Tuesday, September 21, 2004

TWO CENTS / On the CBS Memos / Does it affect your view of the mainstream media?

TWO CENTS / On the CBS Memos / Does it affect your view of the mainstream media?: "I put mainstream media in the same league with comic books. The goal of the media is to sell. When it comes to any message coming from the media, caveat emptor.



Ray Carlson, Redwood City
That the subject changed from Bush's National Guard record to the authenticity of certain memos demonstrates that the mainstream media is following rather than leading. Networks continue circulating each others' stories, while conveniently avoiding tough questions for the candidates themselves. "