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Outside Voices – The Anchoress Speaks
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- Anybody ever stop to think about the notion of \"main stream media\"... Let\'s see... Mainstream: \"Representing the prevalent attitudes, values, and practices of a society or group.\" Where does that leave those of you who have renounced MSM? Out of the mainstream, blowing in a self-righteous wind. What do you call yourselves? Outcasts? Fringies? Cheapshots? It\'s clear from most of the negative posters on this site are incapable of acknowledging that, with occasional lapses of judgement and taste, the MSM does an excellent job of keeping this nation informed. Rather is gone, stop beating a dead $&?#$. He\'s been replaced by a seasoned grandpa who is doing temporary duty until Les Moonves figures out just how he\'s going to make the news division more competitve without destroying it in the process. Instead of flogging that which you despise, why not come up with truly constructive suggestions for Les. He\'s desperate.
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- Nice, thoughtful post. I disagree with some of it, I think - but it\'s the type of post that should lead to thoughtful discussion rather than hackery from the left or the right. I didn\'t dislike Rather for his politics - whatever they actually are - but because I disliked his prima dona attitude going pack decades. Privately, I thought of him as \"Damned Blather\" - because he frankly was never up to the level of those anchors who came before, of whatever political stripe. More than politics, it is the celebrification of television anchors that\'s turned me off to television news. And while I\'m not sure how we get out of it, it\'s likely that millions more feel the same way.
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- Bill Paley, The MSM is a society united by a political agenda, irrespective of the facts. Therein lies the origins of \"fake, but accurate.\"
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- Anchoress: I think you made some valid points about the Alfonsi series. I also applaud the fact that PE is receptive to having diverse contributors posting to this \"Outside Voices\" blog. It appears that a few of your critics (as found in this comment section) only want to read more of their own viewpoint in this spot. It is kind of amusing, but I first came to read your blog because of seeing it mentioned here on the CBS site. That is how the news should be evolving too -- information linking to more information connecting to a variety of sources and resources. I am an ex-CBS News viewer too -- grew up with it and, like you, soured on it and turned elsewhere. I still don\'t watch their newscast having now found too many other sources. But, their willingness to enter into a dialogue with their readers on the internet is very encouraging.
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- What bill said...I\'m not sure what \"you don\'t report good news in Iraq\", however well written (and it is well written), is mysterious or unique in the pro-Bush part of the blogosphere.
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- I recently worked at one of the 24 hour news networks here in NYC. I can\'t tell you how anxious I am each day to watch the CBS Evening News where there are real reporters with real stories that have real content. Thank you CBS!
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- How about nominations from the floor for the next Outside Voice, with enough time to for commenters to click on the links and get back to you with seconds? I am underwhelmed by this one.
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- Darell: To paraphrase: The blosgosphere is a society united by delusions about its correctness and by a common hatred of the facts
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- Bill Paley, Once upon a time 20-25 million used to tune in for the news of the day. Now it is just for a laugh, and to see just how far facts can be distorted so that we can post on the Web. Oh, and maybe to see if Dan Rather was finally going to \'lose it\" on camera today...See the difference? I though not. De facto political agenda, not the NEWS.
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- I have a question. And it may be obvious to those of you in the news business--but to me it is not. How much of a story is actually on the reporter\'s shoulders? I imagine that they get an assignment--let\'s say--talk to children whose parents are deployed in Iraq and then a researcher (or maybe a producer) finds these kids they can talk to?? Maybe? Or does the reporter find the people to talk to and come up with the story idea? Who writes the actual story? Who does the editing--the reporter and the producer? Is additional editing done at CBS before it goes on the air? Does the reporter have a final sign off before it goes on the air? Reporters seem to take most (if not all) of the criticism but how much of the story and angle is really their decision? I am just curious.
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