Sharyl Attkisson: Journalism, Media Manipulation, and "Outright Propaganda"
Rob Bluey writes at the Daily Signal:
Sharyl Attkisson, an award-winning investigative reporter who resigned from CBS News earlier this year, says the news media are heading down a dangerous path with attempts to "censor or block stories" that don’t align with their preferred agenda.
"There’s a tendency in the news media, on the part of some managers, to censor or block stories that don’t fall in line with the message they want sent to the viewers," Attkisson said in an exclusive interview with The Daily Signal. "I think that’s really a very dangerous perspective to have."
In the first of three segments, Attkisson shared her views on journalism and life after CBS News. Her newest investigative report -- about oxygen trials conducted on premature babies -- was published by The Daily Signal today. She will serve as a senior independent contributor to the news organization, which made its debut Tuesday.
In this Youtube interview, Attkisson talks about becoming saavy to media manipulation and "sometimes outright propaganda."
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