Joe Scarborough calls the media’s apparent ignoring of the brewing Sestak story, “Media Malpractice”. Does he imply that there is a duty or obligation for fairness in reporting, or is he merely pointing out the continuing intellectual dishonesty in the mainstream media? If the former, this sentiment lends itself to the question: Who will impose and enforce that duty or obligation? Certainly he does not expect such fairness to be self imposed when the mainstream media is infested with left-leaning automatons. If the latter, then this is old news and only the public’s tuning out will result in change.
Use of the phrase “Media Malpractice” is catchy, but really not meaningful. Currently we suffer from a concerted and one-voiced mainstream media, and were it not for the renegade voices on Internet, radio and occasionally Fox, who dare counter the prevailing current, we would be experiencing a controlled message somewhat similar to that when government actually owns the media (e.g. Cuba, former communist Eastern European countries, the Soviet Union, etc.).
Members of the U.S. media are free to propagate whatever messages and stories they each desire; each may even report the same news stories as the other. This is the beauty of a largely free press. Hand in hand with this freedom is the public’s freedom to tune them out, not purchase their stock and not patronize their advertisers. Ultimately, “Media Malpractice” (whatever it is) should be self-correcting by our refusal to listen, watch, soak up and march in lock-step to, the message. However, if we, as a viewing, reading and listening public, do not respond to the media negatively and instead lap up the lies simply taking in what we’re fed, then we will continue to receive more of the same “Media Malpractice.”
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
Is There Such a Thing as “Media Malpractice”?
Joe Scarborough calls the media’s apparent ignoring of the brewing Sestak story, “Media Malpractice”. Does he imply that there is a duty or obligation for fairness in reporting, or is he merely pointing out the continuing intellectual dishonesty in the mainstream media? If the former, this sentiment lends itself to the question: Who will impose and enforce that duty or obligation? Certainly he does not expect such fairness to be self imposed when the mainstream media is infested with left-leaning automatons. If the latter, then this is old news and only the public’s tuning out will result in change.
Use of the phrase “Media Malpractice” is catchy, but really not meaningful. Currently we suffer from a concerted and one-voiced mainstream media, and were it not for the renegade voices on Internet, radio and occasionally Fox, who dare counter the prevailing current, we would be experiencing a controlled message somewhat similar to that when government actually owns the media (e.g. Cuba, former communist Eastern European countries, the Soviet Union, etc.).
Members of the U.S. media are free to propagate whatever messages and stories they each desire; each may even report the same news stories as the other. This is the beauty of a largely free press. Hand in hand with this freedom is the public’s freedom to tune them out, not purchase their stock and not patronize their advertisers. Ultimately, “Media Malpractice” (whatever it is) should be self-correcting by our refusal to listen, watch, soak up and march in lock-step to, the message. However, if we, as a viewing, reading and listening public, do not respond to the media negatively and instead lap up the lies simply taking in what we’re fed, then we will continue to receive more of the same “Media Malpractice.”