Comments on: That whole “MSM” thing http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/09/that-whole-msm-thing/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:11:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dadmanly http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/09/that-whole-msm-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-75797 Dadmanly Thu, 10 May 2007 20:39:43 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/09/that-whole-msm-thing/#comment-75797 Lex, Excellent commentary. I don't stop over here nearly often enough; I will in future. You did a great job at the Conference too, BTW. Lex,

Excellent commentary. I don’t stop over here nearly often enough; I will in future. You did a great job at the Conference too, BTW.

]]> By: beren74 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/09/that-whole-msm-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-75766 beren74 Thu, 10 May 2007 18:26:26 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/09/that-whole-msm-thing/#comment-75766 I've read this site with great interest almost every day for the last year or so and really appreciate the stimulating dialogue here. I really appreciate this article, and the ensuing discussion. I picture most of the media the way the newspaper editor (J. Jonah Jameson) was portrayed in "Spiderman." Spice the news up to sell papers and push his agenda. It's too bad that so many people are brought up to believe that if it's on the news, it's got to be true (I sure was). Many journalists tend to get all sorts of details wrong (what constitutes an "assault weapon" is one of my favorites) because they are asked to report on things that they have little knowledge of, and in spite of that, seem to do little more than superficial research for their stories. Which are then often consumed as fact. The advent of the blogosphere hopefully will be the force to shake up the institution enough to provoke reform, and inspire people to become more involved in the manner they obtain and process information. I want news - information, for free (free of advertisement and agenda) because that's how it should be. If I can't get the real story from the "news," maybe I can get it from someone who was there... I’ve read this site with great interest almost every day for the last year or so and really appreciate the stimulating dialogue here. I really appreciate this article, and the ensuing discussion. I picture most of the media the way the newspaper editor (J. Jonah Jameson) was portrayed in “Spiderman.” Spice the news up to sell papers and push his agenda.

It’s too bad that so many people are brought up to believe that if it’s on the news, it’s got to be true (I sure was). Many journalists tend to get all sorts of details wrong (what constitutes an “assault weapon” is one of my favorites) because they are asked to report on things that they have little knowledge of, and in spite of that, seem to do little more than superficial research for their stories. Which are then often consumed as fact.

The advent of the blogosphere hopefully will be the force to shake up the institution enough to provoke reform, and inspire people to become more involved in the manner they obtain and process information. I want news – information, for free (free of advertisement and agenda) because that’s how it should be. If I can’t get the real story from the “news,” maybe I can get it from someone who was there…

]]> By: The Thunder Run http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/09/that-whole-msm-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-75725 The Thunder Run Thu, 10 May 2007 15:00:42 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/09/that-whole-msm-thing/#comment-75725 <strong>Web Reconnaissance for 05/10/2007...</strong> A short recon of what?ǂ Web Reconnaissance for 05/10/2007…

A short recon of what?ǂ

]]> By: The Thunder Run http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/09/that-whole-msm-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-410086 The Thunder Run Thu, 10 May 2007 15:00:42 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/09/that-whole-msm-thing/#comment-410086 <strong>Web Reconnaissance for 05/10/2007...</strong> A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.... Web Reconnaissance for 05/10/2007…

A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention….

]]> By: Daveg http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/09/that-whole-msm-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-75702 Daveg Thu, 10 May 2007 12:38:48 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/09/that-whole-msm-thing/#comment-75702 <i>As for the media-well I still submit it is a product that competes on the market.</i> This is true, and is with a shameful degree of schadenfreude that I watch the market respond to crappy product by shunning the NYTimes, LATimes, and poor James Lilek's Star-Tribune in very large numbers. Sure, Management will console themselves by blaiming CraigsList rather than considering their own narrow worldview as the problem, but the net result is the same: the WSJ and Fox grow, while the DNC talking point rags and CNN wither. Schadenfreude. As for the media-well I still submit it is a product that competes on the market.

This is true, and is with a shameful degree of schadenfreude that I watch the market respond to crappy product by shunning the NYTimes, LATimes, and poor James Lilek’s Star-Tribune in very large numbers. Sure, Management will console themselves by blaiming CraigsList rather than considering their own narrow worldview as the problem, but the net result is the same: the WSJ and Fox grow, while the DNC talking point rags and CNN wither.

Schadenfreude.

]]> By: MissBirdlegs in AL http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/09/that-whole-msm-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-75619 MissBirdlegs in AL Thu, 10 May 2007 00:56:30 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/09/that-whole-msm-thing/#comment-75619 Thanks, Lex. I can't decide if I'm more fed up with the MSM and their laziness as b2 said, or the average all too lazy American consumer, who takes every word of "news" as the gospel (if they bother to look for news at all). If they didn't see it somewhere themselves, one of their friends or some of their family saw it, and IT IS FACT! Logic and truth are totally lost and you cannot make them see otherwise, because it was IN THE NEWS! Because the media has such a big ready pulpit, they could foster much more respect for America and her Warriors, but with few exceptions, they go in an entirely different direction. I just can't give them a pass for their nastiness, for which I worry we'll all pay a huge price some day. Thanks, Lex. I can’t decide if I’m more fed up with the MSM and their laziness as b2 said, or the average all too lazy American consumer, who takes every word of “news” as the gospel (if they bother to look for news at all). If they didn’t see it somewhere themselves, one of their friends or some of their family saw it, and IT IS FACT! Logic and truth are totally lost and you cannot make them see otherwise, because it was IN THE NEWS!

Because the media has such a big ready pulpit, they could foster much more respect for America and her Warriors, but with few exceptions, they go in an entirely different direction. I just can’t give them a pass for their nastiness, for which I worry we’ll all pay a huge price some day.

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