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kpete

(71,997 posts) Sat May 7, 2016, 10:42 AM May 2016

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Holy moly, this quote from a top Obama official. [View all]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/obama-official-says-he-pushed-a-narrative-to-media-to-sell-the-iran-nuclear-deal/2016/05/06/5b90d984-13a1-11e6-8967-7ac733c56f12_story.html
https://twitter.com/mattdpearce/status/728926285825638400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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Holy moly, this quote from a top Obama official. [View all] kpete May 2016 OP

Interesting. malthaussen May 2016 #1

It's tiresome, I already knew that erlewyne May 2016 #37

Better than just reading press releases SomeGuyInEagan May 2016 #40

A prof in a PR class I took last semester proudly exclaimed that 80+% of news content is generated Ed Suspicious May 2016 #107

Learned that in my first year marketing class laundry_queen May 2016 #110

Lived it, on both sides. SomeGuyInEagan May 2016 #117

The Oligarchy wants to kill the free and independent news media. rhett o rick May 2016 #2

That's not it at all. It's technological change. Print media is just about dead . . . brush May 2016 #8

The Corp Media has become a political propaganda machine for the Oligarchs. rhett o rick May 2016 #16

RT? LOL Spider Jerusalem May 2016 #47

Don't dismiss the complexity. MisterFred May 2016 #51

What's the difference American propaganda from the Koch bros or Wall Street. LiberalArkie May 2016 #62

As long as we recognize that RT and the WSJ are propaganda slanted to favor pampango May 2016 #73

That is what I did as a kid in the 60's listening to Voice of America, Radio Moscow, BBC LiberalArkie May 2016 #78

Slanted? Of course. ALL news operations are slanted. dynamo99 May 2016 #108

There are no USofA networks and very few radio stations that will allow progressives to rhett o rick May 2016 #83

Nope! Don't watch TV news at all (TV is for morons and it makes you stupid.) Spider Jerusalem May 2016 #89

Well, if you think the Guardian and BBC don't have... MattSh May 2016 #116

The internet and the bottom line Maeve May 2016 #18

Yeah, I came up in newspapers too. brush May 2016 #20

Sounds like we are similar in age..so.. pangaia May 2016 #80

I'm guessing combination Maeve May 2016 #93

All makes sense.. same as in the classical musical world.. pangaia May 2016 #96

If the print media only publish 1 % talking points, they shouldn't be surprised that 99% don't buy Betty Karlson May 2016 #36

This here ^ nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2016 #54

Huffington Post, now PoliticusUSA are using many unpaid contributors, diminishing careers in field. TheBlackAdder May 2016 #60

Yep. It's very sad. The quality of reporting and writing has suffered noticeably. brush May 2016 #64

Yeah, writing for "exposure" Maeve May 2016 #94

...! The Decline of Media and Investigative Reporting Goes On! KoKo May 2016 #100

Lol, Rick. zappaman May 2016 #77

Bingo! nt valerief May 2016 #86

yep truth oldandhappy May 2016 #3

This is absolutely true Proud Public Servant May 2016 #4

"The real issue lies with an American public that has never cared..." deserves repeating. n/t jtuck004 May 2016 #7

The Fairness Doctrine was in place to PREVENT the monetizing of the press...so yes, there is blame. Moostache May 2016 #12

What agency does the public have to Bluenorthwest May 2016 #13

Thanks, my sentiments too dreamnightwind May 2016 #66

You are wrong, the interests of "government" and "the American public" are one and the same tularetom May 2016 #34

That has never been true in the entire history of the Republic Proud Public Servant May 2016 #48

That's a pretty cynical view from a public servant, proud or not tularetom May 2016 #57

I do think local government is different Proud Public Servant May 2016 #71

Well, its true that you have more opportunity at the local level to do your own advocacy tularetom May 2016 #76

Yep why report on what a majority the public doesn't want to hear as much as other feeds they have Person 2713 May 2016 #63

Sounds just like White House Press Secretaries too MichMan May 2016 #5

The quote in the OP brings to mind Luke Russert. morningglory May 2016 #28

Stephanopoulos was 31, not 27! scscholar May 2016 #103

Revealing. PufPuf23 May 2016 #6

I remember when old school reporters provided background details on their stories. procon May 2016 #9

