What the press doesn't tell you.
This week has been an interesting week in the mainstream media. Not so much for what they told us, but for what they didn't.
Did you know that on July 4, a US airman stationed in New Jersey was shot by a "peace activist"? You wouldn't if you relied on the Star Tribune or the alphabet news media for your news.
"At around 5:30 pm on July 4, 2007, just a short few hours prior to nationwide fireworks celebrations in honor of our Independence Day, 22-year old Senior Airman Jonathan Schrieken was standing in the driveway of his rented home in Willingboro, New Jersey. Having just returned from leave in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio to continue his duties as a Loadmaster with the 6th Airlift Squadron at New Jersey’s McGuire Air Force Base, the last thing on the mind of this young veteran of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan was the imminent and potentially lethal peril he was confronted with in the next minute.
Another 22-year old man approached from behind. That man was Matthew J. Marren, of nearby Pennsauken, N.J. Marren had driven the approxmately nine miles from his Pennsauken home to Schrieken’s Willingboro residence. He pulled up and walked over to inquire of Senior Airman Schrieken, “do you live in this house?” Schrieken replied in the affirmative, to which Marren responded “not any more” and proceeded to shoot him point blank in the chest. Marren then shot and killed himself."
According to local media reports, the shooter was active in the anti-war movement. Yeah those wacky peaceniks....
Captain Ed has another one of his usually high quality posts up on the sloppy out of context reporting that happens regularly over at the New York Times. The Washington Times tries to pick up the slack, but when that happens they usually are derided as being a "right wing tool" so the left usually ignores them. Apparently that whole "listening to the generals" thing is important when the general speaking supports withdrawal....
Still other stories don't get published in the US at all, which is why the fact that jihadists aren't "poor and oppressed" comes as such a surprise to many. Some are even suggesting that certain members of the media are not acting in the best interests of their own country.
Is it any wonder why ad revenue and readership are down at most of the "big" newspapers across the country? Is it any wonder that the viewship of the national nightly news broadcasts are sliding? Is it any wonder that news consumers are turning more and more to the alternate news sources for the news of the day? Do you think the day will come when the "MSM" figures it out? Only time will tell.
Did you know that on July 4, a US airman stationed in New Jersey was shot by a "peace activist"? You wouldn't if you relied on the Star Tribune or the alphabet news media for your news.
"At around 5:30 pm on July 4, 2007, just a short few hours prior to nationwide fireworks celebrations in honor of our Independence Day, 22-year old Senior Airman Jonathan Schrieken was standing in the driveway of his rented home in Willingboro, New Jersey. Having just returned from leave in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio to continue his duties as a Loadmaster with the 6th Airlift Squadron at New Jersey’s McGuire Air Force Base, the last thing on the mind of this young veteran of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan was the imminent and potentially lethal peril he was confronted with in the next minute.
Another 22-year old man approached from behind. That man was Matthew J. Marren, of nearby Pennsauken, N.J. Marren had driven the approxmately nine miles from his Pennsauken home to Schrieken’s Willingboro residence. He pulled up and walked over to inquire of Senior Airman Schrieken, “do you live in this house?” Schrieken replied in the affirmative, to which Marren responded “not any more” and proceeded to shoot him point blank in the chest. Marren then shot and killed himself."
According to local media reports, the shooter was active in the anti-war movement. Yeah those wacky peaceniks....
Captain Ed has another one of his usually high quality posts up on the sloppy out of context reporting that happens regularly over at the New York Times. The Washington Times tries to pick up the slack, but when that happens they usually are derided as being a "right wing tool" so the left usually ignores them. Apparently that whole "listening to the generals" thing is important when the general speaking supports withdrawal....
Still other stories don't get published in the US at all, which is why the fact that jihadists aren't "poor and oppressed" comes as such a surprise to many. Some are even suggesting that certain members of the media are not acting in the best interests of their own country.
Is it any wonder why ad revenue and readership are down at most of the "big" newspapers across the country? Is it any wonder that the viewship of the national nightly news broadcasts are sliding? Is it any wonder that news consumers are turning more and more to the alternate news sources for the news of the day? Do you think the day will come when the "MSM" figures it out? Only time will tell.
Labels: Journalists and Media, Media Bias
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