
Mainstream Media Locksteps into Oblivion
If you still read newspapers, do you ever wonder how they decide what to run? By way of Instapundit, I found this interesting blog post by Doug Ross, “The curious case of 200 nearly identical headlines.” http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2009/04/msm-complicit-in-full-court-pr-push-for.html
Recently, Ross found so many similar stories on people who lack health insurance in newspapers across the country he collected them until he realized there were too many to count. The stores presented a one-sided look at the uninsured in America with statements like “1 in 3 Coloradans lacked health insurance of last two years.” And “1 in 3 are uninsured in Georgia, study says.” The stories relied on one source for its facts, Families USA. Families USA is part of the “Progressive States Network” with far-left groups like Acorn, the Center for American Progress, the Universal Healthcare Action Network, etc. They share a liking for bigger government and socialized medicine.… Read More