A few items in the news have reminded me of the sad state of journalism integrity lately. First, the hiring of Elizabeth Smart by CBS News to provide commentary on missing persons cases for Good Morning America. Instead of striving for an objective perspective and factual reporting of the news, CBS seems oblivious to the clear potential for biased reporting and much more interested in the entertainment value Ms Smart will provide.
CBS was also recently outed for altering coverage of the fireworks in Boston. After their little "creative journalism" was discovered, they played it off as though people just expect that news should be considered entertainment. "Oh you took our journalism seriously as though we were supposed to be objectively reporting on actual events? How naive of you".
Journalism has degenerated into just another "reality program" that is fixated on viewership and will stoop to biased views, alteration of facts, and a general disregard for fairness, objectivity, and truth.
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Great post. At least on political commentary, they typically have panelists from different points of view. I guess in this case it probably wouldn't do to have a pro-kidnapping panelist.
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