You hardly get a byline on online stories. brush May 2016 #22

Yes, that drives me nuts! silverweb May 2016 #35

My favorite are the twelfth-hand new stories Scootaloo May 2016 #44

Those, too. silverweb May 2016 #50

Part of the issue is money.... Adrahil May 2016 #10

this. we only support Americans in theory in practice La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #23

Exactly... Money. mwooldri May 2016 #88

I'd like something like that, but..... Adrahil May 2016 #101

They no longer even pretend to be news organizations. nt ladjf May 2016 #11

Yep... Wounded Bear May 2016 #19

Are we supposed to work for free? Really? jmowreader May 2016 #87

It's easy money vs hard work. world wide wally May 2016 #14

Thought is was relevant given the thread. iandhr May 2016 #15

Fanfuckingtastic show Stryder May 2016 #31

Totally agree! It was epic! eom BlueMTexpat May 2016 #32

No surprise malaise May 2016 #17

That was perfect, malaise. democrank May 2016 #59

These reporters are basically Helen Borg May 2016 #21

Fucking scary for our democracy. SunSeeker May 2016 #24

Unholy Moly! zentrum May 2016 #25

A tip of the hat to one exception SCVDem May 2016 #26

I think "reporter" is his cover ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2016 #55

Carl Bernstein wrote a great article about this topic, almost 40 years ago RufusTFirefly May 2016 #84

Too many newspapers cut their own throats Warpy May 2016 #27

Not Stryder May 2016 #29

There's more to it than that AgerolanAmerican May 2016 #30

Obama suggested liberals need to fund their own Fox Nooz. morningglory May 2016 #33

It would pretty much be M$-NBC without the Republicans dreamnightwind May 2016 #67

Sanders not Obama tman May 2016 #102

Many papers laid off or bought out the older reporters LiberalEsto May 2016 #38

Simply confirming what most of have talked about closeupready May 2016 #39

I posted before I read the replies. erlewyne May 2016 #41

K and R nt Rebkeh May 2016 #42

So all of our foreign news is filtered through the government. drm604 May 2016 #43

When Faux News reports stories they refer to Faux News stations. mikehiggins May 2016 #45

Maybe it's because cannabis_flower May 2016 #46

No I believe it is more about serving an agenda dreamnightwind May 2016 #68

And this is how easily the propaganda is catapulted. (tm GWB) WinkyDink May 2016 #49

And that is by design. That is not a bug, but a feature of the plutocracy. Rex May 2016 #52

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2016 #53

Uncle Joe: kpete May 2016 #61

kpete, Uncle Joe May 2016 #85

My memory's a bit fuzzy on dates, but there were at least 2 big journalist purges during Dubya's Lars39 May 2016 #56

Like James Brown said in 'The Boss': I told you so! Octafish May 2016 #58

O_O *jaw drop* Butterbean May 2016 #69

Wow, there are still people in the newspaper business?? GummyBearz May 2016 #65

K&R! This post deserves hundreds of recommendations. Enthusiast May 2016 #70

Great. So the "news" is just what whoever is in charge TELLS us. 7962 May 2016 #72

"They literally know nothing" ... Jopin Klobe May 2016 #74

And independent media is despised nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #75

they know less than nothing. spanone May 2016 #79

80 comments so far. Not one on the Iran angle. 6chars May 2016 #81

So true! So all we get is D.C. propaganda. The American media is a joke. JDPriestly May 2016 #82

and the teevee reality star 24/7... spanone May 2016 #90

Bernie Is The Only Antidote For The Corrupt Nation Once Known As America cantbeserious May 2016 #91

This is why I try to get international news from international sources. GreenEyedLefty May 2016 #92

Do universities have journalism schools or beauty colleges Ilsa May 2016 #95

I've seen Ivy League grads houston16revival May 2016 #97

there is a lot of nepotism going on Skittles May 2016 #105

That's happening everywhere. You see it here on DU too. n/t cui bono May 2016 #98

Drastic budget cuts usually happen pacalo May 2016 #99

We have the Internet now treestar May 2016 #104

But they work cheaper than experienced reporters, and Retrograde May 2016 #106

k&r Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #109

This may go down in history as the most important statement of President Obama. nt SusanCalvin May 2016 #111

Duh! emsimon33 May 2016 #112

Sad Sherman A1 May 2016 #113

For years I have been railing on this, with Ezra Klein my personal whipping boy. AngryAmish May 2016 #114

My dad's been saying that (about the bureaus) for over 2 decades rpannier May 2016 #115