What the news media used to be

Comment following transcript of a speech by Dan Rather, this comment being authored by “fredboy”:

We went from hardball reporting in the 60s, 70s, and 80s–I know, because I was an investigative reporter at the time and took heat from no one–to today’s “news”. Newspapers are but floor diapers to train new pups, and TV network “news” is eight minutes of Washington and campaign press releases and seven minutes of lollypop feel good softballs.

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Erich Vieth

Erich Vieth is an attorney focusing on civil rights (including First Amendment), consumer law litigation and appellate practice. At this website often writes about censorship, corporate news media corruption and cognitive science. He is also a working musician, artist and a writer, having founded Dangerous Intersection in 2006. Erich lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his two daughters.

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