With eagerness, I post a link to a talk recently given by journalistic icon, Bill Moyers, on the subject of factual reporting and why it is in danger. The talk is a good one, very valuable.
In this talk Moyers slams two subjects which have been of interest to this blogger: the Obama "birth" controversy and the truth about what happened on September 11, 2001. I do not wish to overshadow Moyers' main point, so I will not say much about his comments on these two subjects. (There are ample references given on this blog. A simple search should turn up the desired information.) For now, I will only note that Moyers himself presents no facts, only allegations. His allegations may be right; they may be wrong. But we cannot tell from this talk.
As for his main point, it would be good to see more follow-up to this talk. I hope, myself, to provide a bit of follow-up to the research on the role emotions play in belief. Moyers states new research shows belief can trump facts. Such a conclusion is not surprising (the evidence is all around), but is nevertheless disturbing for a democracy.
Yet, let us not lose heart. Emotions have always been rather taut surrounding the functioning and even the very idea of democracy. Within living memory, the press and media helped to counter raw emotion. Now, as Moyers shows, any commitment to truth in journalism is in danger of evaporating into the ether zone. That is not necessary. Everyone should work to make sure this does not happen.
http://www.truth-out.org/bill-moyers-facts-still-matter67571
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