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All kidding aside, when some of our politicians making snide remarks about Lame Stream Media, they really need to take into consideration that many reporters are in harm’s way. We had reporters seriously injured in the latest uprisings in Egypt. Gaddafi is known for his human shields. Michael Kelly was the first journalist who died in the second invasion of Iraq. Olaf Wiig and SteveCentanni were kidnapped a few years ago and then there was Daniel Pearl who was beheaded on TV. David Bloom died from an embolism in Iraq and lets not forget Bob Woodruff who suffered a severe head trauma wound. Shep Smith stayed in Toyko even though the radiation readings were getting higher and there were still strong quakes in the area.
Like it or not, all the cable news channels are mainstream. They are on too often not to be considered mainstream. The jobs our correspondents are doing are dangerous and fraught with peril. Perhaps we should think before we make Lame Stream and other snide remarks. Some slob sitting in his underwear putting news on a website just isn’t the same thing as getting rushed by a mob of angry Egyptians who want to beat your brains in.
Nancy Grace could use a little ridiculing and of course Fox is always entertaining.
@Bear, she sure takes herself too seriously at times.
I am tired of all this ‘lame stream media’ silliness. The mainstream stuff has much more accountability than does something like the blaze.
I think that the label for the “lamestream” media is for the “pundits” and the “talking heads,” not the hard news reporters.
Basically the people that attend things like this:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/media-matters-boot-camp-readies-liberal-policy-wonks-for-the-cameras-close-up/2011/03/15/AB4TI9EB_story.html
This explains the right’s reaction to such and why its called “lame stream.”
http://www.therightsphere.com/2011/03/media-matters-pundit-boot-camp/