PlanetChee Posted May 27, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 791 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 547 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/20/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted May 27, 2017 11 hours ago, wingnut- said: Yes, certainly plausible and most likely a factor. Money is the root of all sorts of evil. The local news even implement being "first" as an advertising gimmick, at least the local news here does. Yes, same here too. I remember when I was a child sitting and watching Chet Huntley, Walter Cronkite, and other true journalists deliver the news dispassionately, openly, without a partisan slant. I miss those days. What we have now posing as news outlets can't hold a candle to those days. IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut- Posted May 28, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 39 Topic Count: 101 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,673 Content Per Day: 1.31 Reputation: 7,358 Days Won: 67 Joined: 04/22/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted May 28, 2017 9 hours ago, PlanetChee said: Yes, same here too. I remember when I was a child sitting and watching Chet Huntley, Walter Cronkite, and other true journalists deliver the news dispassionately, openly, without a partisan slant. I miss those days. What we have now posing as news outlets can't hold a candle to those days. IMO I agree, the last news anchor I can think of who appeared impartial to me was Tom Brokaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanetChee Posted May 28, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 791 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 547 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/20/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted May 28, 2017 11 minutes ago, wingnut- said: I agree, the last news anchor I can think of who appeared impartial to me was Tom Brokaw. Yes. And Peter Jennings too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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