Guest MikeSC Report post Posted October 20, 2004 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- ABC news anchor Peter Jennings said he's getting an earful on media coverage. Jennings is on a swing through battleground states, including Iowa and Missouri, where polls show the race could go either to President George W. Bush or Sen. John Kerry. "I think one of the best reasons to go on the road is just to listen," Jennings told KETV NewsWatch 7's Rob McCartney during a stop in Kansas City, Mo., Monday. Jennings gets questions about a CBS report on Bush's National Guard service, for which CBS news anchor Dan Rather later apologized and said the story was a mistake. He's also asked about Sinclair Broadcasting's decision to air a controversial documentary on Sen. John Kerry's Vietnam war record. Another big question regards an ABC internal memo from the political director suggesting that reporters need not "reflexively" hold both sides of the presidential election "equally" accountable. Jennings said the media is now under the hot lights. "I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective," Jennings said. Jennings said that everyone -- even journalists -- have points of view through which they filter their perception of the news. It could be race, sex or income. But, he said, reporters are ideally trained to be as objective as possible. "And when we don't think we can be fully objective, to be fair," the anchorman said. Does the public think network news is fair? There are a number of opinion polls that show news consumers feel that the media does have a slant. Jennings maintains those polls may be driven by groups with an agenda. "There's a whole industry of conservatives saying, 'Ah, it's those damn liberals,' and a whole group of liberals saying, 'It's all those damn conservatives,'" Jennings said. The problematic response, Jennings said, is the way people tailor the way they consume news. "If you tailor your news viewing, as some people are now doing, so that you only get one point of view, well of course you're going to think somebody else has got a different point of view, and it may be wrong," Jennings said. http://www.theomahachannel.com/politics/3833789/detail.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2004 Ha. I read that on Tyler's favorite Web site and first thought of you, Mike. And sho' nuff, I come visit TSM and here is the thread. When I went through the McDonald's drive thru, I overheard a worker there say how concerned he was about everybody wanting him to get burger orders right... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2004 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- ABC news anchor Peter Jennings said he's getting an earful on media coverage. Jennings is on a swing through battleground states, including Iowa and Missouri, where polls show the race could go either to President George W. Bush or Sen. John Kerry. "I think one of the best reasons to go on the road is just to listen," Jennings told KETV NewsWatch 7's Rob McCartney during a stop in Kansas City, Mo., Monday. Jennings gets questions about a CBS report on Bush's National Guard service, for which CBS news anchor Dan Rather later apologized and said the story was a mistake. He's also asked about Sinclair Broadcasting's decision to air a controversial documentary on Sen. John Kerry's Vietnam war record. Another big question regards an ABC internal memo from the political director suggesting that reporters need not "reflexively" hold both sides of the presidential election "equally" accountable. Jennings said the media is now under the hot lights. "I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective," Jennings said. Jennings said that everyone -- even journalists -- have points of view through which they filter their perception of the news. It could be race, sex or income. But, he said, reporters are ideally trained to be as objective as possible. "And when we don't think we can be fully objective, to be fair," the anchorman said. Does the public think network news is fair? There are a number of opinion polls that show news consumers feel that the media does have a slant. Jennings maintains those polls may be driven by groups with an agenda. "There's a whole industry of conservatives saying, 'Ah, it's those damn liberals,' and a whole group of liberals saying, 'It's all those damn conservatives,'" Jennings said. The problematic response, Jennings said, is the way people tailor the way they consume news. "If you tailor your news viewing, as some people are now doing, so that you only get one point of view, well of course you're going to think somebody else has got a different point of view, and it may be wrong," Jennings said. http://www.theomahachannel.com/politics/3833789/detail.html yes, because we now know how objective sinclair broadcasting wants to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest GreatOne Report post Posted October 20, 2004 yes, because we now know how objective sinclair broadcasting wants to be. Well we could also say that about the distributors of F911.............. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted October 20, 2004 yes, because we now know how objective sinclair broadcasting wants to be. I was unaware that Sinclair set the bar for journalistic ethics. Learn something new every day... -=Mike ...Also unaware that Sinclair was even the topic discussed... