Where have all the environmental stories gone and hasn't the gross demonization of conservatives taken a back seat lately?

For all those that have identified the liberal media as being liberal -

Has it changed?

jjirout

Yes, it is changing temporarily. I dont believe it will stay pointed at the light though. When we hit easy times again, and people arent fearing for their lives or SUV's, it'll swing back.

The news media reports want people want to hear. People want to hear about terrorism and Bush's policies. These are serious issues, and i believe that most have come to a revelation (since 9/11) that their lives and livelihoods are more important than the breeding habits of the pigmy mountain goat.

Though i disagree with the overly exaggerated focus on terrorism, i am thankful the conservative bashing has taken a back seat.

The news media has not changed their traditional foundation though. Their focus is still the same, they are dormant, waiting for a time when the political climate is cool enough to thrust their agenda.

People dont change overnight.

Travis

Edit- for typing errors

I agree. I am very skeptical. There is no way that the media has changed its political ideology, and overnight as it seems; but I find this change unbelievable - that it happened so quickly and seamlessly.

It shamelessly manipulated the public for years, and here, it seems to be terrified of the public - willing to put its heartfelt ideals on the back burner just in order to appease the status quo, just in order to avoid being ostricized.

To me, this is quite amusing because its ideology (based upon socialistic or even communistic ideals) can be immediately sacrificed for the sake of it own survival. In this sense, it is acting is the way that it criticizes conservatives for acting - wanting to, above all, conserve itself.

The media is sacrificing (what they consider to be) "humanistic ideals" for the sake of its own prosperity, placing its own best interests above may be the public's best interests, just as corporations do. And it yet it has bashed this trait in others.

The media could not truly believe in its "humanistic ideals" because as soon as its survival is threatened, the ideals are sacrificed; it has shown itself to be as politically "fickle" as our corporations.

I was under the impression that the media at least believed that it was representing the public's best interests - however misguided, but - perhaps this whole time - it has been only interested in nabbing power for itself.

jjirout






I wonder what impression they are leaving now on the public about themselves.