#comment-8306 HEAR HEAR It was a joke, not that I am really surprised however that doesn't excuse CNN for this blatant farce. These main stream media giants are worthless in today's internet society and more American's realize it ever day and shutting it off and logging on. CNN and others would do well to read the writing on the wall or they will be replaced. We are tired of pundits instead of journalists. HEAR HEAR

It was a joke, not that I am really surprised however that doesn’t excuse CNN for this blatant farce. These main stream media giants are worthless in today’s internet society and more American’s realize it ever day and shutting it off and logging on. CNN and others would do well to read the writing on the wall or they will be replaced. We are tired of pundits instead of journalists.

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