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If you've ever wondered why our media seems completely disconnected from reality, this list may help. The vast majority of our major media types have little to no educational background in international relations, history, law, etc. Most of the ones with degrees are journalism majors, which teach you how to look good on TV or how to write a lead ...hardly a challenging degree program IMO.
Few have graduate degrees, and even fewer have graduate degrees in something other than journalism.
Some of you may say, "Who gives a damn?" To which I say, one of my favorite quotes from CW Mills book The Power Elite is that men rarely shape organizations...mostly they are shaped by them. With all the media-bashing on both sides of the spectrum, I thought it would be neat to see how educated they were.
I think that you will find that the national media (by and large) is made up of easily-led morons who are impressed by those with power and prestige. They continually defer to those with a perceived "better understanding" of the issues at hand. And, of course, those "better informed" types are supplied by organizations with a distinct bias. The big question each of you need to ask is whether this is merely "coincidence" or planned by the media hierarchy.
But what about the Bush Administration's treachery? Well, if my theory is correct, this would explain why it is that when faced with outright lying, treachery, etc. from the powerful, our media types lack the educational background (and thus the wisdom) to counter the lies spewed by the right. "Well, our guest IS a Harvard man..." they say softly to themselves...
The great benefit for the powerful here is that when you debate a dumbass, you can convince them of just about anything. Even better when you can televise that debate to about 60 million other dumbasses. Any story will fly when you can go unchallenged.
The list:
Tim Russert: He is a graduate of John Carroll University and with honors from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Commentary: JCU is a Jesuit/Catholic University...Cleveland/Marshall is a TTT law school.
Peter Jennings: Peter attended the University of Ottawa and Carleton University, but dropped out and went to work at a radio station in Brockton.
Bob Novak: His first newspaper jobs were as a reporter for the Joliet (Ill.) Herald-News and the Champaign-Urbana (Ill.) Courier, where he worked while attending the University of Illinois (1948-1952).
Pat Buchanan: B.A. (English & Philosophy), Georgetown University, 1961. M.S. (Journalism), Columbia School of Journalism, 1962. COmmentary: How does an English degree qualify one to speak out on foreign policy?
Sean Hannity: Hannity attended New York University but dropped out to pursue his radio career.
"Lil' Tucker": Carlson attended Trinity College in Connecticut. Commentary: Elite Northeastern private school = Tucker is a self-hating Northeastern elitist.
David Horowitz: Horowitz earned a Bachelor's degree in English from Columbia University in 1959 and a Master's degree in English from the University of California at Berkeley in 1961.
Leslie Stahl: Stahl graduated cum laude in 1963 from Wheaton College, where she serves on the board of trustees. Commentary: " Wheaton College exists to help build the church and improve society worldwide by promoting the development of whole and effective Christians through excellence in programs of Christian higher education. This mission expresses our commitment to do all things -"For Christ and His Kingdom."
Tom Brokaw: After a brief time at the University of Iowa, Brokaw went off to study political science at the University of South Dakota. He moved from radio to television, when he landed a job at KMTV in Omaha after his graduation.
Brit Hume: A graduate of the University of Virginia, Hume resides in Washington, D.C., with his wife Kim Schiller Hume, FOX News’ vice president and Washington, D.C., bureau chief.
Fred Barnes: Barnes is a graduate of the University of Virginia and was a Neiman Fellow at Harvard University.
Mort Kondracke: Kondracke graduated from Dartmouth College and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.
Neil Cavuto: graduated from St. Bonaventure University, and earned a master's degree from American University. Commentary: St. B is a private Catholic school.
Neal Boortz: Texas A&M University was next. He finished at A&M in 1967...He entered law school in Atlanta in 1973 and graduated in 1977. He graduated near the top of his class. He passed the bar before graduation so he went into practice immediately. He continued practicing law until he signed a contract with WSB in 1992.
Chris Matthews: A graduate of Holy Cross College, Mr. Matthews did graduate work in economics at the University of North Carolina and was a trade development advisor with the U.S. Peace Corps in the southern African nation of Swaziland.
"Falafel": Upon graduating from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York with a degree in History, he taught high school for two years in Miami, Florida. O'Reilly returned to school to pursue a Masters in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University...O'Reilly left to enroll in the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University where he received a Master's Degree in Public Administration.
Rush Limbaugh: At the urging of his father, Limbaugh attended Southeast Missouri State University but dropped out after three semesters...I CAN"T HELP IT... also, during this time, the Viet Nam war raged on. But Rush Limbaugh was to have no part of it. He got a "4F" through a pilonidal cyst (pimple) on his posterior.
Dan Rather: received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Sam Houston State Teachers College.
Tony Snow: Snow earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina.
Michael Savage/ Michael Weiner: # Queens College, City University of NY-BS, Biology, 1963
# University of Hawaii-MS, medical botany, 1970
# University of Hawaii-MA, medical anthropology, 1972
# University of California, Berkeley-Ph.D., Nutritional Ethnomedicine, 1978
John Stossel: He is a 1969 graduate of Princeton University with a B.A. in psychology.
Diane Sawyer: Sawyer received a B.A. from Wellesley College in 1967 and completed a semester of law school before deciding on a career in broadcasting.
Paula Zahn: Paula Zahn used a cello scholarship to get a degree in journalism from Stephens College in Missouri, and from there it was into the TV news business.
Katie Couric: Couric graduated with honors from the University of Virginia.
Matt Wower: Lauer is a graduate of Ohio University.
Ann Curry: Curry graduated from the University of Oregon School of Journalism in 1978.
Andy Rooney: Rooney attended Colgate University until he was drafted into the Army in 1941.
Steve Kroft: Kroft graduated from Syracuse University in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Kroft earned a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Mike Wallace: Wallace graduated from the University of Michigan in 1939 with a B.A. degree.
Ed Bradley: Bradley graduated from Cheyney (Pa.) State College in 1964 with a B.S. in education.
ED Hill: A graduate of University of Texas with a Bachelor's degree in journalism, Hill is currently completing a Master's degree in liberal arts, with a concentration in government
Steve Doocy: A graduate of the University of Kansas.
Brian Kilmeade: A graduate of Long Island University.
Brian Williams: He attended George Washington University and the Catholic University of America, both in Washington.
Lisa Myers: Myers received a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1973.
Andrea Mitchell: Mitchell received a B.A. degree in English literature from the University of Pennsylvania where she currently serves as a Trustee, a member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Annenberg School Advisory Board.
Jane Pauley: attended Indiana University,where she received a B.A. in political science. Also married the Doonesbury guy.
Charles Gibson: He graduated from Princeton University, where he was news director for the university radio station, WPRB-FM.
Bryant Gumbel: earned a liberal arts degree from Bates College.
Shep Smith: Smith attended the University of Mississippi.
For the sources, Google the name and "bio"...most were taken either from their show's website or from Wikipedia.
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