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special K 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2004 Weird piece. He says he's worried about people wanting broadcasters to be objective, then says broadcasters should try to be as objective as possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest whitemilesdavis Report post Posted October 20, 2004 Also, if you tried to imply that these guys are just goofy entertainers, they'd get all offended. "We're journalists!" etc... But you try to hold them to a little journalistic integrity, and it's, "We can't be expected to be unbiased!" etc. Man, what a job that must be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2004 Ha. I read that on Tyler's favorite Web site and first thought of you, Mike. And sho' nuff, I come visit TSM and here is the thread. I heard Tyler & Rob hada bet on it. The winner got to furiously masturbate the other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2004 Ha. I read that on Tyler's favorite Web site and first thought of you, Mike. And sho' nuff, I come visit TSM and here is the thread. I heard Tyler & Rob hada bet on it. The winner got to furiously masturbate the other. Uh huh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smell the ratings!!! Report post Posted October 20, 2004 can I just say I love KKK? I mean it's a man's love, obviously, but still. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St. Gabe 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 news is a social construct, events "happen" news doesn't, it's reported, usually in a compressed, slanted form, and thats why you should check other news sources, if you sit there and eat what the networks spit out you aren't worth a damn, and we would end up electing someone with an IQ of like, 90...oh wait... -Gabe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 A Bush is dumb remark...how witty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St. Gabe 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 A Bush is dumb remark...how witty. Yep, and it's funny because it's true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants our presidents to be smart. And I'm tired of S-electing (lol2004) big dumbheads from Harvard Business School and Yale (or whatever hippie schools he went to thanks to daddy -- I bet the old man even WROTE some of his papers). Give me someone who dropped out of Jesus school instead... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Would having a wise President work too? (wise and smart wouldn't be the exact same thing, I think) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted October 21, 2004 A Bush is dumb remark...how witty. Yep, and it's funny because it's true. Except, of course, that the story was debunked years ago. -=Mike ...Let me guess, you believed that crap, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St. Gabe 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2004 A Bush is dumb remark...how witty. Yep, and it's funny because it's true. Except, of course, that the story was debunked years ago. -=Mike ...Let me guess, you believed that crap, right? It's not that I believe it it's that I want others to, that way people think George Bush truly is close to mental retardation. If it were true, it would explain alot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted October 22, 2004 A Bush is dumb remark...how witty. Yep, and it's funny because it's true. Except, of course, that the story was debunked years ago. -=Mike ...Let me guess, you believed that crap, right? It's not that I believe it it's that I want others to, that way people think George Bush truly is close to mental retardation. If it were true, it would explain alot. Well, it'd be interesting --- if it didn't turn out that Bush is likely more intelligent than Kerry. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highland 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2004 Bush isn't stupid; he uses common words because he feels it gives him a closer connection to the average American voter that didn't go to Yale. It's a good tactic, really. People confuse his stuttering, mispronounciation and his inability to remember the name of an incredibly obscure foreign diplomat as indicative of his lack of intelligence. They're the morons that fall for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St. Gabe 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2004 A Bush is dumb remark...how witty. Yep, and it's funny because it's true. Except, of course, that the story was debunked years ago. -=Mike ...Let me guess, you believed that crap, right? It's not that I believe it it's that I want others to, that way people think George Bush truly is close to mental retardation. If it were true, it would explain alot. Well, it'd be interesting --- if it didn't turn out that Bush is likely more intelligent than Kerry. -=Mike Unmitigated bullshit. Oh, and you act like I'm going to be impartial about this. nah. It's more fun to say george bush is dumb because more people will believe you. You sway more votes to our side that way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted October 23, 2004 A Bush is dumb remark...how witty. Yep, and it's funny because it's true. Except, of course, that the story was debunked years ago. -=Mike ...Let me guess, you believed that crap, right? It's not that I believe it it's that I want others to, that way people think George Bush truly is close to mental retardation. If it were true, it would explain alot. Well, it'd be interesting --- if it didn't turn out that Bush is likely more intelligent than Kerry. -=Mike Unmitigated bullshit. Oh, and you act like I'm going to be impartial about this. nah. It's more fun to say george bush is dumb because more people will believe you. You sway more votes to our side that way. I am aware of that. Without blatant lies, the Dems don't have a lot in their playbook. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St. Gabe 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2004 A Bush is dumb remark...how witty. Yep, and it's funny because it's true. Except, of course, that the story was debunked years ago. -=Mike ...Let me guess, you believed that crap, right? It's not that I believe it it's that I want others to, that way people think George Bush truly is close to mental retardation. If it were true, it would explain alot. Well, it'd be interesting --- if it didn't turn out that Bush is likely more intelligent than Kerry. -=Mike Unmitigated bullshit. Oh, and you act like I'm going to be impartial about this. nah. It's more fun to say george bush is dumb because more people will believe you. You sway more votes to our side that way. I am aware of that. Without blatant lies, the Dems don't have a lot in their playbook. -=Mike They really aren't blatant lies, I mean, most people can put semi-coherent sentences together most of the time. I think your president should meet that standard as well. So, in the words of Rudy Giuliani- "Neither Party has a monopoly on Virtue" Liberals on the other hand, have a monopoly on common decency Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted October 23, 2004 Just checking, you support John Kerry, yet criticize Bush for not making coherent statements? And liberals have a monopoly on manufactured outrage, I'll give them that. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special K 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2004 Yeah, I would consider myself a dem, if forced, but Kerry's a fucking circus with his statements. Bush sucks, and can't speak the queen's English, but he has a message, be it right ot wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St. Gabe 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2004 Just checking, you support John Kerry, yet criticize Bush for not making coherent statements? And liberals have a monopoly on manufactured outrage, I'll give them that. -=Mike Being incoherent in your speech, and changing your mind about important issues given new facts arising are not equivalent, try as the conservatives might to make that true. Nice try, weak argument .. again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted October 23, 2004 Just checking, you support John Kerry, yet criticize Bush for not making coherent statements? And liberals have a monopoly on manufactured outrage, I'll give them that. -=Mike Being incoherent in your speech, and changing your mind about important issues given new facts arising are not equivalent, try as the conservatives might to make that true. Nice try, weak argument .. again. Having a stance that a barrel full of linguists couldn't begin to decipher is pretty bad. I know, it's nuanced --- it goes from vague to un-fucking-believably vague. Weak, weak defense of your man, there. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St. Gabe 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2004 Just checking, you support John Kerry, yet criticize Bush for not making coherent statements? And liberals have a monopoly on manufactured outrage, I'll give them that. -=Mike Being incoherent in your speech, and changing your mind about important issues given new facts arising are not equivalent, try as the conservatives might to make that true. Nice try, weak argument .. again. Having a stance that a barrel full of linguists couldn't begin to decipher is pretty bad. I know, it's nuanced --- it goes from vague to un-fucking-believably vague. Weak, weak defense of your man, there. -=Mike what about his speech is "undecipherable"? are you a retard? Long winded, yes, but undecipherable? If you are used to hearing George Bush speak, hearing a man speak intelligently about anything probably would mess with your head, but I won't fault you for that. It'll be ok, Mike. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted October 23, 2004 what about his speech is "undecipherable"? His ability to contradict himself within minutes, in full effect during the debates, is a problem. are you a retard? No, but that shoe does seem to fit you nicely. Long winded, yes, but undecipherable? No, Clinton was long-winded. Kerry is indecipherable. If you are used to hearing George Bush speak, hearing a man speak intelligently about anything probably would mess with your head, but I won't fault you for that. It'll be ok, Mike. If your two functional synapses weren't feuding, you'd be able to notice how indecipherable Kerry is. But, that's not your fault, as fetal alcohol syndrome is quite a bitch, from what I hear. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St. Gabe 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2004 ...someone get me some Aloe...well played *gracefully bows out* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
