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Politics / Media What He Said
Posted by Bryan T. Bissell on Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 2:33 PM
I’ve no idea where I was yesterday afternoon, but it couldn’t possibly have been at an energetic, 3000-person strong pro-healthcare reform rally in Westlake Park, because I couldn’t find even the tiniest mention of it in this morning’s Seattle Times, so apparently, it never happened. And I have absolutely no idea where all those photos and videos on my camera came from.It’s like my own personal Twilight Zone.
Not tea baggy enough for the daily?
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If it bleeds, it leads.
There's a certain irony in any member of the Stranger staff accusing another news source of yellow journalism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_jour…
There's a certain irony in any member of the Stranger staff accusing another news source of yellow journalism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_jour…
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Absolute truth. The media is only interested in blowhards from any end of the political spectrum. They have no interest in hearing REASONABLE conservatives/libertarians discuss things with progressives. Our country would be so much better off if we were fed less infotainment by the newsmedia, and the false dichotomy of crazy left/crazy right and "the truth lies somewhere in the middle" was put out to pasture. Destroy your TV.
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"There's a certain irony in any member of the Stranger staff accusing another news source of yellow journalism."
No there isn't, the purpose of alt-media is to cover things that are outside the scope of the traditional media.
That the traditional media has failed us in every way is not the Stranger's fault, just as it's not hypocrisy for the Daily Show to mock the "beltway insider" newsmedia as pandering douchebags.
No there isn't, the purpose of alt-media is to cover things that are outside the scope of the traditional media.
That the traditional media has failed us in every way is not the Stranger's fault, just as it's not hypocrisy for the Daily Show to mock the "beltway insider" newsmedia as pandering douchebags.
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Somebody should have thrown a brick at an insurance company vehicle, that would have got it on the news.
Or burned the Cougars in effigy.
Or burned the Cougars in effigy.
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@3 So any news source can relabel itself "alt-media" and then criticize "traditional media" for failing to meet standards that "alt-media" is not held to?
That's hypocrisy, and a very silly form of it. Using labels like that is no better than the child's game of "one-two-three NOT IT!"
Your use of such labels presents a false dichotomy.
Your comparison to the Daily Show is irrelevant. They're a comedy show, not a news source.
If the Stranger fit into that category, they wouldn't always be telling people who and what to vote for.
That's hypocrisy, and a very silly form of it. Using labels like that is no better than the child's game of "one-two-three NOT IT!"
Your use of such labels presents a false dichotomy.
Your comparison to the Daily Show is irrelevant. They're a comedy show, not a news source.
If the Stranger fit into that category, they wouldn't always be telling people who and what to vote for.
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@8 Fine, in addition to "alt-media," we can add "advocacy journalism" to the list of labels that excuse hypocrisy.
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You guys weren't at the rally either.
Other than myself, the only reporter I saw was a KOMO 4 camera team.
Other than myself, the only reporter I saw was a KOMO 4 camera team.
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@6: Welcome to the blog section of a weekly alt-rag that bills itself as "Seattle's Only Newspaper".
Don't let reality sink in too deep, now.
Don't let reality sink in too deep, now.
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@14 Thank you for your kind welcome. Your porcine-feline insights always give me food for thought.
I think your summary of the Stranger neatly supports the definition I cited at #1.
I think your summary of the Stranger neatly supports the definition I cited at #1.
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"Shouldn't someone at The Stranger be advocating the invasion of another country about now?"
Irrelevant. Lord knows that you ron paulentologists, laroucheites, or south park republicans have your own stupid opinions.
"Your use of such labels presents a false dichotomy."
I'm abstracting because you didn't provide specific examples. If you're interested in a specific argument and not just jerking yourself off about journalistic standards, put forth actual criticisms about The Stranger's non-blog journalism.
Irrelevant. Lord knows that you ron paulentologists, laroucheites, or south park republicans have your own stupid opinions.
"Your use of such labels presents a false dichotomy."
I'm abstracting because you didn't provide specific examples. If you're interested in a specific argument and not just jerking yourself off about journalistic standards, put forth actual criticisms about The Stranger's non-blog journalism.
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