Why Big Media Journalism Sucks; Because it's Produced by Idiots

What do you call a problem like escalating sectarian violence in Iraq?

“A civil war,” said Matt Lauer on the Today show on Nov. 27.

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“To be honest with you, I think it’s a political statement, not a news judgment,” said Rome Hartman, the executive producer of the CBS Evening News.

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Gee, fighting among different religio-ethnic groups: Nope, that's not civil war....

And they can't figure out why their audiences are shrinking. How can you get meaningful reporting from such clueless people? Answer: You can't and you don't.