Mainstream Media Madness (Wizbang)

Today we have three media mess ups that explain exactly why people choose to get their news from sources other than the MSM.

NBC plans to create the news. Michelle Malkin reports on an e-mail she received which shows that NBC is looking to create a story. Dateline wants to video tape muslim men as they attend sporting events, such as a NASCAR race, to document the reaction of those around them.

Nice. NBC's and Dateline's objective journalists seem to think there are a lot of bigots at NASCAR races and are expecting to hit pay dirt with examples of anti-Muslim, anti-Arab behavior.

More at LGF

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Apparently Reuters bought into the terrorists' claims that they shot down a US helicopter. Al Jazeera played the terrorists' video of the wreckage, which Reuters then reported. There's one problem. The video was imprinted with the year 2000. Could it be simply the incorrect time programmed into the camera? Possibly. Could it be the terrorists are lying? More likely.

More at Bare Knuckle Politics.

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It seems the perky Katie Couric is going to read the evening news from a teleprompter on See BS (CBS). Yawn. As Lucianne Goldberg said this morning on Tony Snow's show, people are not going to suddenly flock to CBS at 6:30pm every day to get their news from the perky Katie Couric. My suggestion: she should call herself Katherine Couric instead.

More at TV Newser.

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Comments (14)

If the media is going to se... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Brad | April 4, 2006 9:29 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Brad:

If the media is going to send "Arab looking" men out into the community to test the reaction of passers-by what are the chances they will report the encounters that are positive?

Posted on April 4, 2006 21:29

Could it be the terroris... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by beth | April 4, 2006 9:30 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

beth:

Could it be the terrorists are lying? More likely.

If their lips are moving ......

Posted on April 4, 2006 21:30

...what are the chances ... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by McGehee | April 4, 2006 9:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

McGehee:

...what are the chances they will report the encounters that are positive?

Heh. How's about we FedEx a snowball to Lucifer?

Posted on April 4, 2006 21:33

If NBC wants to show real u... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by smitty | April 4, 2006 9:46 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

smitty:

If NBC wants to show real un-Americanism and hatred in action it should operate a sting operation at any "peace" rally in San Francisco, Los Angeles or New York.

Posted on April 4, 2006 21:46

Perhaps Jerry Falwell could... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by wavemaker | April 4, 2006 9:48 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

wavemaker:

Perhaps Jerry Falwell could send some of his agents of intolerance to the track to welcome their Brothers In Christ.

Posted on April 4, 2006 21:48

Can anyone ever trust these... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by Eon the terrible | April 4, 2006 10:19 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Eon the terrible:

Can anyone ever trust these lie a day rags i mean that left-wing rag TIME is bringing out a whole issue on this GLOBAL WARMING poppycock hogwash

Posted on April 4, 2006 22:19

I would,nt wipe KingKongs ... (Below threshold)

7. Posted by virgo | April 4, 2006 10:30 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

virgo:

I would,nt wipe KingKongs ass with the trash thats sold as newspapers around this country..
The national enquirer has more validity , at least their honest about being a gossip rag..

there should be a law against wasting precious natural resources to print this tripe..bunch of lying political hacks.

Posted on April 4, 2006 22:30

NBC Sikhing Arab Looking Me... (Below threshold)

8. Posted by don surber | April 5, 2006 3:19 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

don surber:

NBC Sikhing Arab Looking Men

No one does puns anymore

Posted on April 5, 2006 03:19

And quite a clever pun it i... (Below threshold)

9. Posted by mantis | April 5, 2006 3:56 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

mantis:

And quite a clever pun it is, considering Sikhs aren't Arabs (or Muslim for that matter), though they are "Arab looking" to the ignorant. Doubt you meant to be that clever though.

Posted on April 5, 2006 03:56

I would not be so quick to ... (Below threshold)

10. Posted by Steve L. | April 5, 2006 8:45 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Steve L.:

I would not be so quick to dismiss the claims about the helicopter based on the date and time of a camcorder. An American helicopter did go down on the day in question. The Reuters story even said that the American military had confirmed that. It is possible that the Islamorons did shoot the video that day only they had the wrong date set in the camera. We aren't talking rocket scientists here.

Posted on April 5, 2006 08:45

Good one don!Maybe... (Below threshold)

11. Posted by Rick13 | April 5, 2006 8:53 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Rick13:

Good one don!

Maybe NBC should send some of their producers to an arab country and see what kind of reaction they get. Let them walk around with an American Flag pin on and "see what happens".

Katie Couric is leaving NBC? Everybody sing along!

Na Na, Na Na,

Hey, Hey, Hey,

Who cares!

Posted on April 5, 2006 08:53

Couric on CBS evening news?... (Below threshold)

12. Posted by moseby | April 5, 2006 11:20 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

moseby:

Couric on CBS evening news?? I give it 2 weeks before she resorts to a scope up her ass.

Posted on April 5, 2006 11:20

Actually I have almost alwa... (Below threshold)

13. Posted by Wayne | April 5, 2006 2:00 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Wayne:

Actually I have almost always been treated well in China and the limited Arab countries I been in. Just like anywhere, you will get the occasional jerk but most seem to admire the U.S. but don't understand some of our faults.

Posted on April 5, 2006 14:00

You're a male, Wayne.... (Below threshold)

14. Posted by BrianOfAtlanta | April 5, 2006 6:18 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

BrianOfAtlanta:

You're a male, Wayne.

Posted on April 5, 2006 18:18

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