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Media speculation (none / 0)
Media Matters is great, but Eric Boelert's take on why media prostitute campaign news is off-base speculation, IMHO.

I am a journalist who works with a major media company.  I have been told directly that it is my job to get Republicans elected.  Absolutely true.

I think more often the reason, though, the reason is just laziness.  There are hard and soft quotas in newsrooms for reporter product each day.  The GOP oppo research press and video releases are far more aggressive than the Dems.  When that half of the stenography (sadly, that's what is actually taught in newsrooms as "news reporting" now) comes to a reporter's desk so clean and ready, it's the quickest thing to push out, make your editor happy and then you can take a lunch or dinner break for the first time that week, maybe.  (We're all salaried as if we really make our own decisions about our time just to get free overtime from us; the DOL could take down every media just in unpaid overtime.)

See what I'm saying?  If not, ask.  I'll check back in here. 

by anonymous5 on 10/31/2007 07:47:23 AM EST


Would love for video or audio .... (none / 0)
... of your boss telling you to get Republicans elected to hit the Internet.

by plooger on 12/04/2007 06:53:39 AM EST


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outing the neocons (none / 0)
See, here's the problem with Leeeberal workers:  If this journalist were a neocon, no problem--he could easily post such hypothetical video, because the minute he did, he would be contacted by some neoconitic think tank or Fux "news" or whatever and would have job security for the rest of his life.  If he, as one of "us" were to out his unethical, immoral employer, he'd be out on his ass so fast, and he'd get OUR undying respect, but no job.  We Leeeberals must, unfortunately, suffer for our art!

by bertina on 01/15/2008 07:54:27 AM EST


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