I have tried very hard to leave the media alone. After all, you catch more bees with honey, right? However, I can only turn a blind eye so many times before I can’t hold back any longer and I feel the need to go after the asinine nature of the news media in Wisconsin and their utter lack of objectivity.
I snapped at the outrageous article from the Eau Claire LT yesterday, and as expected some fool came to their defense. I was going to ignore it, but decided to take the opportunity to express just why I decided to put aside my self-imposed ban on media bashing…
Let’s not forget that the LT should not have positions on issues. As a media outlet, they should be above that and be objective on the issues. Any media outlet that takes a position on, or allows its journalists/editors/etc to take positions under the outlet’s name loses its objectivity and credibility as a news source.
I have NO problem with opinion pages so long as it’s not the paper’s own people making opinions that state positions on the issues. Allowing the opinion pages to run opinions by other people is one thing because non-affiliated people are allowed to be subjective in their writings. But when the LT makes it clear that they support a ban and think it should be at the top of the legislative agenda, I can’t help but to write them off as a mouthpiece for an agenda…
Filed under: reality check | Tagged: media bias, objectivity
We must never give up on fighting these people.
Antis pushing for bans are like terrorists.
We would do well to remember what the IRA once said after a failed attempt on the life of then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: “Today we were unlucky, but remember, we only have to be lucky once—you will have to be lucky always.”
IMHO, it’s turning into war now. The media has quite literally gone insane and yet, most major newspapers in WI and even in MN are failing miserably. They just don’t get it and instead of lightening up, they’re getting worse.
And now on top of these agenda-driving, egotistical, out of touch ideals, they’re attacking white people. Look at this comment in an article two of us posted about here:
I’ve been trying to lay off them too, but between your news, Ryan and this abhorrent treatment of true-blue American citizen’s, I’ve had it. They do not deserve considertation any longer, much less respect. I suspect we’re going to have to endure more of this before things get better … hoping that is, that they do…