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FERN MCBRIDE (NYC)'s avatar

Where is Paul Krugman - New York Times; where is Rachel Maddow - MSNBC; where is Christiane Amanpour - CNN and PBS; Where is Robert Woodward - Washington Post; Where is Eugene Scott - Washington Post; Where is Fareed Zakaria - CNN; Where is Kate Stafford - AP; Where is Sally Ho - AP; Where is Jeff Leen - editor in charge of The Washington Post's dedicated investigative units; Where is Carol Leonnig - Washington Post; Where is Amy Brittain - Washington Post; Where is Roger Cohen - New York Times; Where are Dominic Gates, Steve Miletich, Mike Baker and Lewis Kamb - Seattle Times...

Jeri Chilcutt, just a few names above, a little drop, a hint... We need more good journalists to cover local, state and rural areas, no doubt, but I wouldn't give credit to a villain of the facts for how expensive it is to run a newspaper. We are reaching the American people in different ways and need to focus on the areas that require much more 'free-press'.

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Keith Wheelock's avatar

Fern There are excellent journalists such as you mention, ProPublica, and other excellent news sources at The Atlantic and elsewhere. However, in our FALSE FACT environment, relatively few Americans bother to read or listen to critical thinking.

It took the House January 6th Committee to highlight for the public the calumny of the Capitol Hill insurrection.

We are, as my Chilean friends would say, in un dialog con mudos (a dialogue of mutes).

The water is available if someone is thirsty. As I once heard “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it think.”

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Keith Wheelock's avatar

I am reminded of an IBM ad from long ago: THINK OR THWIM.

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JDinTX's avatar

No argument here,, where I live Rupert rules the fools. Every day, I feel like I live in pre-war Germany where there is zip interest in MSNBC, WaPo, NYT, PBS, or anything besides Fox and clones. Sorry for the peek into my world.

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Cathy Gellert's avatar

What’s happening to CNN? I turned it on the other night and Kaitlin Collins was interviewing Mike Pence and he blathered on about the failed Biden administration and how Democrats are destroying our country. the next night Anderson Cooper interviewed Chris Christie who was (is) the only R attacking Trump, but also about how Democrats were ruining our country. Admittedly I turned them both off mid-interview but what’s happened to CNN that they’re giving time to these Republicans who are the real destroyers of our democracy?

Why don’t they report on the strength of the American economy because of Biden’s policies? I only see reported is the polling that shows most voters think Biden is too old to run, but evidently not Trump, who is nearly as old.

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Ellen's avatar

I unwisely tuned into the first few minutes of the Today show this morning. Besides the weather, one of the top stories was about the cocaine found in the White House and people (i.e., Republican members of Congress) upset that the Secret Service investigation has ended without any information released about how the cocaine got there and whose it was. Really, THAT's the most important national story?! Needless to say, I turned off the TV at that point.

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Sharon Stearley's avatar

My thoughts it was a plant by a Republican.....Maybe, Kevin! Or his soulmate MTG!

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Marycat2021's avatar

Most likely it fell out of a visitor's pocket when they turned over their cell phone. It's just "Hunter Biden!!!" fodder for the Republicans.

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mlbrowne's avatar

This morning, MSNBC carried as part of the "breaking news" that the House narrowly passed the hotly contested NDAA -- and then proceeded to air the presser with McCarthy, Scalise, Emmer, Stefanik, Kiggans, and LaLota, in which they heaped criticism on Democrats, talked about "woke," and nearly broke their arms patting themselves on the back for having squeezed out a passage.

I'm personally disgusted that MSNBC aired the statements by this pack of power-mongering TFG sycophants.

The Republicans always seem to be nothing, if not consistently dedicated to heaping praise on themselves and being loathsome.

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Marycat2021's avatar

Republicans are the equivalent of clickbait. Look what 60 Minutes did recently by airing a puff piece about MTG, and CNN with its obscene Trump "town hall." It's a mentality that reminds me of the old freak shows, except that millions of Americans don't see Republicans as freaks. I see the same kind of thing even on my local news channels where they broadcast Republican-related stories but don't provide any rebuttal by Democrats.

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Marycat2021's avatar

It's been widely written about - CNN is shifting to the right. I don't watch TV news except for occasionally BBC America and NPR.

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Sharon Stearley's avatar

CNN was hurting for money! They are trying to get Fox viewers!

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Patricia Davis's avatar

Excellent Fern, I copied in addition to reading, to print later for others seeking good journalism.I share (as you know) what i subscribe to also. Often feels like a minimal effort to HELP our Democracy but often the best I can do anymore.

Thanks for you superb commenting and input.

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FERN MCBRIDE (NYC)'s avatar

Thank you, Patricia, we are working together with millions upon millions more. Your words and commitment boost our efforts. I would like to add Politico, SLATE, ProPublica, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Nature Brief...I'll stop there, but there are more!

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Marycat2021's avatar

Politico, Seriously? Talking Points Memo, emptywheel, Dan Froomkin, the LA Times, BBC America are more.

I also think it should be made clear that there is always the danger of creating an echo chamber by only reading and watching news points of view we're comfortable with. This is what Fox News has done, and it would be worse if every one of us just huddled in front of MSNBC every night because Rachel Maddow and Ari Melber. But this is what a lot of people do. These people are "good" because they don't challenge you but justify your opinions.

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