The media is the message--they said so in Time Magazine.

From Time Magazine on how traditional media arrange for a passive and befuddled public to think the way they want you to. The writer (a managing editor) references how news gets to be news in political campaigns--they decide (similar to what ESPN sees as its role--they decide what is sports news). Everything in the paragraph is wrong (especially about "their polls" which are easy to manipulate for a desired result). The pomposity is worse than I could've imagined.

• (Time.com): "These days, the press can't help being a player in the presidential campaign. We're the moderator--for better or for worse."

(If you have any role, it is self appointed and imaginary).

• (Time.com): "The candidates talk to the public through the media,"

(Not true. Just give the candidates a microphone and let them talk to the public).

• (Time.com): "and the public talks to the candidates through our polls."

(Polls are easy to manipulate in numerous ways-first on the subject matter, second on what questions, third on their wording, fourth on the respondents you choose, etc.)

• (Time.com): "The 24/7 news cycle--cable television, the Internet, the blogosphere--has the effect of trivializing big stories

• and making big stories out of trivial ones.

• It's disingenuous to say we're just the messenger,

• because we're often the message too."

Time Magazine says they are the message. This is what they think.

• via Lucianne.com

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