Monday, November 4, 2013

And that's the way it is...

My post this morning is to suggest you read a column by Eric Stern that was published on Salon.com a couple of weeks ago.

It’s about another Fox News distortion. Some of my friends and some relatives rely on Fox news for most of their information about the major issues facing America today.

I think that’s a mistake for Fox and a number of other alleged news opinionators are blatantly distorting information by claiming its news and then slanting their bias with partisan commission and omission.

If the American citizenry wants to be truly informed each of us must read numerous papers, columns, and articles. We must watch more than just one television news outlet and listen to more than just our favorite talk radio ramblings.

It seems to be that if something is said often enough, even though it’s not true, people will begin to believe it. It is a flaw in our human nature.

I wish I could repost the Salon.com column here, but I’m prohibited from doing so because of its copyright.

Copyright ©2013 Salon Media Group, Inc. Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. SALON ®is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon Media Group Inc. Associated Press articles: Copyright ©2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

But I can give you the link to the original column.


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