Leslie, thank you for making this point. Other than a writer like Dr. Richardson, and those of us who have discovered her, I don't believe I've ever seen this sort of distortion of truth confronted in the media. There will occasionally be an op-ed piece in the NYTimes but where are the headlines?
Leslie, thank you for making this point. Other than a writer like Dr. Richardson, and those of us who have discovered her, I don't believe I've ever seen this sort of distortion of truth confronted in the media. There will occasionally be an op-ed piece in the NYTimes but where are the headlines?
"Investigation Into Clinton's Emails Re-Opened" two weeks before the election. Front page. Lead article.
"Investigation Opened: In An Attempt to Explain That America was Intended to have a National Religion, William Barr Uses Falsified Statements from Constitution Framer, James Madison" From page? Lead article?
I have never seen any such thing. Our mainstream media are remarkably silent on subjects like this, and the 24-hour news cycle guarantees that they disappear quickly.
I am afraid that we had lost this war before most of us realized it was much more than a skirmish. I look at my grandson, almost seven, and cannot imagine either his life so far or the world that lies ahead for him.
Dean, as a rational (?) grandparent I cannot imagine even the next two years for my family, or anyone else’s. Afraid you could be right, yet fighting hard because we must. Thank you, for saying out loud without resignation, what we all are are dealing with in our heads. Fight on, the kids deserve it!
Cliches don't make change and don't solve problems.
There are plenty of responsible media outlets out there, struggling to keep going. Try reading some. Try contributing to some: many of the best have become non-profits. Some of the very best are produced on a shoestring by people who are amazingly dedicated, or they would not be willing to do the work they do for what they get paid.
Let’s see… I support The Nation Mother Jones, TPM, The American Prospect, Anand Giridharadas, Laura Flanders, The Intercept, The New Republic, LFAA, all the podcasts at Cafe and more, but the problem with small outlets is there are so many, the competition for scarce dollars limits their ability.
I also subscribe to The Independent (guilty tabloid junky), NYT, WaPo and The Guardian. I’m knowledge rich and subscription poor.
I prefer to keep my posts short and snappy vs. some long drawn out tome. My H.S. English teacher taught me that if you can’t say it in a 50 word paragraph, maybe you don’t have anything to say.
Christopher, sounds like rationalization to me. Tell me: did you think a cliche was saying something meaningful to the conversation? Your HS teacher may have been right with his idea of a 50 word paragraph, but the way I was taught that is that by putting something down in a few sentences, you begin to see the relationships between thoughts. I was also taught to just begin writing: usually the theme becomes clear after getting the bits and pieces down. Often I found that the piece I was writing began in the third paragraph; the first two were just leading me there. You might try that and discover you actually have something other people might want to hear instead of stuff just taking up space.
Leslie, thank you for making this point. Other than a writer like Dr. Richardson, and those of us who have discovered her, I don't believe I've ever seen this sort of distortion of truth confronted in the media. There will occasionally be an op-ed piece in the NYTimes but where are the headlines?
"Investigation Into Clinton's Emails Re-Opened" two weeks before the election. Front page. Lead article.
"Investigation Opened: In An Attempt to Explain That America was Intended to have a National Religion, William Barr Uses Falsified Statements from Constitution Framer, James Madison" From page? Lead article?
I have never seen any such thing. Our mainstream media are remarkably silent on subjects like this, and the 24-hour news cycle guarantees that they disappear quickly.
I am afraid that we had lost this war before most of us realized it was much more than a skirmish. I look at my grandson, almost seven, and cannot imagine either his life so far or the world that lies ahead for him.
Again, thank you for your comment.
Dean, as a rational (?) grandparent I cannot imagine even the next two years for my family, or anyone else’s. Afraid you could be right, yet fighting hard because we must. Thank you, for saying out loud without resignation, what we all are are dealing with in our heads. Fight on, the kids deserve it!
We will fight them in the streets, we will fight them at the polling stations…we will never give up
They do. Thanks, Gus.
The business of news today isn't news, the business of news is business.
Cliches don't make change and don't solve problems.
There are plenty of responsible media outlets out there, struggling to keep going. Try reading some. Try contributing to some: many of the best have become non-profits. Some of the very best are produced on a shoestring by people who are amazingly dedicated, or they would not be willing to do the work they do for what they get paid.
Let’s see… I support The Nation Mother Jones, TPM, The American Prospect, Anand Giridharadas, Laura Flanders, The Intercept, The New Republic, LFAA, all the podcasts at Cafe and more, but the problem with small outlets is there are so many, the competition for scarce dollars limits their ability.
I also subscribe to The Independent (guilty tabloid junky), NYT, WaPo and The Guardian. I’m knowledge rich and subscription poor.
I prefer to keep my posts short and snappy vs. some long drawn out tome. My H.S. English teacher taught me that if you can’t say it in a 50 word paragraph, maybe you don’t have anything to say.
Now I’ve broken my own rule, and so it goes.
Christopher, sounds like rationalization to me. Tell me: did you think a cliche was saying something meaningful to the conversation? Your HS teacher may have been right with his idea of a 50 word paragraph, but the way I was taught that is that by putting something down in a few sentences, you begin to see the relationships between thoughts. I was also taught to just begin writing: usually the theme becomes clear after getting the bits and pieces down. Often I found that the piece I was writing began in the third paragraph; the first two were just leading me there. You might try that and discover you actually have something other people might want to hear instead of stuff just taking up space.