August 5, 201313 yr The best investigative organization is Rolling Stone. A magazine allows for more of that than TV and blogs. As I have stated previously their coverage of the financial crisis has been thorough.
August 5, 201313 yr People misconstrue opinion shows that come on MSNBC or FoxNews as actual news. They are opinion shows which are supposed to invoke personal bias, but both sides allow their strong opinion guys to cover some of the newsworthy events, which is a no-no. For the most part all of the outlets try and maintain some form of neutral civility when covering actual news. The "liberal media" label comes about though because the overwhelming majority of those covering and producing the news from a neutral perspective, are left leaning folks. That is not up for dispute, it just is and multiple polls have shown that. Naturally the news will have a tilt one way or the other, in a discreet manner, because it is produced and covered by people, not robots. Try and consume as much as you can and form your own opinions.
August 6, 201313 yr I like The Economist and have held a subscription off and on for about 10 years. Me too. I blame it for my horrible tendency to be an ardent free-trader. My union-employed (or in some cases unemployed) friends find it merciless. Curse you, Buttonwood columnist. I'll add this: the greatest discovery ever made in a library was when I found out that The Economist was a periodical I could read for free with my Louisville Free Public Library card number and a certain app on iPhone and iPad. Free Economist... that was a great day. Back in college I tried to read both The Nation and the National Review every week to get both sides. Ultimately I grew to despise them both... the magazines and the parties. Generally, I'll agree with those who suggest consuming everything possible and forming an opinion based on the sorts of things you find and using your own personal ethic. Call me an optimist or a fool, but I think the Founders were onto something with the notion that free speech combined with a free press could create a marketplace of ideas where the best rise to the top. That hasn't always been the case, but we've come up with some pretty darn good stuff in this country.
August 6, 201313 yr Really good thread . At least Fox trots out a liberal to defend the democratic position on most shows . Sure they are right leaning but at least on Fox the opposing view is given a chance to be heard .... I attempt to stomach a few minutes on MSNBC and I've never seen a opposite view on there . They bring in guest to further the views of the host . I usually end up lasting about 90 seconds .
August 6, 201313 yr Figured I would add I love Bob Beckel , and I like Juan Williams fine . Our opinions dont jive but they are both good dudes .
August 6, 201313 yr Me too. I blame it for my horrible tendency to be an ardent free-trader. My union-employed (or in some cases unemployed) friends find it merciless. Curse you, Buttonwood columnist. I'll add this: the greatest discovery ever made in a library was when I found out that The Economist was a periodical I could read for free with my Louisville Free Public Library card number and a certain app on iPhone and iPad. Free Economist... that was a great day. Back in college I tried to read both The Nation and the National Review every week to get both sides. Ultimately I grew to despise them both... the magazines and the parties. Generally, I'll agree with those who suggest consuming everything possible and forming an opinion based on the sorts of things you find and using your own personal ethic. Call me an optimist or a fool, but I think the Founders were onto something with the notion that free speech combined with a free press could create a marketplace of ideas where the best rise to the top. That hasn't always been the case, but we've come up with some pretty darn good stuff in this country. I never took a government class in college. At age 57, I'm just now getting around to reading The Federalist papers. Interesting stuff so far.
August 6, 201313 yr MSNBC...no HLN...no CNN and Fox...honestly neither is great but neither is horrible either. This.
August 7, 201313 yr Gosh ain't had time to post but still reading the crazy stuff on here and in the world, I'm still going to treat you to dinner one day.
August 7, 201313 yr Author Gosh ain't had time to post but still reading the crazy stuff on here and in the world, I'm still going to treat you to dinner one day. Looking forward to it! :thumb:
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