When is the Media going to be held "responsible" for their Many Fuck Ups?

[FrenchieCat]

You know.....like,

Dogging Clinton with fabricated scandals day in, day out for 8 years.

Pushing George Bush and smearing Al Gore during election 2000.

Turning a blind eye to what the Supreme Court did in stopping the vote count.

Pushing the Iraq War onto America without questioning the evidence presented.

Not questioning George Bush personally on 9/11.

Snuffing out dissent.

Trying to make news about dumb shit like Shark Attacks and Missing Blonde girls.

Allowing John Kerry to be swiftboated when they knew better.

Pushing the demonization of the words Liberal and Unions.

Pushing for deregulation as being good policy until the shit hit the fan.

Allowing Climate change to be treated as an issue with two sides.

Treating the issues of Racism and Sexism as jokes during election 2008.

Allowing our constitution to be shredded while they stood idly by.

Allowing Republicans to literally get away with murder without as much as a follow up.



WHEN IN THE FUCK ARE THEY GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT SHIT?

THEY ARE ACCOMPLICES TO WHAT HAS GONE ON IN THIS COUNTRY,
INSTEAD OF BEING THERE TO PREVENT ANY OF IT.

[razors edge]

1. When the bloody pitchforks are broken

and the tar kettles empty.

[FreakinDJ]

2. Iraq War is 1 example that Begs for Re-Regulating the Industry

Any fool with a computer and google was able to Debunk Collen Powell's speech at the U.N.

Shameless

[BeFree]

3. Well

It comes down to personal responsibility. I personally hold them accountable by not buying newspapers and try real hard to not buy a damn thing advertised on TV.

I've even called a few advertisers and told them that since they advertise with such a biased media I would never do bizz with them.

If they are to be held accountable it has to be from the grassroots, imo.

[FrenchieCat]

4. Well, I'm trying!

I got rid of my Newsweek subcription.

I'm not watching cable like I used to.

And I'm writing lotsa of letters.

[FreakinDJ]

7. Personally I want the Public Airwaves to serve the Public

Not fucking Wall St or George Bush's Defense Contractor Cronies

[BeFree]

11. Sure

And that's where the government has to step in.
And it will if enough of us raise hell, which, sad to say, I don't, much.

Hopefully our man Obama will raise hell and get our airwaves back to serving us.
Along with a million other things to do, eh?

Still, probably the airwave problem is one of the larger issues if
we are to ever have the sheeple properly educated and informed.

[political_Dem]

5. When a lot of their viewers flood their e-mail and phones with messages that demand change.

Or...if a public figure or private individual makes an example out of a network or publication by suing them for libel or slander.

(However, public figures possess a slim chance of winning these type of cases, because there is a little bit more leeway with the MSM due to the fact that the person suing is a public figure. It would really have to be blatant lie before a public figure's case would have to be valid. For example: back in the day, Carol Burnett sued The Enquirer and won. She donated the proceeds to the Journalism Department of the Univ. of Hawaii.

Private individuals have more of a chance with both slander and libel cases against the MSM.)


The other thing people can do is boycott the advertisers of offending stations and shop at alternative companies who don't support questionable people or material. Write a letter to the advertisers of a particular offending show and tell them why.

(Such as the advertisers who support Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh, for example).

In this economy, if there is a sudden drop in the demand for a company's product due to the shows they support in the MSM, they will change their tune or go out of business.

In a similar fashion, make it a routine to praise good journalists who do a good job of reporting. If there are media personalities who have a demonstrated track record of not pandering to a particular party and that they have consistently done their work fairly and accurately, then it is the duty of the viewers to tell them that the person working in the MSM is doing a good job.

My two cents. :)

[firedupdem]

6. They're all whores!! Stinking Whores!! Pandering Bullshit!!

I just looked at this stupid woman on hardball michelle whatever talking about the "honorable" campaign McCain ran? Is she fucking crazy? They basically put out commercials stating obama was a fucking pedophile coming after kindergarten children, said he was "disrespectful" to sarah using racial overtones!

They are all scum! Instead of discussing the issues affecting everyday americans they run hit pieces trying to smear people. Fuck em.

[Christian30]

8. Well, speaking as someone who works in independent media...

I think it will stop when a) there is re-regulation and b) huge leftist foundations fund our media the way that the right-wing does their media machine.

[political_Dem]

9. I'd also add that if the FCC is restructured and filled with ethical people

then things will change.

[FrenchieCat]

10. Well, I'm glad that Obama believes in Media Regulation, that's for sure!

Cause we are gonna need it!

[Cha]

12. Rec'd! How about now?

All I know is they are first on my agenda for reform. With a free press there would be no bush, jack boot repukes, and War On Iraq.

[JeffR]

13. fugging 'ell

Can't believe this wasn't already on the Greatest Page. It is now, where it belongs.

[WinkyDink]

14. Bankruptcies. Lay-offs. Internet-only. Fewer (paper) deliveries. Their day of reckoning is nigh.

[Vattel]

15. Perfect list!

[Kalyke]

16. Isn't losing your job being held responsible?

http://www.paidcontent.co.uk/entry/419-rafat-on-bloomberg-media-layoffs-will-get-worse-in-09/

And...
Yesterday, two of the world’s biggest media companies fired 1,350 people. Which just means there are many more to go.

So says Barclays Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente, who probably isn’t going out on a limb here. Yesterday’s cuts from Viacom (VIA) and GE’s (GE) NBC–850 and 500 jobs, respectively–are actually “small in aggregate,” he argues. So who’s next? http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081205/next-up-for-media-layoffs-abc/

[Bluenorthwest]

17. Not if you did not make the decisions in the first place

The people who are being fired are workers, and they did not make those editorial decisions that we dislike anymore than the UAW workers designed the cars that people did not like. Firing workers, many of whom are Union, for the mistakes and even crimes of the top dogs is not holding anyone responsible anymore than shutting down UAW holds the guilty to account.
Celebrating some writer or camera operator's unemployment for the sake of his or her boss's actions is not right. Ever.
Just something to think about. It is an industry like others, with working people and big executives. Lots of Union jobs for family people. To me this is a sad story.

[AndrewP]

18. I quit listening to the MSM a long time ago. It's just sensationalism