While Estase eschews the O.B. term "fake news," it remains clear that journalists seek an agenda other than the truth. On last night's CBS Evening News, a segment entitled "Sexual Misconduct Alllegations" telescoped the cases of Bill O'Reilly, Harvey Weinstein, and a third man into one story. The segment only actually discussed O'Reilly. So the point of the segment was nothing other than an attempt to malign Fox News.
So what about the fans of Peace & Love Inc., who claimed that Monica Lewinsky and suborning perjury was at bottom "just sex?" So why is "just sex" a problem for Bill O'Reilly, but not Bill Clinton?
What is even more outrageous is the fact that CBS presented the O'Reilly segment before their story on the Tampa serial killer! Since when is sexual harassment a higher priority than an active serial killer?
Another example is the difference in treatment between environmentalists and pro-lifers. Unabomber Ted Kacynski was never described as an environmentalist. Earth Liberation Force and its acts of eco-terrorism are never mentioned. In contrast, journalists make sure to try to associate abortion clinic bombers with the millions of peaceful pro-lifers.
These are prime examples of how settling scores with ideological enemies is the top priority for broadcast journalists. Much overheated rhetoric has suggested Orange Blatherskite is an enemy of the free press. O.B. may have a poor way of communicating it, but the problem of political advocacy in journalism is real, a problem journalists created themselves and refuse to address.
So what about the fans of Peace & Love Inc., who claimed that Monica Lewinsky and suborning perjury was at bottom "just sex?" So why is "just sex" a problem for Bill O'Reilly, but not Bill Clinton?
What is even more outrageous is the fact that CBS presented the O'Reilly segment before their story on the Tampa serial killer! Since when is sexual harassment a higher priority than an active serial killer?
Another example is the difference in treatment between environmentalists and pro-lifers. Unabomber Ted Kacynski was never described as an environmentalist. Earth Liberation Force and its acts of eco-terrorism are never mentioned. In contrast, journalists make sure to try to associate abortion clinic bombers with the millions of peaceful pro-lifers.
These are prime examples of how settling scores with ideological enemies is the top priority for broadcast journalists. Much overheated rhetoric has suggested Orange Blatherskite is an enemy of the free press. O.B. may have a poor way of communicating it, but the problem of political advocacy in journalism is real, a problem journalists created themselves and refuse to address.
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