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November 22, 2005
Washington Post reporter bemoans smear tactics
Howard Kurtz writes a column for the Washington Post called "Media Notes." In Tuesday's offering, he discusses a technique that he says allows politicians to smear one another by quoting what someone else said about their intended victim. Now Kurtz is a smart guy, but he didn't have to tax his intellectual prowess to provide such an astute analysis. He only needed to read the pages of his own newspaper to discover the tactic by which it gives rumor, speculation and baseless charges credibility by putting them in print. Old Media news outlets have begun reporting what internet sites post, regardless of accuracy, asserting that attributing it to others relieves them of responsibilty for its content. In this way, they can pursue their political agenda under the cover of simply reporting what others say.
It's not only dishonest, but it's also an indication of how little original reporting is being done by the Old Media. Mainstream journalism has devolved into little more than gossip and opinion with a few government leaks and talking points mixed in.
The two biggest stories from last year, both involving CBS (and Mary Mapes) were based on forged documents (Rathergate) and evidence stolen from a Pentagon investigation (Abu Ghraib).
Posted by jeffgannon at November 22, 2005 11:04 AM
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