RSSMy Nomination For Media Pinhead Of The Year…And No, It’s Not Letterman
Carl Andrews | June 20, 2009
On second thought, maybe David “Zippy The Pinhead” Letterman wins by default.
Therefore, I wish to present my nomination for media hypocrite of the year, CBS News/60 Minutes personality Morley Safer.
In a short story in a recent edition of the New York Post outlining an interview done with Safer at a Canadian awards dinner, he was quoted as having said that one of his all-time favorite interview subjects was Dolly Parton.
Later, when he was asked about his opinion regarding bloggers and new media, he was not nearly as gracious.
His comment was “I would trust a citizen journalist as much as I would trust a citizen surgeon.
The obvious implication being that those of us in the blogging community are not as trustworthy or accurate as members of his profession.
If given the chance to interview Mr. Safer, I would pose the following questions:
“Mr. Safer, you seem to feel that bloggers are not as accurate in their reporting as yourself and your fellow correspondents on 60 Minutes. Allow me to ask sir, is this the same 60 Minutes that:
Presented documents regarding George Bush’s service in the Texas Air National Guard that were proven to be such blatant forgeries that the report lead to the firing/resignation of Dan Rather?
The same “news” program that was exposed (by the Power Line blog, hmmm) as having fabricated stories about Karl Rove?
The “credible news outlet” that showed footage of military-grade machine guns being fired at bulletproof vests when doing a report on how “deadly” semi-automatic rifles are?
Finally, years ago, your program did a report regarding how a certain brand of German automobile would unexpectedly shift itself into gear and begin to accelerate. Later it was discovered that despite repeated attempts, these cars did not do what your show claimed, so your program had the cars transmissions tampered with so the footage would show them doing so. can you explain that one sir?
And you have the audacity that those of us in the blogging community are not to be trusted?
Well, Mr. Safer, if your statement was meant to leave a lasting impression, it certainly worked in my case.
From now on, whenever I hear the word “boobs’, I will think of two things.
Dolly Parton.
And you.
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