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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
Above all, we need the people in power within media conglomerates to believe deep down that if they build it -- thoughtful, quality programming -- we, the viewers, will come.
I couldn't agree more. If more journalists behaved like journalists and not gossips pandering to scandalous stories for higher ratings and, actually worried about things like integrity, honesty, and non-bias, the news media would be a vastly better place.
I have to admit that I'm a Cooper fan and I'm happy that his show, 360, will get the primetime slot vacated by Brown and will be expanded to 2 hours. Cooper tends to report on stories that need attention but are underreported. His piece on the famine in Niger in late-July/early-August was incredibly poignant and meaningful. I had no idea about what was going on in Niger until Anderson reported on it. If this means, that he'll have more time to report on things like that, then I'm excited about the changes.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
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