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February 18, 2005
Gannon Revisited (So I Lied)
Yes, I said I was closing out my discussion of Mr. Gannon's follies, but that was before I saw this Jim Henley post pointing to an actual (although still potential) issue regarding Gannon: he may have been getting press passes prior to the creation of the mighty Talon News Service. If that's the case, then the case for this being another incidence of the White House trying to manipulate the press in the wake of the payola issues (which I think were laid to rest far too quickly; I'd like to know just how much of my tax dollar is going to journalists).
This, for the record, is one of the reasons why I found the other investigations so distasteful. All those allegations did was distract attention away from what I believe is a more significant issue (and did so successfully enough that I was prepared to put the issue aside completely). This White House has developed some fascinating methods for manipulating the media, and shedding some light on those methods is definitely a good thing.
Posted at February 18, 2005 10:48 AM
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"...in the wake of the payola issues (which I think were laid to rest far too quickly; I'd like to know just how much of my tax dollar is going to journalists)."
If our MSM was truly liberal, I think they'd be all over this question. It's a powerful question to ask how much and with what methods is the white house manipulating the media to push some stories, and suppress others, and the so-called MSM is not pushing that question at all. I think a liberal, or even a truly independent media would be.
Posted by: Michael at February 18, 2005 03:05 PM
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