tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32209836.post7618774240480981943..comments2023-05-12T09:37:52.300-04:00Comments on Lots O' Thoughts: State of the MediaSamuel Brainsamplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217018965752604547noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32209836.post-76211451659904801672008-03-20T15:24:00.000-04:002008-03-20T15:24:00.000-04:00I have to amend my last comment. Olbermann cannot...I have to amend my last comment. Olbermann cannot be said to be a journalist. He is a pundit. Part pundit, part sports nerd, part humorist/satirist, reluctant conduit of tabloid gossip, but great observer of the body politic. And his "Special Comments," are the best thing since the late great Edward R. Morrow.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32209836.post-9628227083561105362008-03-20T14:04:00.000-04:002008-03-20T14:04:00.000-04:00This relates to update III:In fairness, it takes a...This relates to update III:<BR/><BR/>In fairness, it takes a while to read through thousands of pages of heavily redacted scanned images. I'm still hopeful some responsible media outlets somewhere are working on it.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345700533406144100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32209836.post-9763024770003435412008-03-20T12:21:00.000-04:002008-03-20T12:21:00.000-04:00This deplorable "journalism" did not exist during ...This deplorable "journalism" did not exist during the Vietnam war years, no embeds there. I can't remember when the news media got so cowardly and gossipy, but I think it happened when news shows were required to make a buck. The privatization of everything is the culprit. Rupert Mudrock and his ilk are most of the problem. It has certainly gotten worse in the past eight years. Olbermann's "Special Comments"are the only rays of light I see on the journalism scene.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.com