Comments on: The Networks Lied… http://informedspeculation.com/2005/09/26/the-networks-lied/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:00:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dmac http://informedspeculation.com/2005/09/26/the-networks-lied/comment-page-1/#comment-5945 Dmac Mon, 26 Sep 2005 20:22:30 +0000 http://decision08.net/2005/09/26/the-networks-lied/#comment-5945 Don't hold your breath over any self - examination from Fox over this one, Mark. Fox participated in some of the sloppy reporting during their Hurricane coverage, so they're culpable in this as well. I saw a recent transcript where John Gibson was reiterating some of the reports of "looting and rampaging" near the Superdome, with no clarification later given as to the inaccuracy of the reports themselves. Don’t hold your breath over any self – examination from Fox over this one, Mark. Fox participated in some of the sloppy reporting during their Hurricane coverage, so they’re culpable in this as well. I saw a recent transcript where John Gibson was reiterating some of the reports of “looting and rampaging” near the Superdome, with no clarification later given as to the inaccuracy of the reports themselves.

]]> By: The Politburo Diktat http://informedspeculation.com/2005/09/26/the-networks-lied/comment-page-1/#comment-5937 The Politburo Diktat Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:32:08 +0000 http://decision08.net/2005/09/26/the-networks-lied/#comment-5937 <strong>Some Katrina Accountability</strong> The Seattle Times: Reports of anarchy at Superdome overstated Remember Frank Rich’s “Hell in New Orleans” screed? It might have been based on a little exaggeration: After five days managing near riots, medical horrors and unspeaka... Some Katrina Accountability

The Seattle Times: Reports of anarchy at Superdome overstated
Remember Frank Rich’s “Hell in New Orleans” screed?
It might have been based on a little exaggeration:
After five days managing near riots, medical horrors and unspeaka…

]]> By: utron http://informedspeculation.com/2005/09/26/the-networks-lied/comment-page-1/#comment-5936 utron Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:57:01 +0000 http://decision08.net/2005/09/26/the-networks-lied/#comment-5936 Clint has an excellent point on the reluctance of MSM outlets to critique each other's performance. Right now, that function is performed exclusively by the blogs, which for me personally is one of their most attractive features. It wouls be nice if Fox, or somebody, would step up to the plate on this; I suspect there's a vast untapped market for this sort of coverage. Incidentally, Stephen Spruiell over at NR's Media blog notes that, in addition to Broussard, Russert's other guests this Sunday were David Brooks, Thomas Friedman, and the indispensable MoDo. The show bore more than a passing resemblance to an infomercial for TimeSelect... Clint has an excellent point on the reluctance of MSM outlets to critique each other’s performance. Right now, that function is performed exclusively by the blogs, which for me personally is one of their most attractive features. It wouls be nice if Fox, or somebody, would step up to the plate on this; I suspect there’s a vast untapped market for this sort of coverage.

Incidentally, Stephen Spruiell over at NR’s Media blog notes that, in addition to Broussard, Russert’s other guests this Sunday were David Brooks, Thomas Friedman, and the indispensable MoDo. The show bore more than a passing resemblance to an infomercial for TimeSelect…

]]> By: Clint http://informedspeculation.com/2005/09/26/the-networks-lied/comment-page-1/#comment-5933 Clint Mon, 26 Sep 2005 15:29:47 +0000 http://decision08.net/2005/09/26/the-networks-lied/#comment-5933 I have to say, I'm a bit surprised that FoxNews hasn't been all over this. I thought the whole point of getting a center-right news channel was to bring the adversarial system to the news networks -- let Fox expose wrong-doings from the left, and let CNN expose wrong-doings from the right, then no one gets a free pass. The much-lower-than-expected total death toll has gotten wide press. I would have thought that would have primed Americans to tune in to a "why did we get it so wrong" round of <i>mea (over there!) culpa</i> from the press. If the NYT can get away with slandering a FoxNews reporter without getting Fox involved... there seems to be no hope of them getting involved in this fight. Thank goodness for the blogs. I have to say, I’m a bit surprised that FoxNews hasn’t been all over this. I thought the whole point of getting a center-right news channel was to bring the adversarial system to the news networks — let Fox expose wrong-doings from the left, and let CNN expose wrong-doings from the right, then no one gets a free pass.

The much-lower-than-expected total death toll has gotten wide press. I would have thought that would have primed Americans to tune in to a “why did we get it so wrong” round of mea (over there!) culpa from the press. If the NYT can get away with slandering a FoxNews reporter without getting Fox involved… there seems to be no hope of them getting involved in this fight. Thank goodness for the blogs.

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