NY Times Heading Back to the Future

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  danogram07/03/08 Report as spam
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  Heading Back to the Future

  As noted in an earlier comment to your article entitled, ?The End of the Middlemen (i.e., Newspapers and TV Networks)?, what has become popularly known as ?Main Stream Media? has repeatedly violated the trust of its once captive audiences, apparently due in large part to agenda bias imposed by the few who dominated MSM content. Too often that bias has been seen as contrived and contrary to the views of the audience, especially as American audiences have been able to obtain information which increasingly highlights that bias. As the MSM, including newspaper organizations, continue to adapt their strengths to the evolving technologies, they must confront these biases frankly and aggressively; unless they can purge themselves of anti-American agendas, no amount of adaptation will save them.
  
  All of this wonderful linkage can be a two edge sword; one should not assume that readers will end their reference on a particular topic with the leads provided. Those savvy enough to value the enhancements will also be quite capable (and inclined I dare say) to often utilize other resources, given the topic has their interest. If these facilities for examining supporting facts leave readers feeling short changed or misled, they will quickly begin reading elsewhere. Moreover, more than ever before, trends in reporting bias will be easily documented. Creating a history of factual distortion in an apparent attempt to color news will sour even the most loyal followers of any news service.