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2 Clackamas Print Commentari Wednesday, May 30, 2007 Face Off: Biased news media Liberal journalists feed the masses a load of lies Ben Caldwell The Clackamas Print Is the media too liberal? Why yes, yes it is. It seems that every other day I hear about how some White House official managed to screw up, or how the world is ending and the Republicans are to blame. While that may be true, if it is the opinion of the reporter, the story is biased. This is the problem that we are having in today’s media. Reporters are not stay ing objective. They inject their personal feelings into their reports, in turn losing sight of the stories as they are. News is no longer news; it is a mass attack on conservative views. Reporters think, “Hey, let’s degrade the Republicans because they haven’t done anything for us lately; they only freed the slaves and united the country.” The funniest thing is, the rift that was present during the Civil War is still here and is just perpetuated by the liberal media. Today’s society is faced with the same problem that it was faced with then: the North against the South - only instead of the Southerners being Democrats, they are now Republicans. While the names Capitalist news corporations manipulate content, opinions have changed, the fundamental argument has not. This is where the media comes in. They impose their views and opinions upon the herd. If a person does happen tc disagree with, them, they label him or her as some hick-red-neck who can’t even spell his or her own name. The worst thing about this whole mess is that respectable news outlets like CNN and The New York Times now have a liberal bias, which causes them to lose the respect that they once held. You now have smart people getting their news from places like Fox News, which is just as bad as getting it from CNN. You never get the full story, just what they want you to hear. Matt Olson Commentary Editor Is the media too conserva tive? Hell yes. No longer is opinion con fined to the commentary section. No longer is edito rial the only format in which a biased writer may voice his or her opinions in the news. Conservative propaganda and capitalist rigmarole make truth a commodity. News groups like CBS, News Corp, and Time Warner are giant media moguls, and the bottom line with any corporation is, well, the bottom line. Don’t miscon strue the accusa tion of a capitalist agenda as a totally horrible thing. Capitalism is what motivates greatness in many people, but it’s not the best motivation for truth. Nearly anyone will tell a little white lie or omit a fact or two for a quick buck It’s not just about capitalist motivations and manipulations; a lot of the problem is a split in public opinion, mir rored in print, broadcast and Internet reporting. The argument for liberal bias in the news media is sim ply an over-correction. There are liberal reporters, photog raphers and editors, but the simple truth is that all those people still answer to the man who signs their paychecks. Politicians have realized that reporters are the watch dogs and referees of the politi cal arena. If they control the referee, they control the game. By buying up the business end of a newspaper or news chan nel, conservative interests can manipulate content and cover age, which is a much more powerful form of control than word choice or tone of voice. Jaded journal ists continue to worsen the situation. Commentary writers and editors continue to spew inane opinions in an attempt to inform —■==»===> the pub- ------ lie, when really they’re just worsening a bad situation. Just stick to the facts and present the truth. Whether or not an individual is liberal or conservative ¿x ,if Bill O’Reilly is a blathering idiot on a' power trip, or Anderson Cooper is trav eling the world sell ing his own unique brand of condescension to smug elitists - is not the issue. , The real travesty is the news that goes unreported, or the ' truths that are omitted in order ' to serve the best interests of corporate archfiends with thfir oily tendrils in the brains of opinion through omission and misdirection. This is where the true slant lies: in the power behind the presses, in a conser vative agenda of business and money. It’s about the bottom There are such things as stupid questions: here are a few Every question deserves an answer, no matter how brain less or white-trash that question may be, right? Well, maybe not, but here are Dr. Kim’s answers to this year’s most ridiculous questions: 1) Dear Dr. Kim, I think I might be pregnant. My boyfriend and I have only been seeing each other a couple of weeks, and I’m not sure he would be a good father ... but I don’t believe*in abortion. What should I do? - Sally Disclaimer: Dr. Kim is not a real doctor, nor has she ever been. She’s working on it, though. To read more of “Dr. Kim, ” go to askejean.com and click on the “Top Campus Sex Columnists. ” To send Dr. Kim a ques tion, e-mail her at drmaier2006@yahoo.com. Clackamas Print 19600 S. Molalla Ave. Oregon City, OR 97045 (503) 657-6958 ex. 2309 The Clackamas Print is a weekly student publication and is distributed every Wednesday except finals week. Dear Sally, The deed is done, Miss Sally! Give the baby up for adoption, and next time, make your skee- zy boyfriend wear a condom. 2) Dear Dr. Kim, I’m having a problem. I had an IUD inserted last year, and my periods have been really sporadic since then. I’ve only C o -E ditors - in -C hief : Sam Krause, Katie Wilson C opy E ditor : Colleen Watkins N ews E ditor : Megan Koler C ommentary E ditor : Matt Olson F eature E ditor : Laura Cameron S ports E ditor : Mike Guidice A&E E ditor : David Stark P hoto E ditor : Adam J. Manley had two this year. I’ve also had some abdominal cramping ... and this funny smell. HELP! - Anonymous Dear Anonymous, What do you expect me to say to something like that? “Hop up on my examining table, and put your feet in the stirrups; we’ll get to the bottom of this ...?” No! GO TO THE DOCTOR!!! Do you really need me to tell you that? 3) Dear Dr. Kim, So, I have a friend, friend participated in bang with my other girlfriend. Should I friend what happened? - Anonymous and that a gang friend’s tell my Dear Anonymous, Well, it sounds like your friends are a really classy crowd. And your friend’s girl friend is a total whore. Hmmm ... do you think you A d M anager : Elizabeth Hitz S taff W riters : Nicholas Baker, Lydia Bashaw, Kayla Berge, Benjamin Caldwell, Jesse Dees, Leia Dickerson, Frank Jordan, Heatherann Price, Dustin Ragsdale, Jess Sheppard, Andrea Simpson, Sean Van Walchren, Emily Walters k could get your gang bang par ticipant or the whore girlfriend to bribe you out of spilling? ‘Cause that’s the only up-side I see coming out of this situa tion. 4) Dear Dr. Kim, Where do I find all the hot chicks on campus? - Christopher Robin Dear Christopher, You can find them all clus tered in one building, wear ing string bikinis and pouring liquor and hot fudge all over each other. I believe it’s called the “Advancement for Beautiful and Easy Young Girls” build ing. It’s somewhere over by Streeter. 5) Dear Dr. Kim, How do you know when a girl is really in to you? - Hopeless Romantic Dear Hopeless, P roduction A ssistants : Joseph Elliot, Rachel Gillette, Garrilynn Harvey Chris Young P hotographers : Juno Dean, Brandy-Marie Faulhaber, Jennesa Palmer D epartment A dviser : I inda Vogt D epartment S ecretary : Pat Thompson Ask her, you hopeless, dumb ass. 6) Dear Dr. Kim, My girlfriend and I brokei up about eight weeks ago. Eveij since then, I can’t think of anyj thing else. She won’t even tai to me. I tried leaving note on her car because she won’ answer her phone, and she jus! throws them away. I can’t even think straight at work, and I’nj I panicking without her. Please] I please, help me win her back! I - Crazy in Love with! Jessica Dear Crazy. It’s easy to see why Jessica ran away from you. Try not! devoting your every waking! thought to this girl, and maybe! she won’t continue thinking! you’re a psycho. Actually, I’ml just saying that to make you! feel better. She will probably! continue thinking you’re a psy-| cho, and so will I. G oals : The Clackamas Print aims" to report the news in an honest, I unbiased, professional manner. | The opinions expressed do not 11 necessarily reflect those of the stuM dent body college administrations] its faculty or The Print. E-mail i I — comments to chiefed@dackamas.B edu I
