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To: tejek who wrote (205502)	10/6/2004 4:30:36 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574309

Thank you for the elaboration. You appear to say you favor bigger more centralized government. I am for smaller government with more local control. We will have to agree to disagree on that. I don't like those alternative sites because in their eyes, there is nothing the current president does that is wrong. They are ideologically based to the point where they are hardly ever professional and hardly ever provide objective journalism. With the mainstream media that you cite, there is at least an attempt at professionalism and objectivity. There is no objectivity. The formerly mainstream media do not practice journalism. They practice partisan editing of the news. See the definition below from Merriam Webster. The relevant portionis bolded. The reason that the "alternative media" have become relevant is because the partisan media were only serving the leftmost third of the population. I reside closer to the middle of the the road than much of the big 5 liberal TV news organizaitons. Certainly, I am much closer to center than the NYT. Main Entry: jour·nal·ism Pronunciation: 'j&r-n&l-"i-z&m Function: noun 1 a : the collection and editing of news for presentation through the media b : the public press c : an academic study concerned with the collection and editing of news or the management of a news medium 2 a : writing designed for publication in a newspaper or magazine b : writing characterized by a direct presentation of facts or description of events without an attempt at interpretation c : writing designed to appeal to current popular taste or public interest