(02-18-2019 12:25 PM)q5sys Wrote:  

(02-18-2019 12:03 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  Complete black out by the media too.
Wouldn’t you think some enterprising young reporter trying to cut their teeth would be chasing this story down?

It seems journalism is changed now. It used to be that if you wanted to get ahead you had to show your skill, find the story, research it, and then release it. Now you get ahead by towing the line and doing what you're told. You get ahead by being a talking head and being dependable to tow the line and give the proper approved responses.

Why else do you think you can watch a news story across all the major platforms and they're ALL using the same exact phrases and wording.
There's an understood rule of how you are supposed to say things and what you are supposed to say. At the end of the day, they're punching the clock and protecting that paycheck. They dont care about truth or upsetting anyone anymore... it's about acting the way they are supposed to so that they can climb the journalism ladder.

Well duh? Every media outlet of note is corporately owned. If you've worked within the mind hive of a corporate giant then you already know that editing is top down and stories are ground level up. If somebody bucks the system they are out. Our local newspaper does not go to press until every page layout is reviewed at the corporate top where it is edited for a wide array of things. Then the sanitized version is returned to the room that runs the plates and it goes to print.

I'm sure there are reporters out there chomping at the bit to get ahead. But none of them are going to risk a bad letter in their file to be passed along to other future corporate employers. It's a professional death sentence and one they won't have access to and therefore can't refute.