tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post4842029383676256397..comments2023-10-31T06:44:26.393-07:00Comments on Billings Blog: Media for Schweitzer?Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-34815317292302317692008-01-08T06:54:00.000-08:002008-01-08T06:54:00.000-08:00Ed: Now we get into the cultural aspect of the bus...Ed: Now we get into the cultural aspect of the business, where if you sit there, you buy in. Most of you know better than to broach some subjects. You tend to be predictable and unoffensive to the conservative ownership. That's why you exist.<BR/><BR/>Example: When's the last time a Gazette reporter sat down and had a few beers at the labor temple? Or wrote a story on their struggles? It's just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-47494624372409860462008-01-07T15:03:00.000-08:002008-01-07T15:03:00.000-08:00David, I don't know too many racist xenophobes who...David, I don't know too many racist xenophobes who are "decent guys." But I'll take your word for it. I'm sure a lot of people like David Duke too, even though his thinking may be a "little muddled."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-44498232897748135812008-01-07T14:01:00.000-08:002008-01-07T14:01:00.000-08:00Todd,No, Eric is a decent guy. I like him. His thi...Todd,<BR/>No, Eric is a decent guy. I like him. His thinking gets muddled sometimes, but no way is he in Mellon's class.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-53219708068588373142008-01-07T12:45:00.000-08:002008-01-07T12:45:00.000-08:00Mark T: On most newspapers, the reporters do decid...Mark T: On most newspapers, the reporters do decide what stories to cover. Probably 80 percent of what's in the newspaper (and produced by employees of that newspaper) was not assigned, but rather selected by the reporter. This stands to reason, since reporters know what's going on on their beats, and most editors do not. By extension, the reporters also "decide" most of what will appear in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-18461211823026763702008-01-07T12:07:00.000-08:002008-01-07T12:07:00.000-08:00Why in good God's name would you bother to dissect...Why in good God's name would you bother to dissect Eric Coobs' opinions? You may as well go after Don Mellon or Wally George.<BR/><BR/>It seems that in order to be taken seriously, a blogger should have intellectual honesty, two words that are foreign to Coobs.<BR/><BR/>By playing ball in his sewer, you give him an air of legitimacy and an excuse to continue regurgitating whatever GOP e-briefs heAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-17622529029641744472008-01-06T19:58:00.000-08:002008-01-06T19:58:00.000-08:00Reporters write stories but don't assign beats or ...Reporters write stories but don't assign beats or stories to be written nor do they decide what gets printed. Eric is convinced that reporters are all Democrats who want to see Democrats get elected, and that they write pro-Democrat stories that automatically go to print.<BR/><BR/>It's been my experience that editors and publishers are usually business-oriented conservatives - the business side Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-91536788810358852972008-01-05T18:01:00.000-08:002008-01-05T18:01:00.000-08:00Eric,I didn't listen to much news the day before t...Eric,<BR/>I didn't listen to much news the day before the caucuses, but I listened to radio all day long the day of the caucuses, for about 10 solid hours, and what I heard repeatedly was that polling was showing a late surge by Obama. Yes, even "liberal" NPR said that. Not once did I hear anybody mention a double-digit lead for Clinton.<BR/><BR/>In fact, I listened carefully to the news all day Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-4448771307854858032008-01-05T16:41:00.000-08:002008-01-05T16:41:00.000-08:00I mean that the media in general gives far more fa...I mean that the media in general gives far more favorable press coverage to liberal Democrats, and Democrats in general than they do to Republicans. <BR/><BR/>Just like the polls they produced showing Hillary with double-digit leads in Iowa the day before the caucus, in an obvious attempt to portray her as the inevitable candidate and sway the vote. The same day, another poll showed her neck and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-83118900521373466092008-01-05T16:36:00.000-08:002008-01-05T16:36:00.000-08:00I have never bought into the "liberal media" compl...I have never bought into the "liberal media" complaint. Frankly, I don't even know how to characterize Rush, Savage, etc. They certainly aren't "conservatives"--I think they are just guys who have figured out how to make money thru the airwaves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-20675010648940166502008-01-05T09:54:00.000-08:002008-01-05T09:54:00.000-08:00Eric,I did that and find nothing relevant. What do...Eric,<BR/>I did that and find nothing relevant. What do you mean?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-14483107172999105242008-01-04T20:23:00.000-08:002008-01-04T20:23:00.000-08:00Google up the words 'liberal' 'media' 'bias' a...Google up the words 'liberal' 'media' 'bias' and take a look - too much information to put in a blog comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com