Journalism class

This is something of a digression, but not really. It ' s really important to remember, all the time, that the content of news media can ' t be judged only by its veracity. What the editors decide is important matters just as much.Paul Campos puts this well and succinctly. Throughout 2016, according to the corporate media following the lead of the New York Times, the most critical issue facing the nation was use of private e-mail accounts to conduct government business. There are a lot of reasons why Hillary Clinton lost the electoral college vote -- it ' s a " for want of a nail " story -- but just taking that away would have been sufficient to change the outcome.On October 29, 2016, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ' s use of a private e-mail server merited three above-the fold stories on page A1 of the New York Times, taking up the entire top of the page. On Dec. 14, 2021, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows ' s use of a personal cell phone, two Gmail accounts, and a signal account for official government business merited a single sentence, without comment, on the 28th paragraph of a story below the fold.This is the real problem with the New York Times. You know Fox News is propaganda, and you know they continually spew lies. But the Times is deceiving you by providing information which is indeed mostly consistent with reality, but completely deceives as to its meaning and importance. Whether they know this and just pretend to be oblivious, or it ' s al...
Source: Stayin' Alive - Category: American Health Source Type: blogs