Dan Rather on saving journalism

[kramdoogs]

I can't believe that Dan didn't mention Kim Kardashian once, what's wrong with the man.

[MattLockerTV]

The Coliseum was to the Romans as Reality TV and Junk News is to Americans. The former being the precursor to the fall of their Empire, how far behind are we?

[PakiPride51]

This needs more than 7700 views... who's with me?

[J5MARLON]

amen

[hogneck2]

The good thing is no matter what ...When mankind ruins this,there sorry asses will not get a second chance. people make a lot of power groups and control of the World. There will be no money to hoard nations to build,or people to hate.The grease in hell will be a thick sludge of crazed power brokers circling the the universes sewage drain.

[nicky560]

Fox News = Trash Media.

[apnwahoowa]

i like how dan rather is talking about saving journalism. he LIED about that bush military stuff, which was pretty much the biggest media scandal of all time... if any one person is to blame for the bad media system, it is rather

[RadarGuidedVermin]

Of course the first step to saving journalism was to fire lying Dan Rather.

[lovelaceb]

Thank you Dan Rather!

[58ADAGIO]

How is it that the archtype of yellow journalism (William Randolph Hearst) isn't immediately considered in the devolution of journalism? Fox News is that "thalidomide grandchild" of what led us into unwarrented external conflicts and internal hatreds during the Hearst media empire. Maybe we need to consider the essential human nature; If the values of ethics, reason, and truth aren't promoted the path of least resistence (ignorance and indulgence) becomes the norm.

[leimeisei909]

Dan Rather talking to us about saving journalism??? Right..........

[thegreatdaveo]

I wish the same scrutiny and treatment that was given this highly respected newsman would be given to some of the so-called "journalists" today. Hannity, O'Reilly, Malkin and Limbaugh, among others, reported as verified, authentic truth that James O'Keefe dressed himself up as a pimp and his friend as a prostitute and physically went into ACORN offices like that and got advice on how to break the law. We found out later this never actually happened. Why have they not been forced out?

[naijabebi]

I must say that Journalism schools are teaching exactly what Dan Rathers is talking about. (At least the one I attended and the ones my collegues attended) I believe the problem exists on the financial end. News can sometimes be driven by how much money can be brought in, and journalist are often forced to cover what the publisher/owners demand, which is driven by viewership demand. If people would stop watching Infotainment, then news organizations would be forced to change their content!

[chinchonchinchon]

@naijabebi The same happens to music, that's why we don't have anything worthwhile in the mainstream area anymore. Look at shakira for example.

[corvusyt]

@naijabebi Is it driven by viewer demand? I recently cancelled my mainstream media subscription. When I

[corvusyt]

@corvusyt WTF happened there? When I got into the alternative news network I was floored by the difference between the lamestream media and the points that were being made around the world, don't believe that some poor desert dwelling people want to attack you, they are being attacked because they sit on a vein of unobtainium.

[stp19642000]

lets keep internet news alive.........when they try to wave it of.....that's when it will go down.....never ohhhhh never legislation come on the internet news ....this is salvation let us make are mind ......not they legislator..........never edit the news on the net

[CrazedCousinDougal]

I used to think I was the lone child who "couldn't see the Emperor's new clothes" when it came to not agreeing with our modern day media. I appreciate Dan Rather's simple yet evocative statements about the media. It is good to see that there are still journalists who value the principles of legitimate journalism. Good journalism is like the nervous system of a democracy and what we value as "real news" has a lot to say about what we truly hold dear as a society. Thank you for this video.

[stathamajf]

I'd compare it more to the senses of a society. Since It's impossible to konw all of whats happening. And for democracy to work most people need to. We need good, solid, truthful and above all else reliable journalism to make sure we can air our voices and know we had the facts before we made our decision.

