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Re: Thanks Ron
As a consumer of media, I want the objective facts, not the politically whitewashed garbage that is presented as news by the media these days. The denial exhibited by the editors and journalists themselves is a big part of the problem. As a customer, I see a very arrogant media, one with a notably leftist agenda, whom no longer offer a quality ...
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dadinseattle
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December 10, 2008
Who "made" Fox News & Carl Cameron? News Flash: Not Rupert!
Never has big money been so stupid in the History of the World. I first noticed ''the Rupert Effect'' when I saw a greatly admired film, highly critical of modern Nation State governance in an abstract, predictive, and prescient way, titled, ''Brazil'' directed by British filmmaking genius, Terry Gilliam. The first time I saw the film, I enjoyed ...
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MichaelBernard1
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January 31, 2008
CNN Promo Blather
Not only is CNN staffed by incompetent, banal, blithering lipflaps, they seem to be holding a competition to create the most ridiculous, insipid promo slogans ever conceived: CNN - Essential for business ''You may THINK you know the middle east, but do you REALLY?'' ''The untold stories'' ''Be the first to know'' Each of the foregoing ...
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cousinavi
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January 10, 2008
Are Slate Writers Afraid to Criticize Their Own?
Maybe. You may remember that, in June, Ron Rosenbaum wrote an article entitled ''The Worst Celebrity Profile Ever Written.'' He, and later Tim ''Chatterbox'' Noah, lambasted Tom Junod for his vapid and suck-uppy profile of Angelina Jolie. Fair comment, and fun had by all. Yesterday, I sent an email to both Chatterbox and Jack Shafer ...
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specast
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October 26, 2007