Political ads don't really compare to news reports.
I hold the "professional" news services to a far higher standard than any political ad.
Political ads are created by people with an axe to grind and enough anger to be easily fooled by con-men.
The unreasoning hatred many democrates have of Bush and republicans is just as bad as the unreasoning hatred many republican have of Clinton and other democrats.
Worse this hatred blinds them to the obvious fakes and makes them vulnerable to con men.
Reuters should have been checking up on their reporter's work coming out of Lebonon. The fact that such an obvious fake made it to public consumption is the sign of a possible problem.
I expect Reuters, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and FOX news to have a very high professional standard for all the stories and information they broadcast. If they are no better than the Blogs or discussion board why bother with them?
howard melton
I hold the "professional" news services to a far higher standard than any political ad.
Political ads are created by people with an axe to grind and enough anger to be easily fooled by con-men.
The unreasoning hatred many democrates have of Bush and republicans is just as bad as the unreasoning hatred many republican have of Clinton and other democrats.
Worse this hatred blinds them to the obvious fakes and makes them vulnerable to con men.
Reuters should have been checking up on their reporter's work coming out of Lebonon. The fact that such an obvious fake made it to public consumption is the sign of a possible problem.
I expect Reuters, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and FOX news to have a very high professional standard for all the stories and information they broadcast. If they are no better than the Blogs or discussion board why bother with them?
howard melton