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Objective journalism was once the cornerstone of [[America]]'s [[democracy]]. When objectivity is replaced with malpractice then the media loses credibility. Without credibility, journalism becomes error-filled, journalistic failure, reckless journalism, Gotcha! tabloid-like reporting, scaremongering or [[yellow journalism]], outright factual inaccuracies, promotion of fact-free journalism or falsehood-spreading.  

Objective journalism was once the cornerstone of [[America]]'s [[democracy]]. When objectivity is replaced with malpractice then the media loses credibility. Without credibility, journalism becomes error-filled, journalistic failure, reckless journalism, Gotcha! tabloid-like reporting, scaremongering or [[yellow journalism]], outright factual inaccuracies, promotion of fact-free journalism or falsehood-spreading.  

One of journalists' corrupt goals is to manipulate or selectively edit statements to hide facts <ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_102108/content/01125112.guest.html  Two Weeks Out, Campaign Goes to Last Place Obama Wants it to Be] Rush Limbaugh, October 21, 2008</ref> or to perpetrate falsehoods <ref>[http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2008/09/22/bozell-palin-book-burning-myth Bozell on the Palin Book-Burning Myth] NewsBusters.org, September 22, 2008</ref> or hide unflattering stories of like-minded individuals.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/geoffrey-dickens/2008/10/22/today-pumps-bachmann-million-dollar-mistake-still-ignores-mahoney- 'Today' Pumps Bachmann 'Million Dollar Mistake,' Still Ignores Mahoney Scandal] Newsbusters.org, October 22, 2008</ref><ref>[http://gawker.com/5028026/how-did-edwards-affair-stay-hidden How Did Edwards Affair Stay Hidden?] Gawker.com, July 22, 2008</ref>  

One of journalists' corrupt goals is to manipulate or selectively edit statements to hide facts <ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_102108/content/01125112.guest.html  Two Weeks Out, Campaign Goes to Last Place Obama Wants it to Be] Rush Limbaugh, October 21, 2008</ref> or to perpetrate falsehoods <ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2008/09/22/bozell-palin-book-burning-myth Bozell on the Palin Book-Burning Myth] NewsBusters.org, September 22, 2008</ref> or hide unflattering stories of like-minded individuals.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/geoffrey-dickens/2008/10/22/today-pumps-bachmann-million-dollar-mistake-still-ignores-mahoney- 'Today' Pumps Bachmann 'Million Dollar Mistake,' Still Ignores Mahoney Scandal] Newsbusters.org, October 22, 2008</ref><ref>[http://gawker.com/5028026/how-did-edwards-affair-stay-hidden How Did Edwards Affair Stay Hidden?] Gawker.com, July 22, 2008</ref>  

Another is to repeat falsehoods so that an issue dear to their agenda is kept alive in the public's mind.<ref>[http://townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2007/01/18/journalistic_malpractice_in_marriage_is_dead_report Journalistic Malpractice in "Marriage is Dead" Report], Michael Medved, ''Townhall.com'', January 18, 2007</ref>  Another unethical tactic is to report "off the record" statements in a deception of the journalist's sources and [[interviewee]]s. Most famously, [[Connie Chung]] interviewed [[Newt Gingrich]]'s parents and solicited Gingrich's mother to repeat an insult he said in private about [[Hillary Clinton]]. Chung plied the information from Mrs. Gingrich with the lie: "Why don't you just whisper it to me? Just between you and me", falsely implying that she had no intent to repeat or [[broadcast]] the comment.<ref>[http://www.mediaresearch.org/cyberalerts/2002/cyb20020123_extra.asp#2 Connie Chung interview with the Gingriches] Warning: insulting word appears at end of interview transcript.</ref>  

Another is to repeat falsehoods so that an issue dear to their agenda is kept alive in the public's mind.<ref>[http://townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2007/01/18/journalistic_malpractice_in_marriage_is_dead_report Journalistic Malpractice in "Marriage is Dead" Report], Michael Medved, ''Townhall.com'', January 18, 2007</ref>  Another unethical tactic is to report "off the record" statements in a deception of the journalist's sources and [[interviewee]]s. Most famously, [[Connie Chung]] interviewed [[Newt Gingrich]]'s parents and solicited Gingrich's mother to repeat an insult he said in private about [[Hillary Clinton]]. Chung plied the information from Mrs. Gingrich with the lie: "Why don't you just whisper it to me? Just between you and me", falsely implying that she had no intent to repeat or [[broadcast]] the comment.<ref>[http://www.mediaresearch.org/cyberalerts/2002/cyb20020123_extra.asp#2 Connie Chung interview with the Gingriches] Warning: insulting word appears at end of interview transcript.</ref>  

Roy Peter Clark, a journalism scholar at the Poynter Institute says that journalistic malpractice is not a new phenomenon and pre-dates the internet by decades. "Classic forms of journalistic malpractice, going back decades, are making stuff up, ripping other writers off, and the third is peddling special interests without letting the reader know.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10457705-261.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1 Frauds: An ugly, old journalism tradition, CNET, February 22, 2010]</ref>  

Roy Peter Clark, a journalism scholar at the Poynter Institute says that journalistic malpractice is not a new phenomenon and pre-dates the internet by decades. "Classic forms of journalistic malpractice, going back decades, are making stuff up, ripping other writers off, and the third is peddling special interests without letting the reader know.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10457705-261.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1 Frauds: An ugly, old journalism tradition, CNET, February 22, 2010]</ref>  

