"Investigative journalist Ben Swann joined (Coast to Coast AM host) John B. Wells to discuss his Truth in Media Project as well as reveal what the mainstream media is not telling U.S. citizens about numerous current events. The media not only ignores much about what is really going on in the world, it also pits Americans against each other in a Left (Democrat)/Right (Republican) paradigm, he argued. Swann criticized the current network news landscape, which he said runs the same six or seven stories and seems afraid to hold those in power accountable for fear of losing access to them. Local news programming is afflicted by a groupthink mentality that accepts what networks report on as the only newsworthy items of the day, he continued. Swann cited a recent Pew Research Center study which found that only 28% of Americans feel journalists provide any positive function in society. He further suggested that many people watch the news in order to have their own belief systems validated...He also opined on the difference between journalists and broadcasters (news readers), likening the latter to entertainers." --Source Coast to Coast AM Newsletter "Nightwatch"
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:43:10 +0000