Rush Limbaugh hits this dead-on. I get frustrated when I hear people expecting the media to behave fairly and differently than they are. It isn’t gonna happen. They’re not media, folks! They work in media and they do quote/unquote “the news.” But they’re politically activists now. They’re really not even hiding that very well. They …
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In our continuing effort to empower with the truth, here is an aggregation of some of the best articles on the FCC overreach and reports of their “backing off.” From FCC Commissioner Ajit Pac in the WSJ, the article that seems to have started the outrage and successful pushback: The FCC Wades Into the Newsroom …
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So they’ve “backed off,” at least for the time being. Or so they say. From FoxNews: “The Federal Communications Commission announced Friday that it was putting on hold a controversial study of American newsrooms, after complaints from Republican lawmakers and media groups that the project was too intrusive.” read more The best part, though, is …
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Oh, the irony! Huffington Post can’t bear to actually report the FCC’s power grab, but instead piggybacks on Fox’s story. Can’t you imagine the “news”room over at Huff? “This actually a huge story”“Yeah, but we can’t possibly cover it!”“I know, let’s get FOX to do it!” How’s that for responsible journalism?We’re guessing they’re just a …
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Imagine you’re a TV or radio news broadcaster, humming along happily, doing what you can to help further the agenda you know to be the One True Path to peace, love and everything good . You cover what you’re supposed to: Chris Christie’s Bridgegate ; Wendy Davis’ “principled stand” for “women’s health issues” i.e. late …
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I’m as outraged as the next guy over a politically motivated traffic jam. Everything I read about TrafficGate or Bridgegate or whatever it is disgusts me, and I am glad that there have been firings over the craven abuse of power by those in Governor Christie’s administration. Whether or not Christie’s apology and humility are …
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