June 24, 2013
The Beltway Media: Watchdogs? More Like Lapdogs
Are “beltway media” types a guardian of democracy, or are they simply interested in maintaining privilege? Are they watchdogs or lapdogs?
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June 24, 2013
NSA Leak: David Gregory Suggests Glenn Greenwald Should Be Charged With A Crime
On Sunday’s Meet the Press, host David Gregory asked Glenn Greenwald, “To the extent that you have aided and abetted [Edward] Snowden [NSA leaker], even in his current movements, why shouldn’t you, Mr. Greenwald, be charged with a crime?” Last week I wrote about “groupthink” within the ranks of the mainstream media, and David Gregory is now Exhibit A. I believe a journalist could cross a line from reporting the news, to becoming the news, but is that what Greenwald set out to do? Is that what he’s done? Or is the mainstream media out to get him? Right now I put my money on the latter. The mainstream media coverage of the Snowden story falls under complicit reporting of government affairs, not objective reporting. It’s the kind of journalism that kept the executive branch unchecked and led us into two wars.
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June 17, 2013
Quote: Edward Snowden: You Simply Have To Eventually Fall Under Suspicion
“You simply have to eventually fall under suspicion from somebody even by a wrong call. And then they can use this system to go back in time and scrutinize every decision you’ve ever made, every friend you’ve ever discussed something with. And attack you on that basis to sort to derive suspicion from an innocent life and paint anyone in the context of a wrongdoer.” – (NSA leaker) Edward Snowden
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June 17, 2013
NSA Leak: The Mainstream Media ‘Groupthink’ Smackdown Of Edward Snowden
Conservatives are correct that we should not trust the mainstream media, but it’s not because of liberal bias. In fact, the biggest reason the media deserves scrutiny is groupthink.
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July 10, 2012
Greenwald: The most revealing fact of the Obama presidency
Glenn Greenwald:
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