Rep. Lamar Smith (R) of Texas is a member of the newly formed Media Member Caucus saying, "media bias is the “greatest threat to our democracy today.” <ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/kessler/media_bias_House_caucus/2009/06/03/221014.html GOP House Members Form Caucus To Fight Media Bias] NewsMax,  June 3, 2009</ref>

Rep. Lamar Smith (R) of Texas is a member of the newly formed Media Member Caucus saying, "media bias is the “greatest threat to our democracy today.” <ref>[https://www.newsmax.com/kessler/media_bias_House_caucus/2009/06/03/221014.html GOP House Members Form Caucus To Fight Media Bias] NewsMax,  June 3, 2009</ref>

==Journalist comments==

==Journalist comments==

ABC journalist damns whole field of journalism over “DANGEROUS” bias.<ref>[http://theamericansentinel.com/2008/10/29/abc-journalist-damns-whole-field-of-journalism-over-dangerous-bias/ Media’s Presidential Bias and Decline] The American Sentinel, October 29, 2008</ref> Michael Malone writes, "...not just bewildering, but appalling."

ABC journalist damns whole field of journalism over “DANGEROUS” bias.<ref>[http://theamericansentinel.com/2008/10/29/abc-journalist-damns-whole-field-of-journalism-over-dangerous-bias/ Media’s Presidential Bias and Decline] The American Sentinel, October 29, 2008</ref> Michael Malone writes, "...not just bewildering, but appalling."

''Time'' magazine's Mark Halperin called the media's performance during the Presidential campaign simply "disgusting." He told a media panel, "It was extreme bias, extreme pro-Obama coverage." <ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/media_bias_halperin/2008/11/23/154417.html 'Disgusting' Bias for Obama, Time Writer Admits] NewsMax, November 23, 2008</ref>

''Time'' magazine's Mark Halperin called the media's performance during the Presidential campaign simply "disgusting." He told a media panel, "It was extreme bias, extreme pro-Obama coverage." <ref>[https://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/media_bias_halperin/2008/11/23/154417.html 'Disgusting' Bias for Obama, Time Writer Admits] NewsMax, November 23, 2008</ref>

E! News anchor Giuliana Rancic, "I know i'm a journalist, and i should be objective ... but she is an ignorant disgrace and she makes me sick to my stomach." Speaking of the answer given by Miss California's Carrie Prejean defending traditional marriage.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517411,00.html Alicia Silverstone Joins Hollywood Celebrities to Spoof Traditional Views on Marriage] Fox News, April 22, 2009</ref>

E! News anchor Giuliana Rancic, "I know i'm a journalist, and i should be objective ... but she is an ignorant disgrace and she makes me sick to my stomach." Speaking of the answer given by Miss California's Carrie Prejean defending traditional marriage.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517411,00.html Alicia Silverstone Joins Hollywood Celebrities to Spoof Traditional Views on Marriage] Fox News, April 22, 2009</ref>

===Good News===

===Good News===

Howard Kurtz of [[CNN]] accurately pointed out on "Reliable Sources," few media outlets seemed at all interested in giving much attention to the great news out of Iraq last week regarding September's sharp decline in casualties.<ref>[http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/10/07/journalists-tell-howard-kurtz-why-good-news-iraq-shouldn-t-get-report ‘Journalists’ Tell Howard Kurtz Why Good News from Iraq Shouldn’t Get Reported] NewsBusters, October 7, 2007</ref>

Howard Kurtz of [[CNN]] accurately pointed out on "Reliable Sources," few media outlets seemed at all interested in giving much attention to the great news out of Iraq last week regarding September's sharp decline in casualties.<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/10/07/journalists-tell-howard-kurtz-why-good-news-iraq-shouldn-t-get-report ‘Journalists’ Tell Howard Kurtz Why Good News from Iraq Shouldn’t Get Reported] NewsBusters, October 7, 2007</ref>

===Bad News===

===Bad News===

==Obama's Birth Certificate==

==Obama's Birth Certificate==

The mainstream media is in cover-up and counter-act mode. During the [[campaign]], hardly a peep about [[Obama birth certificate lawsuits]]. After the election, coverage is also scarce. The few mentions of it have been dishonestly swept away, ridiculed as a nonconsequential matter. Enter the new catch phrase in the [[American]] lexicon, 'The Birthers' as coined by [[Politico]].<ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19450.html Culture of conspiracy: the Birthers] Politico, March 1, 2009</ref> So now the media has made the issue into an internet '[[conspiracy]]', it's a conservative rumor. Journalist will go as far as they can to cover for Obama.

The mainstream media is in cover-up and counter-act mode. During the [[campaign]], hardly a peep about [[Obama birth certificate lawsuits]]. After the election, coverage is also scarce. The few mentions of it have been dishonestly swept away, ridiculed as a nonconsequential matter. Enter the new catch phrase in the [[American]] lexicon, 'The Birthers' as coined by [[Politico]].<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19450.html Culture of conspiracy: the Birthers] Politico, March 1, 2009</ref> So now the media has made the issue into an internet '[[conspiracy]]', it's a conservative rumor. Journalist will go as far as they can to cover for Obama.

==Tea Party==

==Tea Party==

==External links==

==External links==

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jqcnBugnl8 Al Gore & The Death of Journalism (video)]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jqcnBugnl8 Al Gore & The Death of Journalism (video)]

* [http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/other/types-of-media-bias/ Types of Media Bias]

* [http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/other/types-of-media-bias/ Types of Media Bias]

* [http://cnnoffensive.com Petition against CNN]

* [http://cnnoffensive.com Petition against CNN]