[greatspeler]

@CrazedCousinDougal I agree whole-heartedly. I sort of wonder if history books 25 years from now will teach about Tiger Woods's extracurricular lovers, how Ricky Martin was gay, how Marilyn Manson started Columbine, etc. The news has been SHAT. I was in Iraq and saw the news as it could have been made, and I also came back to America and was flabbergasted by the headlines. Profit over prophet.

[houdinididiit]

I grew up watching real journalism and Rather is exactly right.

It's become INFOTAINMENT. And it's sad that the younger generation will never know it.

Just search any William F. Buckley debate with Norman Mailer and you'll see two people at opposite spectrums disagreeing in a civil manner like it SHOULD be.

[mmmodafoca]

im like oh come on guys this is Mr. Rather noone fucks with this guy.. and isnt it time to stop arguing about silly issues like gay marriage and start debating about what war really does to Us and the planet? i agree with good ol Mr. Rather

[puccinnis99]

Lucifer me dio una g.

[earthisbigrock]

I completely agree with Mr. Rather. It would be nice to live in a civilized, informed nation again.

[Habitually233]

It was never a informed nation. Edward Murrow was the last great reporter. Dan Rathers is a joke and I am glad that these mainstream newspapers are going out of business.

For instance, New York TImes columnist writes I heard "You Lie, boy'

Don't tell me what my ears heard, or what my eyes saw, just report the NEWS!

[whoozzit]

@earthisbigrock

Amen!  If only Rather and Cronkite ran the news networks. (I miss you, Walter ... )

[RealTime88]

@whoozzit Dan has a show on HDNet you should check it out if you haven't already. It's much better than what we see on network news.

[whoozzit]

@RealTime88

Thank you!  I'll check it out for sure ...

[whoozzit]

@RealTime88

Aw, shucks. It's not available in my area and, even if it were, pay-per-view is out of my budget these days. I can watch the mini-episodes on the internet though, so it's not all lost. Thanks again, RealTime.

[RealTime88]

@whoozzit So is iTUNES out of the question to? There are offered there as well.

[whoozzit]

@RealTime88

I don't know! Bring me up to the 21st century electronically, please. Do you have to pay for iTUNES?

[RealTime88]

@earthisbigrock I watch Dan's show on HDNet more than I watch network news. I agree we pay too much attention to celebrity and soft news we need to grow up a little and learn more about the real world. PBS's Frontline is a great news program as well too.

[SuperBigGulps]

What happened to Dan Rather was a warninjg shot to the rest of the media that your gone if you speak out against Bush or 9/11.

[SuperBigGulps]

Who cares about your view of Dan Rather anyway, hes right the media needs a serious overhaul, it was Ronald Reagan who screwed us. He let the media become a monopoly.

[SuperBigGulps]

wake up gto whats going on.

[SuperBigGulps]

He did not falsify record he was sent false records, the media is owned by the whitehouse, obviously they leaked him false records so he'd air and they could get rid of him as they did to Valerie Plame and thousands of others.

[Analyst314159]

Isn't the title an oxymoron?

[nyconserv1961]

This is the same idiot that had to resign due to Rathergate. He falsified documents about President Bush's National Guard duty. He is one of the reasons no one trusts "journalists" anymore.

[HateGabe3232]

He didn't falsify anything. Get your facts straight before you open your mouth.

[XDel]

He is right, but he is also a CFR/Illuminati Puppet.

So it is not like the serious news he dishes out is even real, un-spun, and propaganda free.

[vent5]

Please supply evidence for your claim.

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[GraveZero00]

true

[nofrig]

I agree with the central thrust and the points raised, though ever since the collapse of Lehman there's been less celebrity fluff/consumer product/lurid crime news than usual. The big story these days is the economy.

[deadkandance]

Good video.But you people are all nuts

[EnemyAce88]

The first step in getting rid of junk media was giving Dan Rather the boot.

