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paulkienitz

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21. The duty of journalists is not to be fair, it is to expose the truth.

Reply to Mr. Sparkle (Original post)

Wed Mar 6, 2024, 01:41 PM

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Dan Rather , there's something I need to get off my chest. [View all] Mr. Sparkle Mar 5 OP

So true, and sad because I doubt the MSM cares JohnSJ Mar 5 #1

Sadly, Dan is not the one signing their soldierant Mar 6 #14

beautiful ClaudetteCC Mar 6 #32

K&R 2naSalit Mar 5 #2

Seven decades? PatSeg Mar 5 #3

Seven decades? PatSeg Mar 5 #4

You can find the full article at Mr. Rather's substack teach1st Mar 5 #5

Add quit treating SCROTUS as above the fray Aviation Pro Mar 5 #6

Rec to the recth! dchill Mar 5 #7

Thank you Dan Rather. sheshe2 Mar 5 #8

Indeed! peggysue2 Mar 5 #10

At 92 bagimin Mar 5 #9

I just fucking read this on Twitter and forgot what an actual newsman looks like and sounds like. SoFlaBro Mar 5 #11

Thank you for posting this! PortTack Mar 5 #12

Thank you Mr Rather MustLoveBeagles Mar 5 #13

K&R betsuni Mar 6 #15

I fear those days of respectable journalism is gone. llmart Mar 6 #16

Dan Rather got swiftboated out of his career TakeItEasy Mar 6 #17

They set him up so they could eliminate his voice. He was a danger to the liars & frauds Attilatheblond Mar 6 #18

He ran the unverified story AZSkiffyGeek Mar 6 #26

Yes! Martin68 Mar 6 #19

Respect Hekate Mar 6 #20

The duty of journalists is not to be fair, it is to expose the truth. paulkienitz Mar 6 #21

Except that's not what the mainstream media engages in TakeItEasy Mar 6 #23

I like to tell people BaronChocula Mar 6 #27

Dan is a jewel. chouchou Mar 6 #22

Journalism isn't being a megaphone; give us the facts. Break up the conglomerates. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 6 #24

Oh Dear Lord would that EVER be great! calimary Mar 6 #30

K & R malaise Mar 6 #25

I agree with Rather. There has ALWAYS been tension between the business and the journalism... Caliman73 Mar 6 #28

And I do see some in the media take on djt's lies and falsehoods, and correct them online/on TV during their SWBTATTReg Mar 6 #29

I like to call it "bothsiderism" StClone Mar 6 #31

This should be Pinned.. TY & Dan Rather! Cha Mar 6 #33

I didn't used to be a true believer dai13sy Mar 6 #34

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