I’ve done a lot of jobs in my life and was pretty good at most of them. Well, there was that stint at the drive in movie theater. I only lasted one day there. Don’t ask!
But in my previous lives, I was a pretty dang good investigative reporter. Believe it or not, I presented the facts and let the audience decide their opinion. In broadcasting, you find someone to imitate and then develop a style of your own. I tried hard to be like Chet Huntley and David Brinkley. If you don’t remember them, they were like Joe Friday on Dragnet - just the facts. If you don’t remember Dragnet, then you can stop reading now because you won’t understand anyway.
Somewhere over time, the "news" quit being news and became an entertainment program. Now days the reporters subscribe to the old adage, "never let the truth stand in the way of a good story." Most of what you see and hear may or may not contain many facts. If there is factual information, it is slanted to make the story appear the way the speaker or writer wants it. Don’t believe me? Try watching the "news" and paying attention to what is not said.
Will Rogers said, "all I know is what I read in the papers." If Will were alive today, he would know a lot less than he did - a whole lot less.
PMO
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