The members of the old-timey media have been too busy

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Submitted by jamesbbkk (Thailand), Aug 1, 2016 03:26

choosing sides on every issue, making it impossible for them to be able to even listen to the contrary views, let alone to summarize or - gadzooks - defend them. They could not get the British Exit position right - and sill don't - despite Hannan and Farage and others stating its parts for years and years including in proper debates that they won. It's not a terribly new phenomenon though. But, couple that with the coordinated narrative building that they engage in on all issues, and - why - the opposition positions are just crazy talk no right thinking person would use! Journolist 2.0 lives. The big change here is that their formerly formidable gate keeping role in deciding which facts get out or not is lost, permanently, thanks to Mr. Gore's internets. Hurrah!

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