Saturday, April 11, 2009
Bernard Goldberg doesn't even bother approaching university journalism programs anymore: Bernard Goldberg: Liberal Media Bias Detector
...Today's MSMers may be a lost cause. But what about journalism school professors? What do they think of Goldberg's books? Do they take his criticisms to heart? Or can they successfully poke holes in his arguments? These professors are molding the minds of tomorrow's media gatekeepers. What could be better than for them to engage their students with Goldberg's thesis? Even if they disagree with Goldberg, they could spark the kind of healthy debate all budding journalists should consider.
So I decided to ask some journalism professors myself. I spent the last month directly reaching out to more than 20 professors from across the country, as well as several university PR divisions, to get their take on Goldberg's critiques. I even turned to my Facebook and Twitter accounts to seek out anyone who might comment for this article. I should have expected the result.
Silence...
Read some of the comments, too.
They determinedly and obdurately (e.g., R. Cohen) don't want to know - aka plumbing the shallows of the zeitgeist, resulting in endless repetitions of same; a Stepford Wives phenonmenon, reified in the media class and academe.