Maddow's lawyerly defense of why her implication was wrong is disappointing. Such caution should come prior to raising alarm on national TV.https://twitter.com/brianbeutler/status/883388968175140864 …
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If our most famous journalists are so proud they can't admit to what is now an obvious error, how can they hope to hold the public trust?
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Most folks can't read three different papers every day. If we don't set the highest standard, many give up and say the truth is unknowable.
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That is the twilight of an age.
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Indeed it is! Come home soon and safe friend
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I grew up on documentaries showing when journalists were respected & forces for positive change. Seeing the current industry depresses me.
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That's because Wall Street now controls the media through 6 outlets. No competition to tell the truth.
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Convince the public to care about news again & support their local teams, "the media" won't have to find other ways to pay their employees.
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…and that's a problem BECAUSE…? The media in this country have been unworthy of our trust since the '70s. Why is fading trust a BAD thing?
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@Snowden that's a good question given the corporate concentration of the media.
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Thanks for speaking out. Now people KNOW you're a traitor.
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There are longer term reasons for generational distrust:https://twitter.com/andEps/status/883349702485430273 …
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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All you're doing is convincing me you and Greenwald are behind the hoax.
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