Apparently, it's not enough to be Jewish, you also have to kiss Netanyahu's ass or be accused of being anti-Israel. Having pro-Palestinian views doesn't automatically mean you're anti-Israel, though you would never get that impression listening to anyone in this country, in seems. Having criticisms for Netanyahu's government doesn't automatically make you anti-Semitic, either.
When I was living in San Jose, CA, The Associated Press CEO/President Dean Singleton bought the multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning San Jose Mercury News from McClatchy (in the strange leveraged buy-out of Knight-Ridder).The Merc took a hard-right nose-dive, former award-winning journalists fled and/or were purged. The paper today is a faint echo of its prior self, stripped of assets and no longer housed in San Jose or even Santa Clara County; they even stripped the “San Jose” out of the title.
What I’m getting at is that the AP has all the same systemic problems as the rest of the media: it is as aligned with conservative politics as it’s CEO is. As one friend who used to work at the Merc told me, “the fish rots from the head."
Totally off topic but need to get it off my chest. MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, who I generally respect, made this former guy - like comment on the air last week, “they’re saying Biden was caught ‘flat footed’” when Israel and Hamas were bombing one another. No he wasn’t. If the reporter doesn’t know for sure, keep your mouth shut. Quiet diplomacy behind the scenes worked. Andrea didn’t have the scoop right, and hasn’t yet taken responsibility for being wrong.
Nothing will change while news outlets like the AP, WPO and NYT are more interested in profit than the truth. It is a sad commentary on our democracy that is dying right before our eyes. It's a given that Buzbee will continue the Dems in disarray narrative while whitewashing the chasm of the Republican Party. It was the people that got rid of Trump, gained the House and the Senate. It will be the people who decide if news is to continue in this manner. Cancel your subscriptions folks. Money is the only thing that this corptoratocracy that we live in understands.
Why does the media always seem woefully unprepared and blindsided by the Right's anti-free speech/anti-press attacks? They happen all the time. No amount of placating the mob will convince them to stop. Ever. Going along to get along is complicity, pure and simple. Grow a damn spine.
Shades of Alexi McCammond at Teen Vogue. As Lou notes, it’s all about the $$$$; no integrity, no courage. I was optimistic when Buzbee was hired not knowing much about her but figured she’d bring a woman’s sensibilities to the position. Very disappointed to learn about Wilder’s firing, particularly because of the content of her online post. Is no one allowed a position on controversial topics particularly when one is young? Gads.
Unfortunately, Buzzbee sounds like a perfect fit for the beltway media environment, where it's always good news for Republicans. Can't wait to hear what childish insults Trump will come up with over her name.
I think longtime readers of WaPo are concerned about the paper and it's coverage of the Biden Administration. Maybe the retirement of Marty Baron? Not sure why it's happening--but it IS happening.
Apparently the current favorable framing is that the paper rejected two white male deputies in favor of this pick. My problem there is the suggestion that the only suitable candidate worked for an arguably conservative organization, now embroiled in cancel controversy.
Why would anyone take their cues from Tom Cotton?
Apparently, it's not enough to be Jewish, you also have to kiss Netanyahu's ass or be accused of being anti-Israel. Having pro-Palestinian views doesn't automatically mean you're anti-Israel, though you would never get that impression listening to anyone in this country, in seems. Having criticisms for Netanyahu's government doesn't automatically make you anti-Semitic, either.
When I was living in San Jose, CA, The Associated Press CEO/President Dean Singleton bought the multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning San Jose Mercury News from McClatchy (in the strange leveraged buy-out of Knight-Ridder).The Merc took a hard-right nose-dive, former award-winning journalists fled and/or were purged. The paper today is a faint echo of its prior self, stripped of assets and no longer housed in San Jose or even Santa Clara County; they even stripped the “San Jose” out of the title.
What I’m getting at is that the AP has all the same systemic problems as the rest of the media: it is as aligned with conservative politics as it’s CEO is. As one friend who used to work at the Merc told me, “the fish rots from the head."
Totally off topic but need to get it off my chest. MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, who I generally respect, made this former guy - like comment on the air last week, “they’re saying Biden was caught ‘flat footed’” when Israel and Hamas were bombing one another. No he wasn’t. If the reporter doesn’t know for sure, keep your mouth shut. Quiet diplomacy behind the scenes worked. Andrea didn’t have the scoop right, and hasn’t yet taken responsibility for being wrong.
Nothing will change while news outlets like the AP, WPO and NYT are more interested in profit than the truth. It is a sad commentary on our democracy that is dying right before our eyes. It's a given that Buzbee will continue the Dems in disarray narrative while whitewashing the chasm of the Republican Party. It was the people that got rid of Trump, gained the House and the Senate. It will be the people who decide if news is to continue in this manner. Cancel your subscriptions folks. Money is the only thing that this corptoratocracy that we live in understands.
I have been wondering about this pick. I have read previous complaints about AP reporting — like this one:
https://www.mediamatters.org/associated-press/associated-press-misses-boat-bidens-airplane-travel
I have been wondering about this pick. I have read previous complaints about AP reporting — like this one
https://www.mediamatters.org/associated-press/associated-press-misses-boat-bidens-airplane-travel
Why does the media always seem woefully unprepared and blindsided by the Right's anti-free speech/anti-press attacks? They happen all the time. No amount of placating the mob will convince them to stop. Ever. Going along to get along is complicity, pure and simple. Grow a damn spine.
Shades of Alexi McCammond at Teen Vogue. As Lou notes, it’s all about the $$$$; no integrity, no courage. I was optimistic when Buzbee was hired not knowing much about her but figured she’d bring a woman’s sensibilities to the position. Very disappointed to learn about Wilder’s firing, particularly because of the content of her online post. Is no one allowed a position on controversial topics particularly when one is young? Gads.
Unfortunately, Buzzbee sounds like a perfect fit for the beltway media environment, where it's always good news for Republicans. Can't wait to hear what childish insults Trump will come up with over her name.
I think longtime readers of WaPo are concerned about the paper and it's coverage of the Biden Administration. Maybe the retirement of Marty Baron? Not sure why it's happening--but it IS happening.
Apparently the current favorable framing is that the paper rejected two white male deputies in favor of this pick. My problem there is the suggestion that the only suitable candidate worked for an arguably conservative organization, now embroiled in cancel controversy.
This is nothing new for the AP. Media Matters documents their Republican bias.
'Control of the press' Another step from Hitler's playbook. What step are we at now?
Read This: "White Ignorance Is Bliss—and Power" in today’s Daily Beast, willful ignorance vis a vis critical thinking discussion.
Re the Alan Jackson: Also a fan and former performer of the country music, I can see 1,000 two-steppers get up for this one.
Re WaPo: If Buzzbee is involved, those in the know must come forward. It would be like dying in darkness.