"Dan Rather nails it"

2008-09-06 15:09:31

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mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|7074

Don't think this has been posted here yet. It's probably pretty obvious to everyone here, but still a great watch nonetheless.
(btw, the anchor sucks, I know, but don't worry, she only talks for a few seconds).

2008-09-06 15:15:05

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ATG: Banned; +5,233|6949|Global Command

Isn't he the one that got fired for making stories up that pushed a left wing agenda?

2008-09-06 15:25:20

#3

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7069

That reporter is a tool.

2008-09-06 16:01:31

#4

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6942|...

He does nail it

2008-09-06 16:15:11

#5

Lotta_Drool: Spit; +350|6603|Ireland

He nailed it like a Democratic President nails an intern.

2008-09-06 19:07:10

#6

Vax: Member; +42|6271|Flyover country

ATG wrote:
Isn't he the one that got fired for making stories up that pushed a left wing agenda?

That'd be him.

Maybe more of a "I hate bush so let's try to influence an election" agenda

I used to like Rather, grew up watching him, but hearing him get preachy about corporate media after being complicit in a media lie...no thanks

2008-09-06 19:24:50

#7

Mason4Assassin444: retired; +552|7082|USA

Vax wrote:
ATG wrote:
Isn't he the one that got fired for making stories up that pushed a left wing agenda?
That'd be him.

Maybe more of a "I hate bush so let's try to influence an election" agenda

I used to like Rather, grew up watching him, but hearing him get preachy about corporate media after being complicit in a media lie...no thanks

And he nailed it. Hard to admit I know.

2008-09-06 19:38:19

#8

Vax: Member; +42|6271|Flyover country

Nailed what ?
Journalism is a for profit business ?

Yeah awesome, I never knew.

2008-09-06 20:09:04

#9

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6890

Vax wrote:
Nailed what ?
Journalism is a for profit business ?

Yeah awesome, I never knew.

CONSPIRACY!!!

It's kind of strange that people want to hear this guy speak as if what he has to say is 'controversial', when over here in Europe it's pretty much common-knowledge...

... And he uses the word "model", and bangs on about the same media-propaganda-bias topic that we have been talking about in D&ST for weeks. By model does he mean the Propaganda Model perhaps? That's been a frequent flyer around here recently, so often in fact that I'm almost tired of reading about it.

Last edited by Uzique (2008-09-06 20:11:19)

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2008-09-07 07:46:24

#10

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6831|'Murka

I don't think Rather was talking about the Chomsky/Herman Propaganda Model as much as he was just talking about the general reality that corporations' first goal is profit, and that since the media outlets are now owned by corporations, their focus is now maximizing profit. The Propaganda Model has a more nefarious undertone.

But, as to the OP...yes, Rather nailed it. Only took him 20-odd years to figure out what most of us not in journalism have known all along.

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― Albert Einstein
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