Olbermann Equals O'Reilly. Huh?

[babylonsister]

http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/7315

Olbermann Equals O'Reilly. Huh?
by Barry Yourgrau | May 7 2007

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But the AP story yesterday actually describes MSNBC's use of Olbermann as the equivalent to Fox's using O'Reilly, say, in the same circumstance!

Excuse me??

This is the kind of fatuous mulch that passes for news analysis in the mainstream media these days.

Pardon reprinting letters again, but here's what I wrote yesterday to the AP reporter, one David Bauder:

"Dear David Bauder,

In your AP story today, "MSNBC'S OLBERMANN SEEKS DELICATE BALANCE," you write the following:

"Having Olbermann anchor -- as he will continue, with Matthews, for big political nights throughout the campaign -- is the MSNBC equivalent of Fox News Channel assigning the same duties to O'Reilly."

Can you possibly be drawing an equivalence between Olbermann & O'Reilly in terms of their relationships to fact & something like truthful journalistic practice!?

Yes, Olbermann is critical and opinionated -- but on the basis of fact, not demagogic bluster and namecalling.

You cannot appreciate the difference? Truly, you cannot??

I don't to go over the top here; but it is this kind of fatuous "equivalency-making" that has toppled mainstream journalism into the ditch where it now lies, honking bubbles in the mud.

I say this as someone who worked as a reporter for several years, and has written for numerous publications, incl NY Times, LA Times, New York etc.

I say this in disgust and...more disgust.

Thank god for the internet.

Barry Yourgrau"

David Bauder's email address, as listed at the bottom of the article on Yahoo News, is [e-mail]. Perhaps you'd care to write him yourself. Please do, of course, keep it civil.. (Don't go O'Reilly on him)
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[MethuenProgressive]

1. KO knows the diff between annoucing and color commentary.

That's why he can do Countdown and serious news.
O'Rielly just lies. About everything, all the time.

Thanks for the post, Sister!

Off to the typwriter: Dear [e-mail] you ignorant...

[babylonsister]

2. Typewriter?

:rofl: Thanks for writing! :thumbsup: