http://mediamatters.org/blog/201102100007
I sincerely don't want to start a debate about which political party is "manipulating" the media. Personally, I find any news outlet (24/7, web, print or otherwise) that makes no attempts to apologize for a political agenda to be immoral and tremendously out of line with journalistic integrity. While this article (anonymously--but understandably so) criticizes a blatantly right-wing media franchise, this type of political sensationalism that blurs the line between news and entertainment is something I think many news channels could be called out on.
Nothing is sacred. And what is this showing our young journalists? That in the "real" world, commercial journalism is a catty and underhanded business. How do we win back journalism from this tailspin of competition and bias? How do we teach our students to see that regardless (or sometimes because) of our personal alliances and values that we need to fight to keep all voices as important contributions to the open forum?
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