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First, thank you for 'naming and shaming'. All too often, we use the generic term 'media', which is unfair to brave journalists who question those in power and allows the worst of their members to slide along undetected. In the days, weeks, years ahead, we will need records of those who strove to inform & advocate during a time of crisis (Velshi, Maddow) vs those content to unquestioningly read from a teleprompter while pocketing a 7-figure salary (O'Donnell is one of the latter). Is it greed, callousness, or ignorance that allows such people to regurgitate the lies and propaganda of the Trump administration? The Miami Herald employs some of the best reporters in the country. If there is anything good that arises from the nightmare of the past 3 years, it is the recognition of the importance of local leadership (Democratic mayors and governors have stepped up to lead in the void of national moral and civic leadership), and the necessity of brave and unflinching journalism, which has forced us to see the perilous consequences of taking our democracy for granted.

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(by Eric Boehlert, article)Trump threw out completely unsubstantiated claims about a so-called miracle drug for coronavirus, and "CBS Evening News" treated it as the day's most important "breaking" news story?

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The CBS Evening News under O’Donnell is a disgrace of ineptitude full stop. An awful program with the crappy ratings to prove it (distant 3rd place to NBC and ABC.)

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In a nutshell, O'Donnell's Evening News is abominable. A s***show of worthless reporting -- and has the ratings to prove me correct: a distant third place way, way behind NBC and ABC.

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CBS News has been a joke since Rather left the anchor desk.

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I am listening McConnell’s speech as I am writing this. I can’t wait to see how the media - especially the NY Times covers it. He is just blaming the Democrats, accusing them of not wanting to help people, slow walking the bill, blah, blah, blah.

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From this ole rock DJ, I remember spinning Stephen Bishop many times.

I’ve often had the fantasy of all reporters getting up en masse and walking out of his briefings. It would surely make a point. Isn’t it awful that in the very worst circumstances we have the worst

Human on the planet giving us his version of the crisis? It goes against every principal of crisis and risk

Communications. This behavior will be one for the books like the way the oil spill was handled vs the Tylenol cyanide event. Will be studied in J school.

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