When we see the blind, unquestioning approval that Barack Obama has achieved from the news media, we wonder how he exerted this control over journalists who are supposed to present both sides, to be investigative and objective. When I was a newspaper reporter, my editor regularly instructed us to "get both sides of the story" and "present the whole picture."
We weren't in the town government officials' pockets. We were to look at more than one person's views. We weren't to express idolatry for a specific official or candidate.
As a columnist, I could have express my views, but as a reporter I had to be vigilant, accurate, and unbiased. Today's media act as parrots of Obama's policies, see no wrong as he wrecks the economy and sets himself up as a god or dictator. It's the same scary scenario we saw in Germany as Hitler grabbed power and took control of the media, who then could only spout his praises.
It's definitely is a scary scenario we're experiencing now in this country. How many journalists are holding their heads up with pride of a job done with honesty and integrity.
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