"Our aim, to swat liars and leeches, hypocrites & humbugs, demagogs & dastards"
-- The Yellow Jacket
Moravian Falls, N.C., 1919
Monday, February 11, 2008
The deep six
This sort of thing makes me cry for my country (h/t Andrew Sullivan).
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The war to shut down the investigative function of American journalism is under way, and the consequences of its outcome will dwarf the impact that the war against radical Islam will have.
If, as Jim suggests, that the intent is to "shut down the investigative function of American journalism" I guess it won't be having any impact over at the Gazette.
Doesn't the Discovery Channel (and the History? channel sometimes air programs about ghosts and spiritualism, which are far more controversial and untrue.
5 comments:
The war to shut down the investigative function of American journalism is under way, and the consequences of its outcome will dwarf the impact that the war against radical Islam will have.
Cry for your country? I'd cry for our media. It does this twice before breakfast.
If, as Jim suggests, that the intent is to "shut down the investigative function of American journalism" I guess it won't be having any impact over at the Gazette.
Doesn't the Discovery Channel (and the History? channel sometimes air programs about ghosts and spiritualism, which are far more controversial and untrue.
What a sad commentary on the big media that controls our news. We talk about an independent judiciary, but we also need an independent news media.
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