Molly Ivins on Media Accountability
I met Molly Ivins when we worked at the Dallas Times Herald together in the early 90s. I admire her greatly; whatever you think of her politics, she’s a talented writer and a true original.
Ivins’ column today calls for more self-reflection by the news media.
What we need in this country–along with a disaster relief agency–is a Media Accountability Day. One precious day out of the entire year when everyone in the news media stops reporting on what’s wrong with everyone else and devotes a complete 24-hour news cycle to looking at our own failures.
She specifically points to Project Censored and its list of the Top 10 overlooked stories of the year. “Yep, missed that one, and that one and …”