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'''Journalistic malpractice''' is a term used to describe the once objective field of [[journalism]] which has now been reduced to ideology and slander. It is attributed to people within the [[mainstream media]] and old-media, but not exclusively. Their failure as a group willfully misleads, manipulates and distorts the public.
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>
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>
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>
==Journalist comments==
Michael Hastings, formerly of [[Newsweek]], had an assignment to write behind-the-scenes stories about the presidential campaigns. He admits upfront that "objectivity is just a fallacy for reporters." <ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2008/10/22/former-newsweek-campaign-reporter-objectivity-fallacy Former Newsweek Campaign Reporter: 'Objectivity Is a Fallacy'] Newsbusters.org, October 22, 2008</ref>
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>
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>
==Culture war==
The mainstream media has chosen it side in the [[culture war]]. Traditional values, respect for others, impartial objective reporting has been made the enemy. Liberalism and all who support liberal causes are given high priority. Conservative causes are typically distorted by liberal journalists. [[Partial-birth abortion]] physician [[George Tiller]] is murdered, front page news in the New York Times. U.S. Military recruiter is murdered by a crazy [[Muslim]] terrorist attack, page 16 of the [[New York Times]]. Crimes against [[MSM]] supported issues (abortion) is newsworthy, Muslim terrorism is not a MSM supported issue.
The Washington Post includes anti-Christian bigotry in their paper. <ref>[http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/06/19/pinkerton_christian_bigotry/ Anti-Christian Bigotry at The Washington Post] Fox News, June 19th, 2009</ref>
==Journalism and Iraq==
There were many instances of corruption within this elite group of journalists.
===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>
===Bad News===
In 2005, Sabrina Tavernise of the NYT's tries her very hardest to cast the future of Iraq as a lost cause. <ref>[http://newsbusters.org/node/5434 NYT: Iraq Middle Class 'Stalked by Death,' Initiating 'Exodus'] NewsBusters, May 19, 2006</ref>
CBS's Lara Logan declares US defeated in Iraq. Logan on 60 Minutes tells General Abizaid, "We hear very little about victory in Iraq these days. We hear a lot about how to manage the defeat." <ref>[http://newsbusters.org/node/9283 CBS's Lara Logan Declares US Defeated In Iraq] Newsbusters, November 27, 2006</ref>
===Fake News===
[[Associated Press]] reported on Thanksgiving 2006 about the six Sunni civilians burned alive as they left Friday worship services. The shocking dispatch received massive, global coverage. <ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2006/11/28/fake-news-vs-real-news-from-iraq/ Fake news vs. real news from Iraq] Michelle Malkin, November 28, 2006</ref> Subsequently, the story never was verified as true. <ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2006/11/27/the-media-fog-of-war/ The media fog of war] Michelle Malkin, November 27, 2006</ref>
In April 2003, [[New York Times]] journalist Jayson Blair wrote "In Military Wards, Questions and Fears From the Wounded." Blair described face to face conversations with four injured soldiers in a [[Navy]] hospital. The only problem is that he was never there and only talked to one soldier over the phone. Then he proceeded to fabricate quotes. <ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/media/media_ethics/casestudy_blair.php Credibility In Question] PBS, May 1, 2003</ref>
==Journalism and Global Warming==
New York Times is creating a new environmental 'pod' of reporters to promote green news. It is led by activist Glenn Kramon who says about his readers, "My goal is to make 'em angry enough to do something." <ref>[http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/environmental_swat_team.php Environmental S.W.A.T. Team] Columbia Journalism Review] January 13, 2009</ref>
For a top 100 list of journalists presenting global warming alarmism, see the [[U.K.]]'s [http://www.numberwatch.co.uk/warmlist.htm| Numberswatch Warm List.] Every imaginable absurdity from animals shrink to [[Yellow fever]] is the outcome of made-up science.
==Public Survey Results==
[[Zogby]] survey finds two-thirds dissatisfied with the quality of journalism. 67% of the American public thinks traditional journalism is "out-of-touch." <ref>[http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.cfm?ID=1454 Zogby Poll: 67% View Traditional Journalism as "Out of Touch"] Zogby, February 27, 2008</ref>
==Obama's First 100 Days==
None of the three broadcast network aired a single story focused on whether President Obama’s economic policies were driving the U.S. towards European-style socialism.
Not a single network news reporter used the term “socialist” to describe how Obama’s policies are shifting economic authority to the federal government, away from the free market.
Network reporters never even called Obama or his agenda “liberal.” NBC and CBS never even used the word in reporting on Obama’s radical agenda.
On three of Obama’s major economic policies and plans - his banking bailout, his auto bailout and his plans for universal health care - the networks never had a single sound bite from a conservative or a free market expert. <ref>[Special Report, Cheerleaders for the Revolution]MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER</ref>
==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.
==Tea Party==
As the American people have great concerns for their country and for their families, journalists from CNN and MSNBC mock the protests with sexual jokes. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/16/cable-anchors-guests-use-tea-parties-platform-frat-house-humor/ Cable Anchors, Guests Use Tea Parties as Platform for Frat House Humor] Fox News, April 16, 2009</ref>
==See Also==
* [[False messiah]]
* [http://cnnoffensive.com Petition against CNN]
* [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MDU4NDI5MjgxZmRjZTY4ZGFlOTA5M2U2MmY2NDA2Y2M= National Review Online: Palin's First 100 Days]
==Documented video==
* [http://eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx?v=e4nz8znz8z NBC's Lee Cowan: 'Hard to Remain Objective']
* [http://election.newsmax.com/matthews_success.html Chris Matthews Admits Bias]
==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/other/types-of-media-bias/ Types of Media Bias]
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