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["Shea Tisdale" <shea AT sheatisdale.com>]

Isn't Moyers just paraphrasing what John Stewart said on Crossfire?

- Shea Tisdale
 
Every generation has an obligation to improve the world. 

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> From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:internetworkers-
> bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Michael Czeiszperger
> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 9:56 AM
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> Subject: Re: [internetworkers] "A democracy can die of too many lies"
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> On May 17, 2005, at 11:59 PM, matusiak wrote:
> 
> > http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/17/moyers/
> >
> > A good read on media criticism by Bill Moyers.
> >
> 
> Moyers is absolutely spot on:
> 
> "One reason I'm in hot water is because my colleagues and I at 'Now'
> didn't play by the conventional rules of Beltway journalism. Those
> rules divide the world into Democrats and Republicans, liberals and
> conservatives, and allow journalists to pretend they have done their
> job if, instead of reporting the truth behind the news, they merely
> give each side an opportunity to spin the news."
> 
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