[07august]

If you have not read the book, Satan Seller by Mike Warnke, time for you to look it up. I had to order it from Doubleday in 1987 after I saw him on Oprah. Witches sell death curses, just as Ann sold the Jacksons a curse on Barbaro to break his leg in the Preakness for them to kill him for the $2 million insurance. Jacksons paid Ann $1 mill to break Barbaro's legs. Stern, virgi & birkhead paid Ann to kill Daniel, then Anna Nicole w witchcraft. QEII paid Ann to kill Princess Di on her car track.

[07august]

11 master occultists, satanists, kabbalists, witches & masons were in his/her place on 911 assigned by Strategic Communication Laboratories, London, the group paid by the neocons to come up with a plan to get perpetual war & execute the mason prophecy of imploding WTC.

Barbara Bush & Ann Cappelletti are witch daughters of Aleister Crowley, conceived in Europe in 1924, got together in 1980 to get witch Bushes into WH. John Cappelletti's demo co planted the explosive in the WTC blgs to implode.

[connberkshire]

Actually, our country in considered a "democratic republic"

[Valetudo21]

Oh also Dan, this country is a republic not a democracy. I think you may need to go back and study your American government primer.

[Valetudo21]

I agree Dan, but we need unbiased journalism. I don't see that anywhere.

[onesliceshort]

Junk media? Mainstream investigative journalism is a joke. Patsies looking for more dollars. Walking on eggshells and doing what they are told no matter how false or plain wrong they believe the stories to be.

´another whore in the corporate gangbang´

I´d rather watch Britney Spear´s hat wardrobe special for bald heads than the garbage they spout as real journalism on 9/11 prior knowledge and their now sickening arrogance towards millions who have doubts,insulting them as conspiracy nuts.

[tommysch]

They are conspiracy nuts.

[onesliceshort]

tommysch

Tell me what image is conjured up in your head when you hear the words ´conspiracy nut´? Is that ANYBODY who doesn´t agree with the official version? Including the families, ex generals, FBI. CIA, scholars, scientists, pilots etc etc....the list goes on. And polls put the amount of doubters at between 35 and 50%...at least.

ALL these people are conspiracy nuts?

The US admin has created this mindset, that if you question them you are a nut...wtf? It´s called fascism.

[tommysch]

Doubters? Of course, i dont believe in the gov either. And I dont believe in the FEMA crap or any other ridiculous conspiracy. Not trusting the gov is one thing, dont extrapolate that those who dont trust the gov think you are right.

You conspiracy would NOT WORK. So it must be false. Heard the term whistle blower? Common 1 out of 5 person working in the gov would kill to be on the cover of TIME.

[onesliceshort]

´your conspiracy would NOT WORK. So it must be false.´

Thanks for proving my point. You don´t even know what my opinion is and you´ve already pigeonholed me.

What I do believe is that there was, without any possible doubt, prior knowledge to these attacks and that they were used to their full potential as a propaganda tool and a means to do whatever the hell they wanted both in the US and abroad.

They knew the exact date within days yet sent air defense on a pointless exercise.

[tommysch]

Maybe they had info on it. But do you imagine how much bogus info they get? And NORAD is built to intercept Soviet bombers, fighter jets and ICBM. Not American born suicide planes.

[onesliceshort]

Sorry man only one answer to that...go research it. They knew. 100%. And there was NO air defense of any kind whether for (now defunct) Soviet bombers. The supposed hijackers were Saudi and Middle Eastern born.

[acronus]

And this is why I believe that the movie called "Network" is the most prophetic story I have ever witnessed in my life.

"I'M MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANY MORE!"

[americandb]

Wow, talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Dan Rather calling for "real journalism"?! Would that include getting the facts straight BEFORE reporting Danny boy?

[illmagnified]

WATCH "THE OBAMA DECEPTION"- Have a piece of paper and a pen ready to write down the facts stated in the Documentary to research them for yourselves- you will be shocked by the TRUTH- "The Truth Hurts" it hurts a lot...and its partially due to our own ignorance and our own obsessions with the latest fads etc. "The Obama Deception" touches on this topic where these mega companies own the news Media outlets and control the flow of information. That's why the rebellion will start on the internet.

