Afflicting The Comfortable

Good Politico profile on CBS’s Sharyl Attkisson, the one reporter in all of mainstream media who’ll actually confront Obama.

I loved this bit here (emphasis added):

Attkisson is a dogged reporter, driven by a strong skepticism of government. Producers at CBS News once nicknamed her “Pit Bull,” a source said, because she gets on a story and won’t let go. But that is seen as both a strength and a weakness. Her drive can produce great journalism, but it can also cause her to push stories to the point that colleagues — especially those of a more progressive bent — suspect a political agenda.

Didja catch that?  Doing what was one called a journalist’s “Job”, reporting on government, is now evidence of an agenda.

Anyway, it’s worth a read.

And it’s worth wondering – what if the Twin Cities had a reporter like this?  One that cared more about reporting news than being accepted by the Twin Cities’ “elites?”  Other than Tom Hauser, I mean?

2 thoughts on “Afflicting The Comfortable

  1. And it’s worth wondering – what if the Twin Cities had a reporter like this? One that cared more about reporting news than being accepted by the Twin Cities’ “elites?”

    He’d be unemployed, or at least not employed by a local media company.

  2. And it’s worth wondering – what if the Twin Cities had a reporter like this? One that cared more about reporting news than being accepted by the Twin Cities’ “elites?”

    It would get in the way of leading the 10 p.m. newscast with the deep thoughts of Kathleen “Sara Jane Olson” Soliah, like KARE did last night.

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