American News is on Trial
Posted by Andrew | Filed under Mainstream Media
American News outlets are finally getting some attention from the rest of the world thanks to the Internet and services like YouTube. People outside the States can finally see the trash that America’s major media conglomerates call “news.” I found this video on Dvorak Uncensored (John C. Dvorak’s blog), and it summed up the situation pretty well. It was produced by the BBC’s Charlie Brooker, whom I will admit is a comedian and a writer, not a reporter or a journalist. Granted, he does make a good case and backs up everything he says with video evidence.
He says that the best part about American television news is the fact that everyone is attractive, which certainly is true. That is, as long as you don’t count Ann Coulter, who like Brooker, isn’t a reporter or a journalist, she’s a political commentator. And yet, she was hired by MSNBC and shows up constantly on Fox News. Why is it that these networks are always hiring people who are clearly biased and not afraid to show it? Brooker’s piece mentions Keith Olbermann who hosts a show called “Countdown with Keith Olbermann.” It started back in 2003, and up until the end of his Presidency, was dedicated to yelling at George W. Bush. As the Brooker piece pointed out, he liked calling Bush a “fascist.”
But, who can forget to mention Fox News when it comes to reporting opinion as fact? Let’s take a fair and balanced look at the kind of people they parade around as television news reporters. Who could forget Bill O’Reilly? The man who believes that if he says it, it’s true. But that’s another issue for another time. The main point Brooker makes is that Bill O’Reilly acts like a child, as evidenced by this video, which if you haven’t seen it yet, watch it. And then watch this awesome parody of “The O’Reilly Factor.”
That’s another thing, what is it with the egos of these people that they need the show name to have their name in it? “Countdown with Keith Olbermann,” “The O’Reilly Factor,” “The Rachel Maddow Show,” whatever. This isn’t “Duo Citizenship with Andrew Davis” and I still take all the credit for the rubbish I write here. That’s what the Colbert Report on Comedy Central is all about. Have you ever noticed that Stephen Colbert’s desk is a giant “C”? And what about the transition into the interview at the last segment of the show?
And who could forget my favorite television personality, Glenn Beck? Whom, Brooker said is insane. By the way, Glenn Beck’s new program on Fox News is called, get this, “Glenn Beck.” Wow, creative and not in the least bit egotistical. You should watch the piece for yourself, it’s pretty funny to say the least.
