Here is an interesting angle on how the Glenn Beck rally is being covered.
This post is more about the media, than about Glenn Beck’s rally itself. It is increasingly the case that 1 news lead becomes the one that gets taken by newspapers (news sources) worldwide. Lazy journalism in a cash-strapped time of transition.
In this case the dominant report on what should be a extremely closely watched event (but instead everyone starts blabbing away based on second hand knowledge) is an AP article with the title Beck: Help us restore traditional American values.
But if you read the article you traverse 3 full paragraphs before you see anything remotely related to values.
But things get even worse, and this is why I write this here. The first mention of anything related to values, shows in fact how pathetic the news media is on this issue (and that in my book is a real danger). What they call values is an uneducated media figure asking people to turn to God and to pray. These may or may not be good things to do. I don’t care. But this is simply religion, preaching, and exhortation. It is not a discussion of values.
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