[tommysch]

Its obvious you haven't stepped in a University in a while, or never?

[illmagnified]

Why would you say that...and ya I graduated from North Eastern...whats your point? Saying something so ignorant based 500 characters, you "tommysch" seem to hate the fact that 3rd party *Independent Media- impedes on the typical lessons( and thats exactly what these-"so called news segments are"- ) on CNN and NBC which was so used to setting the medium for the rest of us to follow and believe in, has shattered thanks to the conscious of the individual- and you hate that. Research before talking.

[tommysch]

How about the BBC or CBC or RadioCanada?

[illmagnified]

Research who owns those companies and what other* news companies branch off the main body. Then trace that back to one source...do this with the Main news networks like FoxNews, CNN, CNBC, etc etc and you will see the corporate Media "Empire" is run by 6 or 7 typical elite. With that kind of power- they can and DO control the flow of information and what information we are ALLOWED to know about and purposely distract us by menial occurrences to the point of replacement for the Big Picture*TRUTH*

[tommysch]

Of course the AMERICAN news groups are a joke. Nobody really think they are great...

You know the BBC or CBC, obviously not.

[tommysch]

Did i mention PBS?

[illmagnified]

You actually said this to me:

"Its obvious you haven't stepped in a University in a while, or never? "

When you can't comprehend the true meaning of my comments. You keep listing off all these meaningless news networks that are owned by relatively 11 companies when the actual point of my comments point out the architecture of our society in which it is pre-configured down to the point of PURPOSELY dumbing down the population, apparently it worked on some of you..yes im referring to you tommysch

[tommysch]

Its a paranoiac extrapolation, yes the medias are too centralized. But they cant get away with anything. Do you think the ultra pro-American Al-Jazeera would not jump at the opportunity to humiliate CNN?

[illmagnified]

Its not "paranoiac extrapolation" when there is a massive rising in 3rd party information outlets who are shedding light on REAL NEWS outside the paradigm bias architecture of America's Mainstream Media- and only there will you find out how serious the monopolization of our news sources really is. The General Public is completely Oblivious or literally has never heard of "The American Union" or what the Bilderburg meetings are, because of Media Blackout on these topics.

[tommysch]

Its a genuine concern, you simply pushing it to the limits of the ridicule. Common the bilderberg is just a daycare center for rich GOP members. So any organization that is not public aim to dominate the world? We are not in a fucking James bond movie...

[illmagnified]

THATS THE PROBLEM tommysch!- Its the inability for the Mass Population to grasp the grand scheme of things that these Banking Cartels and all power politicians are aiming for. People like you think "its a James Bond" endeavor when these things are happening RIGHT NOW ALL AROUND US. Just look at the legislation being passed right under our noses. They all aim to destroy the borders of the US, Destroy the US economically(bail outs)- which will end our nation as we know it.

[tommysch]

Your borders? May i remember you that you only have 2 borders?

And one of them is with Canada for Christ sake. How can loosening it may harm you? Of course the Mexican one need to be tight because of the illegal immigration. But do you fucking think that any Canadian is going to illegally move to the USA!? No one is dumb enough.

[illmagnified]

OF COURSE IM REFERRING TO MEXICO- THATS WHERE ALL THE ILLEGALS ARE COMING FROM- Thats where all the crime and drug wars are coming from. Who gives a shit about the borders up north. We need to stop all these dirty mexicans from coming into our nation,setting up shop and living off the safety nets of our taxes. You wonder why were in such big trouble, because the middle class is stuck paying for everything and were being stretched to the limits!

