[kj] OT: Obama and Fox

[The Exorcist]

Yeap I seen it today. No fact checking going on anymore. It's sort 
like the blogosphere and wiki.
Everything is just repeated and becomes fact. The days of people like 
H. L. Mencken are gone.

At 10:28 PM 10/20/2009, The Mighty TB wrote:

>Karen Weil wrote:

>

>Afraid I have to take exception to that. I am a journalist (not 

>working in that exact capacity right now, however), and always tried 

>my best to report both sides fairly and ask tough, but legitimate, 

>questions to political figures.

>Now, obviously, the "star news media" is another matter. I 

>understand your point, at the same time.

>

>++++++++

>

>This ties in to a small measure to this thread's topic and what's 

>wrong with American "news" reporting these days.

>

>No doubt some of you heard about the "fake" press conference called 

>today by a guy alleging to be a representative of the US Chamber of 

>Commerce that duped a fair number of major media/news 

>outlets.  Here's unedited video of that event:

>

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYGcIhNGSIY

>

>What's almost as disturbing as the prank itself is the utter 

>ignorance of a few of the reporters in that room who actually 

>interrupt the real CoC rep Eric Wohlschlegel wanting to continue to 

>interview the (obviously flustered and unconvincing) fake including 

>one reporter who actually says she "has a deadline to meet."  rather 

>amusingly, most if not all news reports on the evening news as well 

>as CNN's website edit out the bit where a few reporters argue with 

>Wohlschlegel so as not to make *any* reporters look like incompetent dupes.

>

>T.B.

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