Glenn Greenwald found this bit about a skit that took place on Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show” show back in 2004. It isn’t specifically about language misdescribing violence, but it’s close.
I’m a reporter, Jon, and my job is to spend half the time repeating what one side says, and half the time repeating the other. Little thing called “objectivity” — �might want to look it up some day.
News “Reporters” have found it easier to simply parrot what the politicians babble than to take down their words, investigate the claims objectively, and call them on their lies. If you call politicians on their lies, they might not give you “access” any more, and many news “reporters” have given high priority to “access” than to truth, honesty, or integrity.
So, the short of it is this: any newsperson who takes down what people say and then mindlessly parrots those words and pretends that’s “objective” news, those people are NOT reporters, they’re stenographers.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/07/02/npr/index.html
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