[illmagnified]

tommy im not asking you to believe me right off the bat- but watch "The Obama Deception" and research the facts which are stated in the documentary. You will be shocked at the truth behind the doc. Obama is the perfect puppet for the NWO to come out of its shell. His job is to sell the NWO to the world as a good thing, to sell the Bail Outs as a good thing, Please realize this all leads to diminishing our individual liberties and voting power- to transfer it to the Government. IMPEACH OBAMA.!

[tommysch]

And the world (or western) federal government WILL happen. Its a matter of when. I put my bet on 2200 +/-100 years.There is nothing wrong with that.

[illmagnified]

And tommysch, why do you say Global Federal Government will happen? Why are you so quick to give up? If youve already given up thats fine, but dont down talk others who still love their country and will do anything to keep it sovereign away from a Globalist agenda. So again tommy, you can roll over and die, but dont spread that ideaology with the rest of the world.

[onesliceshort]

illmagnified

If you believe that Mexican immigration is the reason your country is in such a mess you need to research more mate.

The biggest drug dealers in the world are the CIA. The biggest drain on the economy is an oil driven arms dealer free for all in Iraq and Afghanistan (soon to be in Pakistan). Greedy corporate thieves lining their pockets (look at the banks fiasco)

Of course Global Federal Government is inevitable. How are you going to stop it?

Take it out on the Mexicans?

[illmagnified]

No, its not "take it out on the Mexicans"- its the continuation of our Mexican/American border being constantly distressed. The Increasing violence and drug wars going on in Mexico just adds more to the Problems here in America. We dont need it. We have to shut solidify our borders- give back the jobs to the American People and kick out the illegals. Of course i know they arent the main problem, but they arent helping it by living off our tax dollar when it should be going to our own.

[tommysch]

The CIA dealing drug is a good thing, at least they can finance secret wars with something else then the taxpayers money.

[tommysch]

Watch this: /watch?v=Q_OIXfkXEj0

Its The Onion: '9/11 Conspiracy Theories Ridiculous' - Al Qaeda

[illmagnified]

Tommy- Martial Law is teetering on the brink of being declared. Think about it. Bush set it up so that if a national crisis were to occur or we go under attack- Bush made it so the Executive branch can over ride all checks and balances and declare Martial Law. Then the military is directly under the orders of the Executive leader, our president, for him to do whatever he feels neccessary, now imagine a foreign power became our President (Obama)- to have FREE REIGN to do as he pleases.

[illmagnified]

Thats a VERY REAL reality unfortunetely. Thats why America is waking up so quickly and as a mass to the corruption that is going down right in front of us. FEMA Camps are very real- obviously denied by the Government who funded them, but they are all around us. The Bail outs were a direct move to usurp the power(money) from the people and give to the government to do with it whatever it feels like. This is scary stuff and we are 1 disaster away from Martial Law.

[onesliceshort]

..contd. They gave a free run to the hijackers.

While they were at it they got rid of incriminating evidence on many fronts by destroying WTC7. You could go round in circles about what brought the towers down but WTC7?

Youre naieve if you believe any whistleblowers with damning irrefutable evidence would survive a week. And then if they aren´t killed they would have no problem facing the death penalty and public knowledge that they had a hand in murdering 3000 people that day.

[07august]

There were no hijackers because there were NO PLANES. Dan himself said that morning WTC towers looked like controlled demolition, which they were. Time for you to watch September Clues. That black wacky planelike image was a PVI virtual media services animation generated on an LVIS computer, which was generated on the helicopter shot. Time for you to learn about virtual environment & Aleister Crowley, father of Barbara Bush, super witch Ann Cappelletti, John, who planted explosives in WTC.

[onesliceshort]

I´ve a lot of respect your opinion mate and yes I have watched September Clues. There was definite video and audio manipulation without a doubt. But what I have found is that I got bogged down on the subject in arguments and debunkers/official avenues have used this subject to split opinion and slow the truth movement down. So I´ve decided to sit on the fence on the topic.

I´ll check out any links you have no problem.

I believe that we need to get the fuckers in the dock first. Cheers.

