Posted by Richard Crowley on 01/11/27 11:50

"Bill" wrote ...
> Sometimes a story becomes hot because it becomes a story about how hot the
> story is. It doesn't matter what the reporter thinks of the issue--
> the fact that other reporters are writing about it and people are reacting
> to it becomes justification for the story.
>
> Often you will see reporters describing, with a straight face, staring
> into the camera, in prime time, how many people feel a story has been
> blown out of proportion...
........
> The act of denial, reported soberly by the press, becomes a form of
> confirmation to some.

Which is why the mainstream media has lost most of its credibility.
It is indistinguishable from entertainment, and in several cases, the
once-credible "news" operation is now run by the "entertainment"
management. Ipso facto.

When all is said and done, the fact remains that if Ms. Bell had used
a close synonym like "stingy", the meeting would have not even
made it into the news and we would have never heard of her. The
media just reinforced mass illiteracy and took "Political Correctness"
to its absurd conclusion. IMHO, the MSM has abdicated any positive
contribution it may have had to society in the past.

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