BuzzFeed stands by its reporting after Special Counsel Robert Mueller flagged alleged inaccuracies. But I have some thoughts about wavering journalism standards– and how propagandists have learned to exploit our weaknesses to further their narratives.
We need you to speak more often on daily news. I can’t find any balanced centrist journalism except you, Tim Pool, Mollie Hemingway and Ben Shapiro. Keep it up, we need you Sharyl.
You are one who I refer to friends who I encourage to follow independent media.
Ms. Attkisson — if only your perspective was the mainstream. I wholeheartedly agree with the points you make and it’s what I’ve been alerting my kids to for years (ages 21 and 18). Beyond the propagandists (on ALL sides) who deftly use the “established” media to carry their water, we are all victims of a news media that is ruled by the almighty dollar as surely as any of the oft-castigated Wall Street barons. Sensationalism and conflict drives ratings, ratings are highest for those who are first with a juicy story, high ratings drive profits, ergo, Big Media. And if all that wasn’t bad enough, mix in the blinding passion of many in the press to find something, anything, to justify their crystal clear disdain of President Trump, and you have an information machine that is truly toxic. I don’t know how we recover from this, save producing more professionals like you. You need to become Dean of an influential journalism school — please! Thumbs up for the podcasts, “professional” or otherwise.
Very nice short report. You’re right of course, today’s media has forgotten basic journalism methodology. Not only the specifics you give, but even worse, offering opinions as facts.
I enjoyed the podcast. I came to your twitter page looking for your take on some current journalistic practices concerning Buzzfeed and/or the Kentucky Catholic student stories.
I’m curious to know if you scripted the narrative differently than you would have if you had written and published the material online – particularly the UF reference.
I would have clicked either the podcast or narrative – because of my interest in your view of this story.
I didn’t/don’t practice journalism – but have an appreciation for the instruction you cited concerning the reporter’s responsibilities to eliminate fact errors and properly attribute material.
Thanks for the podcast.
George Crone
BS JM UF ’81
Your educational comments on responsible journalism is helpful to many like myself. I have watched you since your early days at CBS and have found you to be my TRUSTED source for news. Thank You!
Do you think CNN intentionally does this kind narrative because of their bias, and it pushes their agenda? Other than Tapper (which could be debated) who is a journalist on CNN (who labels themselves as a journalist). Everything is opinion and punditry.
Well done. You are one of a shrinking number of unbiased news reporters who actually report the news. I’ve read both of your books and hope you win your lawsuit against the injustice dept. God save our country!
Thank you. This was great.
What I did do was compare what events are being reported on across media platforms, regardless of spin. And what I found was they all report on the same event. If there was independent reporting I would expect to see some diversity of topics.
Your educational comments on respectable journalism is helpful to many. I have watched you for years since early days on CBS. You have been a TRUSTED source of news to me and I believe to many. Thank you!
Integrity is a wonderful thing and really needs no accountability. When it’s gone, who provides accountability? The net is truly the wild west. I love what you said about “thinking for yourself.”
I like your short podcast. Lots of info in 7 mins.
Just think how less divided the U.S. would be if journalists did their jobs properly, ethically, critically, like you do.
Excellent perspective. MSM needs to be held accountable. They are not. How can CNN as an example continue to say – the most trusted news – and not be challenged?
Once again Sharyl. Maintaining the integrity and ethics of a professional journalist. Another great podcast. I support you 1000%
Dear Sharyl,
Stellar. You don’t need feedback on this. You already know how well you expressed this. What’s wonderful is how sincere you are; it comes through superbly in audio. Text is least distracting; audio is more distracting but one gets the added benefit of the sincerity in the voice. Video is more distracting still but one gets the added benefit of seeing the sincerity on the face. In person is the most distracting but you get the added benefit of reading the sincerity in the eyes. Audio, being more editable without visual breaks, does work for you because you have a stellar speaking manner, and again, the sincerity comes through. I’ve put up a number of youtube videos of you over the years (under the channel “mollesjohn”), and I’m “hirdman” on twitter (you graciously already follow me there). So I’m already a huge fan. But I’m happy to report I’m VERY impressed how you come off with just audio. Seldom heard better. The content speaks for itself. It’s the expert explaining things in such a way that I think most everyone gets it. At least I hope they do. I’ve followed you long enough to know this is your core message but you’ve never said it better. God bless you for speaking truth with sincerity.
I enjoy listening to your reporting as well as your lectures. I wish that more news outlets had your same journalistic credibility and integrity vs the journalistic programming and editorializing that we are subject to now.
Sharyl, you need a monthly subscription service, kind of like Bill Oreilly is doing. $4.99 a month. I would subscribe. Many would. We need your keen eye and fairness.
You covered it Sharyl, propaganda. It seems MSM outlets want to push a certain narrative, get it out 1st, and don’t care if it’s wrong. Truth in Advert’, or Bait n Switch, just get it out there, so it can go viral over the Internet, get ppl arguing with each other over false reporting, then just move onto the next false report without apologizing.
We heard many Fake News Democrat Stooges report, “if this is true,” when they cited the Buzzfeed story.