[07august]

slice, I am only one small piece of the US. I work at a media conglomerate who keeps pushing the hi-jacked plane act. Tell me how I can get around the people for whom I work & expose them as part of the scam. The networks are part of the scam. Look at who at NBC, CBS, ABC & Fox who got better jobs w more money. Only Dan Rather spoke the truth & was fired.

GWB went to Africa to get a curse to put on Tim Russert in 2008 to kill him; Tim was going to expose what he knew about 911 & gov CABAL.

[onesliceshort]

Okay I´ll check it out but it´s a lot to take in.

I am fairly ignorant on this subject but having researched MKUltra and the masons (which is impossible to avoid in tangent with what happened 9/11), I believe there is a lot of ritualism and filth in the higher echelons of our society, mainly used as a way of keeping secrets. (but GWB going to Africa to curse someone..IDK) Cheers :)

[07august]

slice, you are confused. I wrote GWB went to Africa to get/buy a curse to put on Tim Russert. Reread what I wrote. GWB bought a curse from an African witchdoctor or just plain witch which some which at NBC Washington delivered to Tim. Last year NBC ran a story about Christ on the Cross, in which the video was reversed. I called my spiritualist immediately, she looked into it & told me there were a few witches who work at NBC Washington, I know a few in NYC myself. Look into weather control.

[StealOnU]

your fuckin crazy.... good luck with that african witch doctor theory! lmfao

[07august]

Ann, Joyce & John Cappelletti are practicing witches, so are GHWB, Barbara Bush, GWB, Dick Cheney, George Tenet, Con di Rice, Bill Gates, Giuliani, Schwarzenegger (having an affair w Betty Cappelletti for the last 8 years), Silverstein, Soros, & Saddam Hussein, not dead, 33 degree mason needed to pull off the fake 911 plane illusion. John Cappelletti's demolition co planted explosives in WTC, Murrah blg, Utah mines, Minn/St Paul bridge & no doubt SoCal arsens. Barb Bush & Ann=1/2 sisters.

[07august]

John Cappelletti was my college BF (1970-77). He was a mean & hateful man. My dad told me that he loved me & that he would not listen to his mother. None of us knew that Ann Cappelletti was the daughter of Aleister Crowley. She was mean & hateful in 1970, but we didn't know she was a super witch. Ann, John, Joyce, my cousin, Macrina, neice, Kirstie Beltz paid by Ann put 5 curses on me, which I had removed over 20 yrs. They have cursed many, not just me. Ann= trying to stop me from book writing.

[tommysch]

Cool down, im 23 and i wont see it in my lifetime. And you wont either. I dont know the form its going to take but its just a matter of time. In the West we all have the same goals more or less. That would be a great way to prevent too much wealth distribution. Think about this: China in 20 years.

[illmagnified]

tommy- im also 23, and we seem to share a passion for world events and politics, but where we differ is the current state of affairs our nation is in. FEMA death camps, The American Union, NAFTA Highways- you say this is all either a conspiracy or years down the road, but thats just it- its not years down the road, its MONTHS down the road. If the bottom were to fall out of our economy then the DOW would drop several thousand points, Martial Law is declared- we lose our rights as citizens.

[FRTothus]

For-profit media makes its money by selling ads. In order to get you to look at the ads, they will fill the time (or space) between those ads with whatever it takes to get you to watch. If it serves state power, so much the better. If it avoids focusing on systemic corporate corruption, better still. Freedom of the press belongs to the corporation that owns it. The news and the truth are not the same thing.

[James007BondSniper2]

well spoken!

[hajqbvii]

Dan took on the first Bush over the 1st war with Iraq....too bad none of the other so call journalist on MSM took on the second Bush over this Iraq war!

[hkitchen2]

spot on!

[shiezoli]

look who is talking !!!!

[saburoemon]

not a fan of dan rather... but...

i agree completely.

word.

[mullahaliackbar]

Right on DAN!