Thread: Journalists or a flock of mindless sheep?

In a search using "illegal alien" I was struck by the results. ALL of these media outlets print the same story and change the title just a little bit. So much for journalism all these folks are doing is broadcasting the central messages for the Politburo.

It appears to me that Journ-o-list is still alive and these "news" outlets are nothing but mindless sheep printing what they are told. JMO


Austinist,
9/24/2012 4:02:58 PM
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Found on: Yahoo! News

Probes don't find much voter fraudRepublican election officials who promised to root out voter fraud so far are finding little evidence of a widespread problem. State officials in key presidential battleground states have…
The Monterey County Herald,
9/25/2012 5:17:22 AM
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Republicans look for voter fraud, find littleRepublican election officials who promised to root out voter fraud so far are finding little evidence of a widespread problem.
Associated Press via Yahoo! News,
9/24/2012 5:26:48 PM
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GOP search for voter fraud finds very littleDENVER (AP) -- Republican election officials who promised to root out voter fraud so far are finding little evidence of a widespread problem. State officials in key presidential…
WPEC CBS12 West Palm Beach,
9/24/2012 5:46:26 PM
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GOP looks for voter fraud in swing statesDenver — Republican election officials who promised to root out voter fraud are finding little evidence of a widespread problem.
Detroit News,
9/25/2012 5:55:30 AM
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Found on: Yahoo! News

Republican election chiefs look for voter fraud but so far are finding little…DENVER - Republican election officials who promised to root out voter fraud so far are finding little evidence of a widespread problem. State officials in key presidential battleground…
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune,
9/24/2012 5:24:04 PM
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Battleground states see tiny numbers in voter fraud searchDENVER — Republican election officials who promised to root out voter fraud so far are finding little evidence of a widespread problem. State officials in key presidential battleground…
The Patriot-News,
9/24/2012 8:42:17 PM
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Republicans look for voter fraud but find littleState officials in key presidential battleground states have found just a tiny fraction of the illegalvoters they initially suspected.
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
9/24/2012 5:26:00 PM
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Roadshow: New, bright electronic billboard along Highway 85 draws wrath of…Q I was driving home south on Highway 85 about 9 p.m. the other night and thought an alienspaceship was landing on the freeway. A A what? Q Upon getting closer, I saw that it was a…
The Milpitas Post,
9/24/2012 4:37:18 PM
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Election officials in Iowa, other states finding little evidence of voter fraudRepublican election officials who promised to root out voter fraud so far are finding little evidence of a widespread problem. State officials in key presidential battleground states have…
The Gazette,
9/24/2012 7:09:11 PM
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Jose Antonio Vargas Wants to Banish Illegal Immigrants ... from Newspaper CopyJournalist-turned-immigration activist Jose Antonio Vargas has a new cause celebre: Discouraging news outlets everywhere from using the word "illegal immigrant" in news articles. The…
The Atlantic Wire via Yahoo! News,
9/21/2012 8:07:07 PM
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The Problem with Calling Immigrants "Illegal"The Problem with Calling Immigrants "Illegal"
Time Magazine,
9/21/2012 11:22:11 PM
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Officials find very little voter fraudBy Ivan Moreno/Associated Press DENVER (AP) -- Republican election officials who promised to root out voter fraud so far are finding little evidence of a widespread problem. State officials…
KTVL Medford,
9/24/2012 8:49:04 PM
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Africans Relocate to Alabama to Fill Jobs After Immigration LawEsene Manga, an Eritrean refugee living in Atlanta, hadn’t heard of Albertville, Alabama until a recruiter offered him a job there. Now Manga, 22, earns $10.85 an hour cutting chicken…
Bloomberg,
9/24/2012 4:24:33 AM
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Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, SportsRepublicans look for voter…DENVER (AP) - Republican election officials who promised to root out voter fraud so far are finding little evidence of a widespread problem. State officials in key presidential battleground…
Quincy Herald-Whig,
9/24/2012 5:38:04 PM
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Republicans find little voter fraudRepublican election officials who promised to root out voter fraud so far are finding little evidence of a widespread problem.
The Journal News,
9/25/2012 6:31:29 AM
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Found on: Yahoo! News

GOP finds little voter fraudAssociated Press DENVER Republican election officials who promised to root out voter fraud so
The Youngstown Vindicator,
9/25/2012 4:30:45 AM
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In a search using "illegal alien" I was struck by the results. ALL of these media outlets print the same story and change the title just a little bit. So much for journalism all these folks are doing is broadcasting the central messages for the Politburo.

It appears to me that Journ-o-list is still alive and these "news" outlets are nothing but mindless sheep printing what they are told. JMO

This is, I believe, in large part to the fact that most national news releases come from AP and Reuters. Since these "reliable" sources have been known to release photo-shopped pictures and are known to filter the news, i.e., they only furnish all the news They Think Is Fit to Print, we should not be surprised. For example, other news sources outside of the US have clearly stated that at one time over 20 of our embassies were under simultaneous attack from Muslim extremists, but I do not recall seeing them reported as such. We know the news media covers up as many of Obama's gaffes as they can keep up with, and how many challenges have there been to the Administrations' s ongoing position that the Muslim violence in the Mid East was caused by a an anti-Muslim video on Youtube, when there has been clear indications that this was a pre-planned, organized attack to celebrate 9/11? Now we are seeing reports on how the polling data that all of the news agencies salaciously dribble out to us favoring Obama are actually skewed because of questionable assumptions, sampling procedures, slanted questions, etc. As near as I can tell, objective journalism, professional journalism, and honest investigative journalism no longer exist in the USA, at least not in a quantity that is easily seen or recognized.

As near as I can tell, objective journalism, professional journalism, and honest investigative journalism no longer exist in the USA, at least not in a quantity that is easily seen or recognized.

Well said.

quote( As near as I can tell, objective journalism, professional journalism, and honest investigative journalism no longer exist in the USA, at least not in a quantity that is easily seen or recognized.)quote

Sadly your correct,40 years of liberal public schools tie that to Ivy League colleges that many journalist attend and it's much like inbred hillbillies they all have the same ideas,live, work and associate with only the one group.
How can anyone who has lived there entire lives in a bubble come up with an individual idea. What's really weird these same "reporters" are all about the 1st amendment yet they don't seem to realize there ignorance will kill free speech.

Only one way out is conservative private schools and colleges IMO.

Only one way out is conservative private schools and colleges IMO.

I basically agree. What we really need to do is get federal funding out of public schools. That inlcudes K thru College. Once that Federal Camel's nose gets in the education tent they screw everything up just like they do everything else that they try to control. But if we cannot do that, at least we should have school choice, more charter school options, encouragement of home schooling, and return control of the schools to the communities and their states.