Comments on: NY Times and CNN show how an election should be covered http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/02/06/how-an-election-should-be-covered/ Thoughts from a technologist and journalist Wed, 09 May 2012 14:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ray http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/02/06/how-an-election-should-be-covered/comment-page-1/#comment-2159 Ray Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:09:20 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=157#comment-2159 I totally agree with your assessment. The networks are interested only in sensations as have happened at MSNBC recently: their reporters blasphemed Hillary Clinton on TV which led onto its censure. Also, these networks are very conscious of "political correctness" that they will not permit any unpleasant truth to be posted on their blogs. I know because it happened to me, granted that I was perhaps too fervent with the current events. I totally agree with your assessment. The networks are interested only in sensations as have happened at MSNBC recently: their reporters blasphemed Hillary Clinton on TV which led onto its censure. Also, these networks are very conscious of “political correctness” that they will not permit any unpleasant truth to be posted on their blogs. I know because it happened to me, granted that I was perhaps too fervent with the current events.

]]> By: Yvette W. http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/02/06/how-an-election-should-be-covered/comment-page-1/#comment-2126 Yvette W. Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:22:48 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=157#comment-2126 Hey, CNN... Whatever happened to “fair & balanced” coverage of the Democratic & Republican primaries??? I'm an African American, Princeton educated woman who STRONGLY endorses Hillary Clinton…And because I’m somewhat of a “political junkie”, I’d done my homework on each presidential candidate (both Republican & Democrat), so I’d decided to support Senator Clinton several months ago. However, it seems as though the “media’s” shameless, sleazy, “tabloid like" coverage of the Democratic and Republican primaries has had a PROFOUND impact on these Presidential primaries. Thankfully, I’m not the only person who has noticed that the “media’s” coverage of the Democratic Primary is SEVERELY skewed, and clearly favors Barak Obama. To that end, I invite my fellow Americans to “cruise” through the blogs on CNN. You’ll observe that many other American’s are genuinely disgusted by CNN’s RAPTUROUS FASCINATION with the “Obama Phenomenon”….Check it out for yourselves… MOREOVER, INSTEAD OF PROVIDNG AMERICANS WITH THE UNBIASED, CRITICAL INFORMATION THAT’S NEEDED TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS REGARDING EACH CANIDIATE’S QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENCY, CNN & MSNBC, et. al . ARE ACTUALLY “MANIPULATED” THE OUTCOME OF THESE PRIMARIES. Moe specifically, I’ve noticed a great deal of “Clinton bashing”, as well as a great deal of “Obama worship”… Needless to say, it’s genuinely disheartening to know that the “media” (i.e., CNN, MSNBC, et.al) can so easily manipulate those Americans that are either ill-informed or misinformed with distorted “60 SECOND SOUND BITES” and sensationalistic “YELLOW JOURNALISM”…. Hey, CNN…

Whatever happened to “fair & balanced” coverage of the Democratic & Republican primaries???

I’m an African American, Princeton educated woman who STRONGLY endorses Hillary Clinton…And because I’m somewhat of a “political junkie”, I’d done my homework on each presidential candidate (both Republican & Democrat), so I’d decided to support Senator Clinton several months ago. However, it seems as though the “media’s” shameless, sleazy, “tabloid like” coverage of the Democratic and Republican primaries has had a PROFOUND impact on these Presidential primaries. Thankfully, I’m not the only person who has noticed that the “media’s” coverage of the Democratic Primary is SEVERELY skewed, and clearly favors Barak Obama. To that end, I invite my fellow Americans to “cruise” through the blogs on CNN. You’ll observe that many other American’s are genuinely disgusted by CNN’s RAPTUROUS FASCINATION with the “Obama Phenomenon”….Check it out for yourselves…

MOREOVER, INSTEAD OF PROVIDNG AMERICANS WITH THE UNBIASED, CRITICAL INFORMATION THAT’S NEEDED TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS REGARDING EACH CANIDIATE’S QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENCY, CNN & MSNBC, et. al . ARE ACTUALLY “MANIPULATED” THE OUTCOME OF THESE PRIMARIES. Moe specifically, I’ve noticed a great deal of “Clinton bashing”, as well as a great deal of “Obama worship”…

Needless to say, it’s genuinely disheartening to know that the “media” (i.e., CNN, MSNBC, et.al) can so easily manipulate those Americans that are either ill-informed or misinformed with distorted “60 SECOND SOUND BITES” and sensationalistic “YELLOW JOURNALISM”….

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