Robert Parry - Big Media lies and lies about Restoring Sanity

[Doctor_J]

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But the mainstream U.S. news media may have blinded itself to this populist aspect of the rally because many major news organizations forbade their staffers from attending (unless on official assignment), despite the fact that the rally was overtly non-partisan.

The news outlets apparently feared that some right-wing anti-journalism group might snap a picture of a news employee enjoying the music of Ozzy Osbourne or Sheryl Crow and that would then raise questions about “objectivity.”

Fear is especially palpable at NPR after its ham-handed firing of Juan Williams, Fox News' favorite "liberal" punching bag. Terrified that the Republicans will punish the radio network by zeroing out its federal funding, NPR was among the news outlets that barred their employees from going to the Mall. (For his part, Williams landed on his feet with a $2 million contract from Fox News.)

Lots more

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/110110.html

[kath]

1. Kick -- more good stuff from Robert Parry

THanks for posting it!