Tim Russert was too intelligent for NBC Propaganda Network.
tobetbaa
was on the air for more than 29 years and in 2003, he was fired by
MSNBC because he was allowing antiwar voices on the air. And then,
Dan Rather was retired, reafirming the fact that anybody who works to
uncover the truth become a liability.
I guess Tim Russert was too big for NBC to retire, and if that's what
killed him, the Networks will bury themselves: STOP WATCHING ! --
start reading and thinking !
Bobcat
One of the best and most instructive films about the attempted
debasement of network news by management is "Good Night and Luck", the
2005 docudrama produced by George Clooney. It describes broadcast
journalist Edward R. Murrow's struggles with the CBS higher-ups as he
revealed Senator Joseph McCarthy for what he was - a self-seeking
bully. Murrow and his colleagues ignored their interference, and as
they say, the rest is history.
Here's what Wikipeda says:
"On March 9, 1954, Murrow, his "See It Now" co-producer, Fred
Friendly, and their news team produced a 30-minute See It Now special
entitled "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy". Murrow used excerpts
from McCarthy's own speeches and proclamations to criticize the
senator and point out episodes where he had contradicted himself.
Murrow knew full well that he was using the medium of television to
attack a single man and expose him to nationwide scrutiny, and he was
often quoted as having doubts about the method he used for this news
report.
Murrow and Fred Friendly, paid for their own newspaper advertisement
for the program; they were not allowed to use CBS' money for the
publicity campaign or even use the CBS logo. Nonetheless, this 30-
minute TV episode contributed to a nationwide backlash against
McCarthy and against the Red Scare in general, and it is seen as a
turning point in the history of television."
Bobcat
> One of the best and most instructive films about the attempted
> debasement of network news by management is "Good Night and Luck", the
> 2005 docudrama produced by George Clooney... [snip]
The film's title should read "Good Night and Good Luck", Edward R.
Murrow's program signoff which he said at the end of his programs.
Dorcie
To go completely OT and into dangerous ground, Tim Russert was a lazy
tool who had no problem letting White House officials use his show for
their own nefarious purposes. He had no problem drowning out the
voices that expressed concerns about Iraq, not to mention serious
concerns with the White House and the Republican-controlled Congress
in general.
Bill Moyers interviewed him several months ago concerning the media's
complicity in the push to invade Iraq. Russert said that he waited by
the phone for someone to call him in 2002 with evidence and reasons
that America should not invade Iraq, and no one did . That he even
called himself a journalist after that was appalling. The idea that a
journalist's job is to just wait by the phone rather than to do the
work himself is ridiculous. That he had no problem saying what he did
is a testament to how far American journalism has fallen.
I normally would not speak ill of someone who so recently died,
especially at such a young age, but I can't let the subject header go
by without comment.
As for the comment about no longer watching television news, I
wholeheartedly agree. I have not done so for more than five years. It
has become pure entertainment that does nothing but mislead the
general public.
I also recommend Clooney's movie. I watched it on DVD when it first
came out, and it details why the media started going downhill. I
thought it was great that it was so faithful to the warning Murrow
gave.
Dorcie