tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post4991533218610729028..comments2023-10-10T05:07:13.577-07:00Comments on En Tequila Es Verdad: Walter Cronkite was So RightDana Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00890312745525306991noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-47133263231377023772009-07-22T03:10:15.246-07:002009-07-22T03:10:15.246-07:00I've always believed the reason why conservati...I've always believed the reason why conservative pundits generally fare better than liberals on passive media like radio and TV is because of the kind of audience they attract. Conservatives are generally more inclined than liberals to accept information at face value from those they agree with ideologically. <br /><br />Liberals tend to use the net, which allows for constant, proactive fact checking. For example, anyone with a decent computer and an afternoon to spare can find, then double, then triple check all the facts necessary to make an informed decision on everything from global warming to "intelligent design". Working at a location where most of my friends are conservative, I get a butt load of conservative chain mails forwarded to me - and they are pathetic. At one time I quickly fact checked the mails and sent the results back to the sender. That is, until I found they weren't interested in facts.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-21589473249783166822009-07-20T10:53:08.916-07:002009-07-20T10:53:08.916-07:00"Set the standard"? It's more like C..."Set the standard"? It's more like Cronkite, Huntley and Brinkley, and their contemporaries set an example their modern-day counterparts will do anything but follow. Even in their praise for a standout in their profession they manage to remind me how useless they are as journalists.<br /><br />MTP and the other news shows came to bore me a long time ago exactly because they had become places where each party in a debate makes its points largely unchallenged. I stopped watching long before I started reading blogs. Why spend all that time being lied to?Cujo359https://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.com