re: And so what begins?

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Tom Brosz — 12/9/2004 6:44:12 PM (archived)

Media caught cooking a story again? Setting up an artificial situation and then painting it as a spontaneous expression carried by the enthusiastic newspapers and TV news shows almost end-to-end for the past two days?

Is the excuse going to be the same as Dan Rather's?: "Doesn't matter if the story was cooked up. It's still true."

Do you realize nobody would ever find out any of this kind of thing without alternative news sources out there?

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Soldier at press conference was coached by the press. - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2004 5:34:16 PM
- Your use of the word "coached" is inappropriate here. - Lindy - 12/9/2004 10:40:26 PM
- Were the cheers coached as well? Or do you think they were added in post-production? - R.L. - 12/9/2004 10:06:47 PM
- PS - Davin L. - 12/9/2004 7:14:40 PM
- Sounds apocryphal to me. Porn for the right wing bloggers. I am sure it will get turned into a 'Known Fact' in a few days (n/t) - Davin L. - 12/9/2004 7:10:36 PM
- Not much of an issue - FrankC - 12/9/2004 6:56:37 PM
- And so it begins (n/t) - Tony - 12/9/2004 6:32:54 PM
  - re: And so what begins? - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2004 6:44:12 PM
    - The distraction begins - Tony - 12/9/2004 6:51:25 PM
      - re: The distraction begins - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2004 7:06:01 PM
        
        The point for me is that it's been known for quite a long time, and is still a problem. - Mary Anne - 12/9/2004 10:27:42 PM
        
        Members of the press. - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2004 12:27:33 AM
        
        No - Tony - 12/9/2004 7:19:09 PM
        
        and in your reserved, unbiased and critical mind- how the hell could it not be a weapon? Oh, I see. Not reporting it! Yes, thats clearly the only way the media can be unbiased. Not report the bad stu… (n/t) - Davin L. - 12/9/2004 7:13:02 PM
- Coached? Now there's some spin - LJ - 12/9/2004 5:45:21 PM
  - Give me a break. - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2004 5:54:20 PM
    - Aw come on Tom.. - FrankC - 12/9/2004 7:12:38 PM
      - re: Aw come on - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2004 7:51:23 PM

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