Video BILL MOYERS: Media Analysis = On PALIN

[L. Coyote]

Media Analysis
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09122008/watch2.html

[gateley]

1. This is RIGHT ON about how the American Public chooses its President.

Can't un-ring the bell.

Excellent piece!

[L. Coyote]

2. Worth watching severral times. Love the TRANSCRIPT feature too.

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09122008/watch2.html

"This helps us understand why the facts about Sarah Palin meant nothing when she suddenly materialized on the public stage, like Cinderella at the ball. You could see the convention delegates awed by the magical moment when the small-town girl, church-going hockey mom, mentored by her pastor to think upon the story of the biblical Queen Esther, became an overnight star. Leaping past "go" to the pinnacle of politics and the ultimate goal the cover of "People" magazine.

"No wonder reality-based journalists are having a hard time with this story. Mythology is not their beat. But in the imagination of her tribe, Sarah Palin achieved an almost immaculate conception. Her lack of experience matters not to them. Nor do they care that her past is filled with contradictions, and nothing the press reports, no matter how grounded in fact, can shake their faith."

[democracy1st]

6. agrees great analysis

[ClayZ]

3. Thank you! K and R

[jazzjunkysue]

4. Bill is a treasure. They try to claim TV network creds trump blogger creds.

Nope. The networks continuously lie and distort.

No way are the blogs less reliable. I know there are shady writers out there, but at least you can fact check them and then ignore.

The networks own the country and you can't check much of what they say. They don't provide online links.

The blogs become popular because of their reliability. Little fakers are ignored. It's a more accurate sieve to push the stories through. The TV producers are never going to be as accurate as thousands of amateur bloggers, such as ourselves.

[democracy1st]

5. awesome thanks This is a Must See