I suspect that some if not most
of you view the mainstream media with some trepidation. There is good
reason to feel that way. To make the point I just spent a few minutes
scanning the net for examples of media bias or outright omitting of
newsworthy items. Let's take a brief look a just a few I found.
1. ABC, CBS and NBC were besides
themselves over the Rutgers University basketball coach who yelled and
through balls at players. They felt his behavior was totally out of
bounds and devoted considerable coverage to the matter. The coach's
behavior was indeed inappropriate and he deserved to be fired. While to
them mistreating college age basketball players was a hot news item,
the trial of an abortion clinic doctor who, according to staff
testimony, killed or allowed cruel and unjustified killings of live
babies was not. It did not deserve even a peep on any of the big three
newscasts. Now I ask you which of the two behaviors is worse and more
newsworthy. Do you detect censorship by omission? Could it be they
support abortions and do not wish to broadcast anything that would
besmirch the practice? Check out these two articles: http://www.mrc.org/articles/foul-coverage-nets-give-basketball-scandal-41-minutes-baby-murder-trial-0 and http://www.humanevents.com/2013/04/08/kermit-gosnells-house-of-screams/
2. Now lets examine the opposite
of the first item followed by a repeat of the first. On a NBC's 31
March "Meet The Press" broadcast the assembled panelists addressed the
subject of North Dekota's pending strict anti-abortion law. The host
and pro-abortionist members expressed dire concerns should it become
law. But one panelist mentioned the ongoing trial of Dr.
Gosnell (mentioned above) and the atrocities committed at his clinic.
The rest of the panelist sidestepped the issue and moved on to a more
newsworthy topic. Now for a contrast. The article continues by
providing an exchange in a Florida congressional hearing between
pro-abortion lobbyist Alisa LaPolt Snow and Florida state Representative
Jim Boyd. Ms. Snow said that she supports conducting in Florida
Planned Parenthood clinics the same type procedures as those by Dr.
Gosnell. Current state law outlaws such procedures. In disbelief at
her testimony Boyd asked her: “If a baby is born on a table as a result
of a botched abortion, what would Planned Parenthood want to have happen
to that child that’s struggling for life?” Snow replied: "We believe
that, you know, any decision that’s made should be left up to the woman,
her family, and the physician.,” That used to be called premeditated
murder. Did you hear ABC, CBS or NBC cover that bit of news? Of course
not. The major national news outlets don't want the public to know
such things. Move on. They have more important items to cover. http://www.mrc.org/articles/networks-warn-restrictive-abortion-laws-ignore-pro-abort-horrors
3. Political operatives and the
major news networks continue to raise the specter of the horrible events
at Sandy Hook. Debate over stricter gun laws rages on. And, as we all
know the news announcers and most pundits are decidedly pro-gun
control. On nightly news broadcasts gun right advocates (when even
consulted) are either directly or indirectly cast in a disparaging
light. So one would think that the networks would be all in on cleaning
up violence in their products. Well, not really. As the linked
article notes "Serial killer shows are popular these days. 'Bates
Motel,' 'The Following,' 'Dexter,' Criminal Minds, now add NBC’s
'Hannibal' to the list. The primetime television show about the
cannibalistic serial killer, 'Hannibal Lecter,' premieres April 4."
Huh??? Is that a double standard or what? http://www.mrc.org/articles/hannibal-cannibal-comes-tv-tv-14-rating
4. This next article informs us that: "This summer, ABC Family will premiere 'The Fosters,' which is a 'one-hour drama about a multi-ethnic family mix of foster and biological kids being raised by two moms”. From the article we learn that "This exquisitely PC concept was created by Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige, the creators and writers for the vulgar gay drama 'Queer As Folk.'” No one should be offended, right? After all gay and lesbian relationships are now mainstream so ABC is simply in step with the times. It does not matter that study after study shows that kids in such familial relationships do not fare as well as those from traditional mom and dad households. Maybe ABC took this step as a way to help our culture adjust to this new reality. Good of them, no??? http://www.mrc.org/articles/abc-family-leads-way-all-things-gay
5. This one deals with gas
prices in 2008 and 2013 and how the mainstream media reported them then
and now they do so now. Interesting how the liberal mainstream media
reports things differently when the one sitting in the White House is
their guy. http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/280873-fed-agency-2012-household-gasoline-costs-take-biggest-bite-in-decades
Considering just these few
examples it should be clear that a large percentage of mainstream media
products are either purposeful deceptions, intended to influence public
opinion, meant to desensitized the public to certain
behaviors or outright liberal/progressive propaganda.
George Burns
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